Odense, Denmark, January 8th, 2026

Final Frontier, the Nordic venture capital fund backing Europe's next generation of defence, space and cyber technology companies, hosted its first Investor Day. The packed event brought together investors and industry partners to witness breakthrough technologies emerging from the Final Frontier Fund I portfolio.

"This was more than an investor day. It shows that Europe can still build what it needs to survive," said the Final Frontier team. "The geopolitical turmoil of 2025 was not a passing phase. The war in Ukraine, US strongman politics and hybrid campaigns from all sides are threatening us. Europe's future is being decided right now."

The participants saw what happens when European capital moves at speed. Five of the Final Frontier portfolio companies presented technologies addressing critical capability gaps across all operational domains - Land, Air, Sea, Space, and Cyberspace.

The event was held in the snow covered compound of portfolio company Blinktroll. In the parking lot STORMBORN showed their X-WAVE autonomous maritime drone for all weather continuous surveillance of critical infrastruture and defence of our Baltic and Arctic waters. P-Secure demo’ed automated software for background checks safeguarding infrastructure against insider espionage and sabotage. Tangible Products. Attracting Capital. European.

Dropla Tech showed feeds from Ukrainian supply routes where their AI detects ambush drones. BlinkTroll demonstrated autonomous training targets drilling European forces and upcoming counter drone technology. Farsight Vision showed how their technology ensures situational awareness and ability to plan and operate in GNSS denied environments. Not Concepts. Deployed. Saving Lives Now. European.

The event underlined that Europe can build defence technology at startup speed when private capital starts investing. Rasmussen Global opened the day by mapping the conflicts reshaping demand: Ukraine, South China Sea, the Sahel, the Arctic. Their conclusion was direct:

"Public budgets alone will not save Europe. Private capital is needed to pick winners and push them fast to the market."

PwC Corporate Finance followed with data. What was controversial in 2023 is now competing with AI and biotech for institutional allocation.

Two years ago, only 20% of private equity funds would look at defence. Today 80% invest. The market is going in only one direction. Up.

The future of European strategic autonomy is being built right now. Not in Brussels. Not in committee meetings. In facilities like the Blinktroll compound, where founders are moving faster than bureaucracy ever could.

Kenneth Skorpen, BlinkTroll CEO:

"We cannot wait for a committee to decide. We have to move with risk and bravery. Private capital enables us to move faster."

Frederik Søndergaard Hansen, STORMBORN CEO:

"I've spent 15 years building critical infrastructure at sea. Now we can finally protect it. Why would I keep building more before we can defend what we already have?"

V'yacheslav Shvaydak, Dropla Tech CEO:

"Final Frontier is just at the beginning. Fund II is coming. Europe is awakened. It's a no-brainer where we put our resources. To defend what is dear to us."

The event drew investors who backed Fund I when the sector was considered too controversial for mainstream capital. Final Frontier credited these early supporters with enabling the rapid development of technologies essential for Danish, Nordic and European defence capability:

"You acted when others hesitated. When defence tech was unpopular, you backed our mission when European capital feared this sector. With capital, with network, with conviction. Thank You."

The defencetech market has moved from controversial to critical. Europe’s strategic autonomy is being decided now. The battle for sovereignty is being waged on Land, Air, Sea, in Space and in Cyberspace. Europe once led the world, but grew soft. Europe must unite and re-arm. Europe Must Lead Again.

Major technological shifts have enabled startups to compete with incumbents, rapidly fielding new operational capabilities. The next five years will determine the next fifty. The future winners are forged right now, yet early stage capital is scarce.

Final Frontier raised its first small Fund I in 2025 to fill this gap. They have so far backed 9 companies developing defence and dual-use technologies across the Nordic region and broader Europe. They are currently raising Fund II to accelerate even faster and build capabilities so Europe Can Lead Again.