Hasta
Fund

We fund the tip of the spear. Defence and dual-use tech, validated where it matters most.

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About

Autonomous Platforms

Sensing, ISR & Counter-UAS

Resilient Communications

Components & Manufacturing

Ecosystem Access icon — Bauhaus geometric composition representing Hasta Fund's network of European defence operators, partners and follow-on capital.

Why Hasta

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Europe

+

EU, EEA and Ukraine

Built for European regulatory, industrial, and security realities.

Early Stage

Signal matters more than momentum

Investing at pre-seed and seed, where technical depth is visible before traction is.

Early Stage — high-contrast geometric pattern of opposing triangles, representing Hasta Fund's pre-seed and seed investments where signal matters more than momentum.

Get in touch

Get in touch

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Operational

Tested where it matters

Iteration cycles measured in weeks and based on a real user feedback.

The Moment

Europe has entered the largest defence and security reinvestment cycle since 1945. We have entered a "Zeitenwende"
- a turning point for Europe’s security.

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[1]

Judgment Over Hype

We prefer technical depth and real-world applicability over narratives.

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[2]

Builder-First

We engage early, when architecture and decisions still matter.

Robotic arm pressing keys on a computer keyboard from above.

[3]

Defense Native

We understand defense markets, constraints and responsibilities.

Multiple hands brainstorming around a table with papers and pens.

[4]

Ecosystem Access

We connect founders to operators, partners, and follow-on capital.

Dark storm clouds contrasted against a stark white background.

[5]

Responsible Capital

Defense innovation carries consequences. We invest accordingly.

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[6]

EUxperience

Partners in 10+ countries across multiple industries.

Hasta - European Defence Tech Fund

Focused on technologies where Europe must build back independent capability.

Focus

Focus

Autonomous Platforms

Technologies that extend reach, persistence and decision-making in contested environments. We focus on systems designed for reliability, resilience and deployment under operational constraints.

  • UAS and autonomous ground / maritime systems

  • Navigation and guidance under denial

  • Edge autonomy and onboard decision-making

  • Swarm and coordinated systems

Sensing & ISR

Resilient Communications

Components & Manufacturing

Autonomous Platforms

Technologies that extend reach, persistence and decision-making in contested environments. We focus on systems designed for reliability, resilience and deployment under operational constraints.

  • UAS and autonomous ground / maritime systems

  • Navigation and guidance under denial

  • Edge autonomy and onboard decision-making

  • Swarm and coordinated systems

Sensing & ISR

Resilient Communications

Components & Manufacturing

Pitch To Us

Pitch To Us

How we invest

[1]

Early Signal

We look for technical clarity, founder judgment and real problem understanding.

[2]

Conviction

We invest when we believe the capability should exist, not when consensus forms.

[3]

First Cheque

€600K-€1M at pre-seed. Term sheets in days, not months. We lead.

[4]

Endurance

We stay engaged as companies mature into long-term strategic assets.

About

About

Hasta was founded from frustration. We watched Europe's defence capability gap widen while institutional capital stood at a distance.
We built the fund we wished had existed in 2022.

Strategic capability is built early and by the small teams making hard technical choices long before scale or attention arrives. We exist to back those teams with capital, access and long-term partnership.

Our team has operational experience across defence, frontline Ukraine, advanced sensing and European procurement. Several of our team operate in sensitive environments. Introductions to the full team are made privately. Hasta Fund is in formation. First close targeted Q4 2026.

Together with European Defence Tech Hub, we organize a hackathon in October.

Join the Hackathon

Join the Hackathon

Defense Native icon — geometric mark featuring spear-form triangle, representing Hasta Fund's expertise in European defence markets, procurement and operational constraints.

Hasta
Fund

We fund the tip of the spear. Defence and dual-use tech, validated where it matters most.

Pitch to us

About

Apply

About

Autonomous Platforms

Sensing, ISR & Counter-UAS

Resilient Communications

Components & Manufacturing

Ecosystem Access icon — Bauhaus geometric composition representing Hasta Fund's network of European defence operators, partners and follow-on capital.

Why Hasta

Europe+ Focused — Bauhaus composition with red focal disc and diagonal field, representing Hasta Fund's investment focus on European regulatory, industrial and security realities.

Europe

+

EU, EEA and Ukraine

Built for European regulatory, industrial, and security realities.

Early Stage

Signal matters more than momentum

Investing at pre-seed and seed, where technical depth is visible before traction is.

Early Stage — high-contrast geometric pattern of opposing triangles, representing Hasta Fund's pre-seed and seed investments where signal matters more than momentum.

Get in touch

Get in touch

Operational — black and white photograph of two figures ascending a brutalist staircase, representing Hasta Fund's operational mindset and short iteration cycles with real users.

Operational

Tested where it matters

Iteration cycles measured in weeks and based on a real user feedback.

The Moment

Europe has entered the largest defence and security reinvestment cycle since 1945. We have entered a "Zeitenwende"
- a turning point for Europe’s security.

Single rose centered on a plain cream background.

[1]

Judgment Over Hype

We prefer technical depth and real-world applicability over narratives.

Futuristic black and white robot facing forward on minimal backdrop.

[2]

Builder-First

We engage early, when architecture and decisions still matter.

Robotic arm pressing keys on a computer keyboard from above.

[3]

Defense Native

We understand defense markets, constraints and responsibilities.

Multiple hands brainstorming around a table with papers and pens.

[4]

Ecosystem Access

We connect founders to operators, partners, and follow-on capital.

Dark storm clouds contrasted against a stark white background.

[5]

Responsible Capital

Defense innovation carries consequences. We invest accordingly.

multi-colored hot air balloon flying on sky

[6]

EUxperience

Partners in 10+ countries across multiple industries.

Hasta - European Defence Tech Fund

Focused on technologies where Europe must build back independent capability.

Focus

Focus

Autonomous Platforms

Technologies that extend reach, persistence and decision-making in contested environments. We focus on systems designed for reliability, resilience and deployment under operational constraints.

  • UAS and autonomous ground / maritime systems

  • Navigation and guidance under denial

  • Edge autonomy and onboard decision-making

  • Swarm and coordinated systems

Sensing & ISR

Resilient Communications

Components & Manufacturing

Autonomous Platforms

Technologies that extend reach, persistence and decision-making in contested environments. We focus on systems designed for reliability, resilience and deployment under operational constraints.

  • UAS and autonomous ground / maritime systems

  • Navigation and guidance under denial

  • Edge autonomy and onboard decision-making

  • Swarm and coordinated systems

Sensing & ISR

Resilient Communications

Components & Manufacturing

Pitch To Us

Pitch To Us

How we invest

[1]

Early Signal

We look for technical clarity, founder judgment and real problem understanding.

[2]

Conviction

We invest when we believe the capability should exist, not when consensus forms.

[3]

First Cheque

€600K-€1M at pre-seed. Term sheets in days, not months. We lead.

[4]

Endurance

We stay engaged as companies mature into long-term strategic assets.

About

About

Hasta was founded from frustration. We watched Europe's defence capability gap widen while institutional capital stood at a distance.
We built the fund we wished had existed in 2022.

Strategic capability is built early and by the small teams making hard technical choices long before scale or attention arrives. We exist to back those teams with capital, access and long-term partnership.

Our team has operational experience across defence, frontline Ukraine, advanced sensing and European procurement. Several of our team operate in sensitive environments. Introductions to the full team are made privately. Hasta Fund is in formation. First close targeted Q4 2026.

Together with European Defence Tech Hub, we organize a hackathon in October.

Join the Hackathon

Join the Hackathon

Defense Native icon — geometric mark featuring spear-form triangle, representing Hasta Fund's expertise in European defence markets, procurement and operational constraints.