Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
99
/100
Trajectory Rank
Business
AI for military defence
Founded
6 years ago
2021
Employees
400
Valuation
$18 billion
TrueUp
Rank
#246
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
Helsing is an AI for military defence company with 126 job openings. It is currently valued at $18 billion as a private company. 400 people work at Helsing. The company was founded in 2021.
Company grid
Employee happiness β
Growth β
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Jobs
Open jobs
126
TrueUp
Rank
#359
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
39
(31%)
2.
Artificial Intelligence
10
(8%)
3.
Engineering (Hardware)
8
(6%)
4.
Finance
8
(6%)
5.
IT & Business Systems
7
(6%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
π©πͺ Germany
103
(82%)
2.
π©πͺ Munich, Germany
101
(80%)
3.
π©πͺ Berlin, Germany
31
(25%)
4.
π¬π§ London, UK
23
(18%)
5.
π¬π§ United Kingdom
23
(18%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Python
31
(25%)
2.
Rust
21
(17%)
3.
SAP
18
(14%)
4.
C++
16
(13%)
5.
SolidWorks
16
(13%)
Financials
Valuation
$18.0billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Jun 2025
Most recent funding
1 year ago ($694 million)
Total funding
$1.5 billion
Actual value 'created' (valuation - total funding)
+$16.5 billion
Lead Investor - Series A
Prima Materia
Valuation per employee
$45.0 million
TrueUp
Rank
#114
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
68%
40+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Better than 56% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
Torsten Reil
70%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
People
Helsing Org Chart

Rankings and awards

Lenny 100
2026

2026

2026

Career-Launching Companies (by Aakash Gupta)
2025

CB Insights AI 100
2025

TechCrunch Most Disruptive Startups
2024
Layoffs
No known layoffs
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