Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
99
/100
Trajectory Rank
Business
AI for military defence
Founded
5 years ago
2021
Employees
400
Valuation
$14 billion
TrueUp
Rank
#302
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
Helsing is an AI for military defence company with 135 job openings. It is currently valued at $14 billion as a private company. 400 people work at Helsing. The company was founded in 2021.
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Jobs
Open jobs
135
TrueUp
Rank
#335
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
36
(27%)
2.
Engineering (Hardware)
12
(9%)
3.
Artificial Intelligence
8
(6%)
4.
IT & Business Systems
8
(6%)
5.
Finance
7
(5%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
π©πͺ Germany
109
(81%)
2.
π©πͺ Munich, Germany
109
(81%)
3.
π©πͺ Berlin, Germany
36
(27%)
4.
π¬π§ London, UK
26
(19%)
5.
π¬π§ United Kingdom
26
(19%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Python
30
(22%)
2.
Rust
18
(13%)
3.
SAP
18
(13%)
4.
SolidWorks
16
(12%)
5.
C++
13
(10%)
Financials
Valuation
$13.8billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Jun 2025
Unannounced valuation
$18.0billion
Most recent funding
1 year ago ($694 million)
Total funding
$1.5 billion
Value 'created' (valuation - total funding)
+$12.3 billion
Lead Investor - Series A
Prima Materia
Valuation per employee
$34.5 million
TrueUp
Rank
#234
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
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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