Lysk
European defense technology startup building modern software for hostile environments.
Lysk is a European defense technology startup founded in 2025 by a French-German-Polish trio of cloud infrastructure experts and military veterans, formerly at Cloudflare and GIGN. Based in Paris and Warsaw, the company builds Lore, an AI-powered software platform that aggregates live battlefield communications into a structured operational timeline. Lore connects any radio and source, uses AI for event analysis and translation, deploys securely in air-gapped environments, and integrates with existing Battlefield Management Systems. The product was tested during the French joint exercise Orion in February–April 2026, involving 12,500 personnel across air, land, naval, space, cyber, and information domains, and has achieved TRL 7. Lysk is backed by Project A, Expeditions, Archangel Ventures, Freedom Fund VC, and Bpifrance, as well as angel investors including the founders of Cloudflare, ElevenLabs, and Quantum Systems.
Overview
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Founded
- 2025
- Employees
- 13
- Total funding
- Pre-seed (undisclosed)
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Status
- active
- Domains
- Battlefield communications, AI/ML, Command & control, Defense software
- www.linkedin.com/company/lysk
- Website
- www.lysk.ai/
Founders3
Investors5
- FundProject AEarly-stage VC backing European tech entrepreneurs, active in defense and resilience.
- FundExpeditionsEarly-stage European VC investing at the intersection of security and deep tech.
- FundArchangel VenturesEurope's next-gen defence investment platform, backing defence-first startups.
- FundFreedom Fund VCUS-based VC investing in audacious founders building defense, resilience, and security solutions.
- FundBpifranceFrench public investment bank supporting defense innovation, strategic SMEs, and dual-use startups.
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Frequently asked
- What does Lysk do?
- Lysk is a European defense technology startup founded in 2025 by a French-German-Polish trio of cloud infrastructure experts and military veterans, formerly at Cloudflare and GIGN. Based in Paris and Warsaw, the company builds Lore, an AI-powered software platform that aggregates live battlefield communications into a structured operational timeline. Lore connects any radio and source, uses AI for event analysis and translation, deploys securely in air-gapped environments, and integrates with existing Battlefield Management Systems. The product was tested during the French joint exercise Orion in February–April 2026, involving 12,500 personnel across air, land, naval, space, cyber, and information domains, and has achieved TRL 7. Lysk is backed by Project A, Expeditions, Archangel Ventures, Freedom Fund VC, and Bpifrance, as well as angel investors including the founders of Cloudflare, ElevenLabs, and Quantum Systems.
- Where is Lysk headquartered?
- Lysk is headquartered in Paris, France and was founded in 2025.
- What does Lysk specialize in?
- Lysk works across Battlefield communications, AI/ML, Command & control, Defense software.
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Lysk is a European defense technology startup founded by a French-German-Polish trio; offices in Paris and Warsaw; backed by Project A, Expeditions, Archangel Ventures, Freedom Fund VC, Bpifrance, and angel investors.
Lysk: About LyskReported2026-06-30 - 2
Lore product tested during French joint exercise Orion (Feb–Apr 2026); founders Henry Heinemann, Florent Ogès, Marek Majkowski; Florent Ogès served in GIGN and met Heinemann at INSEAD; Heinemann and Majkowski worked at Cloudflare.
Second Line of Defense: From Noise to Knowledge: How Lysk's AI-Powered Lore Turns Combat Radio into Actionable DataReported2026-06-14 - 3
Lore software at TRL 7 after Orion 2026; connects radio, BMS and C2 agnostic; Lysk unveiled at Eurosatory 2026.
EDR Magazine: Lysk presents Lore, a software designed to automate command post logReported2026-06-09 - 4
Lysk out of stealth with product already supporting European armed forces; backed by Project A, Expeditions, Archangel Ventures, Freedom Fund VC, and founders of Cloudflare, ElevenLabs, Quantum Systems.
LinkedIn / Mikolaj Firlej: Lysk Emerges from Stealth with Defense Industry Software SolutionsReported2026-06-03