Tekever
Portuguese maritime surveillance UAV manufacturer for defense and border security.
Tekever designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles for maritime surveillance, defense, and border security missions. Its AR3 and AR5 surveillance UAVs are flown over the Black Sea and Ukraine, and customers include the European Maritime Safety Agency, the British Home Office, and NATO navies. Tekever is one of Europe's few defense tech unicorns, valued at around $1.3B. The company was founded in 2001 and has deep operational experience across European defense and security agencies.
Overview
- Headquarters
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Founded
- 2001
- Employees
- 400
- Total funding
- Undisclosed
- Valuation
- ~$1.3B unicorn
- Stage
- Late stage
- Status
- active
- Domains
- Maritime surveillance UAVs, Border security, Maritime domain awareness
- www.linkedin.com/company/tekever
- X / Twitter
- x.com/tekever
- Website
- tekever.com
Founders1
Investors0
No linked records yet.
Cap table0
Approximate ownership by holder. Indexed holders link to their records.
| Holder | Instrument | Ownership |
|---|
Contracts0
No linked records yet.
Programs0
No linked records yet.
Frequently asked
- What does Tekever do?
- Tekever designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles for maritime surveillance, defense, and border security missions. Its AR3 and AR5 surveillance UAVs are flown over the Black Sea and Ukraine, and customers include the European Maritime Safety Agency, the British Home Office, and NATO navies. Tekever is one of Europe's few defense tech unicorns, valued at around $1.3B. The company was founded in 2001 and has deep operational experience across European defense and security agencies.
- Where is Tekever headquartered?
- Tekever is headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal and was founded in 2001.
- What does Tekever specialize in?
- Tekever works across Maritime surveillance UAVs, Border security, Maritime domain awareness.
Sources & citations2
Each claim links to its underlying source. Confidence reflects how directly the source supports the claim.
- 1
Founded 2001; HQ Lisbon; AR3/AR5 UAVs deployed over Black Sea; ~$1.3B valuation
TechCrunch: Tekever ProfileReported2026-01-01 - 2
One of Europe's few defense tech unicorns; customers include EMSA, UK Home Office
Deep Tech News Europe: Complete list of Europe's deep tech unicornsReported2026-01-21