GvW Graf von Westphalen advised Vsquared Ventures as lead investor in the pre-seed financing round of the German defence tech company Ground A. Together with additional investors, Vsquared is providing the start-up with a total investment of EUR 9.1 million.
Founded in January 2026, Ground A develops software- and laser-based systems for drone defence and air defence applications. Its first product, the GA 1000, combines radar and sensor technology with computer vision, artificial intelligence and laser technology. With the new funding, Ground A intends to further test and industrialise the system and establish a modular serial production facility in Germany.
Ground A’s financing highlights the growing importance of the defence tech sector in Germany and the increasing need for integrated legal advice at the intersection of technology, regulation and transactions. GvW brings together this expertise through its interdisciplinary Defence & Security focus group.
The GvW team advising on this transaction was led by Titus Walek and included Alexander Metz (both Venture Capital), Dr Joachim Mulch (IP), Jan-Erik von Kopp (Employment), Dr Gerd Schwendinger and Roman Jusen (both Foreign Investment Control) and Irmela Dölle (IT and Data Protection).
GvW Graf von Westphalen advised the transmission system operator 50Hertz on the award of a major contract for the North Sea Connector 2 offshore grid connection project. The project involves the planning, construction, installation and commissioning of a converter system comprising an offshore converter platform in the North Sea and an onshore converter station in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The North Sea Connector 2 project is intended to connect offshore wind farms in the North Sea to the German electricity grid in future.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Primepulse and Vsquared Ventures on the Series C financing round of NEURA Robotics GmbH. The transaction ranks among the largest venture financing rounds in the European startup ecosystem to date.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Ethereal Space, Inc., a pioneering commercial space company, on space and satellite law matters and the establishment of its affiliate Ethereal Space GmbH.
You don't want to miss any more of the latest legal developments? And be invited to our events? Then register here.
