Alliance for Defence Technologies
Partner with us and the €32m venture studio fund to create an ecosystem for dual-use tech, resilience, and the protection of critical infrastructures.
Shape the future of technological sovereignty
As Europe rebuilds its sovereign defence and resilience capabilities, a generational investment opportunity occurs.
Increase in cyberattacks on critical European infrastructure over the last 4 years
Of European infrastructure has not reached a mature level of threat readiness
Of German people state that a military conflict is one of their biggest fears
Sources: New York Times (2024); EEAS (2024); Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (2025); Cisco (2025)
By combining PwC's industry access, Bridgemaker's entrepreneurial experience, Segenia Capital's VC expertise and operational excellence from LPs.
Develop cutting-edge technologies and new business models that strategically expand your core operations.
Create profitable businesses that deliver VC-like returns and shape the European market into a sovereign sphere.
Early access to disruptive innovations, curated deal flow, co-investment opportunities and privately hosted events.
Resilient systems for credible European defence.
First Line of Defence — Defence Tech. For Europe’s ability to deter and to prevail on the future battlefield. It defends Europe abroad.
The capacity of the state, economy and society to maintain operational capability and recover rapidly under hybrid threats or external pressure.
The Second Line maintains Europe’s operational capability at home.
Every organisation must perform five functions to keep operating under pressure. Each function defines one investment theme — and the fields we build and back within it.
Turns fragmented data streams into intelligence: earlier detection, faster decisions, better situational awareness.
Keeps communication, coordination and data exchange running in disrupted or contested environments.
Turns information into coordinated action across command, planning and crisis response.
Extends capability through autonomous platforms across air, land, maritime and industrial environments.
Secures the continuity and recovery of the systems society and military operations depend on.
Focus area selection will be finalised with partners alongside their needs & general market insights.
Two tracks — venture building and venture investment — powered by deep screening and scaled for growth.
Evaluation of high-potential ventures through market access, expertise, and outstanding industry networks.
Build ~10 new ventures with serial entrepreneurs through institutionalized processes.
Invest in ~5 startups with deep industry validation and VC excellence.
Driving enterprise value through operational excellence, market access, and exit channels.
The combined expertise of PwC/Strategy&, Bridgemaker, Segenia Capital and our LPs creates an unparalleled foundation.
Whether you're a strategic investor or a defence tech startup — let's build the future of European resilience together.