Swedish defencetech startup Nordic Air Defence (NAD) has raised $3 million in an expansion of its Pre-Seed funding round, bringing the total to $4.4 million — one of the largest Pre-Seed rounds for the sector.

NAD is a Stockholm-headquartered company developing high tech defensive solutions for both civilian and military use. It emerged from stealth in September 2024 when it unveiled its first product: the Kreuger 100 dual-use (civil and military) drone interceptor platform.

The team features veterans from some of the world’s leading defence, drone, and tech companies, including Palantir, Kratos, Quantum Systems, FOI (the Swedish Defence Research Agency), Acast, Zipline, SAAB, and many others.

By cutting much of the hardware previously required by drone interceptors, and replacing it with software, the Kreuger 100 is ten times cheaper to produce per unit than conventional anti-drone technology, such as interceptors or missiles.

This allows for mass manufacturing, and results in customers being able to scale their arsenals of interceptors to meet threats. It is battery-powered and extremely lightweight for optimum portability.

The nature of drone conflict is rapidly evolving, and traditional jammers and kinetic technology, as well as being expensive to produce, are becoming obsolete against modern threats.