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A success story isn't defined only by operational achievements. It's 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁. At Fiducial, we build 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺-𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗨𝗔𝗦 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 — from precision tracking to interception — designed to help our partners detect, identify, and neutralise airborne threats at scale. We start with the mission, build the capability, prove it works, and then we ask for the capital to scale it. Not the other way around. We are proud to announce that Fiducial has raised over €2M in seed funding from Graduate Ventures, 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 (𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱), and Rabobank. Three very different backers. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳. Graduate Ventures first invested in us at pre-seed in 2023, before our defence pivot, before the interceptions. This round is them 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 on what they've watched us build from the inside. 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 is a dual-use technology fund financed by the Dutch Ministry of Defence, implemented by the Regional Development Agencies (ROMs) and managed by the Brabant Development Agency (BOM). Their backing means the defence establishment has validated not just our vision, but our 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀. Rabobank joining, with support from its Startup & Scale-up team, signals something we believe deeply: that investing in European defence technology is no longer a risk to be avoided. It's a responsibility to be embraced. The capital accelerates three things: scaling production, bringing in exceptional talent, and extending the reach of our platform-agnostic counter-UAS capabilities. We like to say this is money well spent. Not just a bet on the future of C-UAS. 𝗔 𝗯𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗔𝗜-𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. That hasn't changed. It won't. 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. If you want to build what matters, come find us - link in comments. #DeepTech #DefenceTech #EuropeanDefence #CounterUAS #SecFund #SeedRound