NRW.BANK invests EUR 500,000 in Skylance funding round

• NRW.BANK invested EUR 500,000 in Skylance in a private funding round, converting a EUR 200,000 convertible loan into equity.
• Skylance raised more than EUR 1 million in total from investors, including a group of entrepreneurs and backers from IACD e.V.
• Skylance, founded in 2025 and based in Hürth near Cologne, develops counter-drone technology centered on its “DroneHammer” interceptor.
• Proceeds will accelerate development with Germany’s armed forces, preparing the system for industrialization and series production.

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