Uwe Horstmann's Recent LinkedIn Posts

Fun fact — did you know that Project A was born in 2011 in my apartment at this desk, with an ugly Ikea plant in the back? What began small is now a pan-European fund investing from pre-seed to seed — and today, we’re announcing Fund V: €325 million to back the next generation of European founders. The real founda…

Yesterday, the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved the procurement of thousands of #Virtus, STARK flagship #loiteringmunition, for Brigade 45 in Lithuania. This is not just a contract win. It is a milestone for #STARK. In a very short time, we have built a company that has earned the trust of the Bun…

STARK’s Swindon factory is now open. Our first UK production site is a huge milestone for our team and for our partners. With the opening of the 40,000 square feet facility, STARK is investing in what truly matters for long-term security: scalable, sovereign production of unmanned systems, resilient supply chain…

Fun fact — did you know that Project A was born in 2011 in my apartment at this desk, with an ugly Ikea plant in the back? What began small is now a pan-European fund investing from pre-seed to seed — and today, we’re announcing Fund V: €325 million to back the next generation of European founders. The real founda…

Yesterday, the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved the procurement of thousands of #Virtus, STARK flagship #loiteringmunition, for Brigade 45 in Lithuania. This is not just a contract win. It is a milestone for #STARK. In a very short time, we have built a company that has earned the trust of the Bun…

The Project A Defence Tech Continuum 2.0 is here! Defence investing is no longer a niche topic — it’s one of the most discussed areas in venture capital today. But for many investors, especially in Germany and Europe, the same questions keep coming up: How should VCs navigate this space? What’s possible within exi…