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class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span><a title=\"\" class=\"tdb-entry-crumb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span><a title=\"View all posts in Finland-Startups\" class=\"tdb-entry-crumb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/category\/finland-startups\/\">Finland-Startups<\/a><\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep tdb-bred-no-url-last td-icon-right\"><\/i><span class=\"tdb-bred-no-url-last\">Finnish DefenceTech Arctic RAVN secures \u20ac2.5 million in loan commitments before its&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Finnish DefenceTech Arctic RAVN secures \u20ac2.5 million in loan commitments before its first product launch<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-author-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/author\/rahul-raj\/\" title=\"Rahul Raj\"><img 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style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Investors committed to the round within days, even though we have not yet officially launched a single product<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d said <\/span><strong>Matti Vans\u00e9n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, CEO, Arctic RAVN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arctic RAVN was founded in 2025 as a studio company within Finnish Defence House, a DefenceTech venture studio that identifies, funds and builds companies. The company manufactures drone electronics designed specifically for battlefield conditions, and its product range includes electronic speed controllers (ESCs), flight controllers (FCs), motors, and a modular frame system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All products are engineered and assembled in Finland, with components sourced entirely from Europe and NATO-allied countries. The company explicitly positions itself as an answer to Western defence\u2019s long-standing dependency on Chinese-origin drone components.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arctic RAVN says it has already invested more than \u20ac1 million in scaling up manufacturing of its electronic speed controller and aims to produce tens of thousands of ESC units before the end of 2026, with a significant share already reserved by customers. The company says its customers already include several well-known European defence industry players, though it has not publicly named them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the next production phase, it plans to shift its focus to flight controllers. Arctic RAVN\u2019s raise comes as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2026\/07\/eu-ukraine-drone-alliance-brings-startups-and-defence-groups-together-to-scale-unmanned-technologies\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">European governments and NATO allies accelerate their effort<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to move away from Chinese-origin drone components and build indigenous drone supply chains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arctic RAVN structured the raise as a convertible loan, a financing instrument commonly used by early-stage companies that allows investors to convert their debt into equity at a later date, typically at a discount. With the loan commitments closing 25% above target without a single product launched, it shows demand for the company\u2019s products and trust in its ability to execute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Follow-up orders and discussions with several leading defence manufacturers indicate a need for high-performance European drone electronics. We are now scaling our manufacturing capabilities for industrial-level output and strengthening Europe\u2019s ability to produce critical drone electronics<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d added Vans\u00e9n.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The fresh capital will support two immediate priorities: production scale-up and product development. The startup says it has already received follow-up orders and is in active discussions with several leading European defence manufacturers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It has set itself an ambitious target of annual production capacity of up to two million circuit boards per year, the scale that would immediately position it as one of Europe\u2019s major producers of drone electronics.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Tags<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/tag\/arctic-ravn\/\">Arctic RAVN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/tag\/convertible-loan\/\">convertible loan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/tag\/defencetech\/\">DefenceTech<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/tag\/drone-electonics\/\">drone electonics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/tag\/finnish-defence-house\/\">Finnish Defence House<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/tag\/matti-vansen\/\">Matti Vans\u00e9n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/tag\/nato\/\">nato<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/tag\/supply-chain\/\">supply chain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-next-post tdb-next-post-bg tdb-post-prev\"><span>Previous article<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-module-container\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2026\/10\/nexus-luxembourg-2027-applications-now-open-for-startups-scaleups-awards-sponsored\/\">Nexus Luxembourg 2027: Applications now open for Startups &amp; Scaleups Awards (Sponsored)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-next-post tdb-next-post-bg tdb-post-next\"><span>Next article<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-module-container\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/2026\/10\/british-sme-lender-lovey-secures-up-to-e298-million-to-support-uk-companies\/\">British SME lender Lovey secures up to \u20ac298 million to support UK companies<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/author\/rahul-raj\/\" class=\"tdb-author-photo\" title=\"Rahul Raj\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/user-avatar\/user-avatar-pic.php?src=https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/avatars\/16208\/1765223353-bpfull.jpg&amp;w=117&amp;id=16208&amp;random=1765223353\" alt=\"Rahul Raj\" class=\" avatar  avatar-117  photo user-16208-avatar\" width=\"117\" height=\"117\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-author-info\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-startups.com\/author\/rahul-raj\/\" class=\"tdb-author-name\">Rahul Raj<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-author-descr\">Rahul is an experience tech journalist and the former Editor-in-Chief of SiliconCanals. 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