European Investment Bank Leads €150 Million Financing Package to Accelerate Quantum Systems’ Industrial Growth and Security Innovation

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Quantum Systems has secured €150M financing backed by the European Investment Bank, Commerzbank, KfW and Deutsche Bank. The agreement highlights a growing commitment to ensuring that security-related innovation can be developed and scaled with European capital.
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(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has led a €150 million long-term financing package for Quantum Systems, supported by Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, and KfW, to strengthen the company’s industrial expansion and technology development across Europe. The package includes a €70 million EIB loan, marking its second investment in the company since 2021. Announced at the company’s headquarters in Gilching ahead of the Munich Security Conference, the financing reflects evolving ESG frameworks that now better accommodate security-relevant innovation. The funds will enable increased production capacity, further technological advancement in unmanned aerial systems, and deeper organizational scaling, reinforcing Europe’s technological sovereignty and long-term security infrastructure.

(PRESS RELEASE) LUXEMBOURG, 13-Feb-2026 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank has anchored a €150 million long-term financing package to accelerate the growth and industrial scaling of Quantum Systems, in partnership with Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, and KfW.

The agreement was presented at Quantum Systems’ headquarters in Gilching ahead of the Munich Security Conference, highlighting the strategic alignment between European financial institutions and security-focused innovation.

The package includes a €70 million loan from the EIB, marking its second commitment to the company following a €10 million investment in 2021. Combined with additional long-term debt financing from Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, and KfW, the total funding reaches €150 million. The transaction reflects recent targeted updates to ESG frameworks, enabling European financial institutions to more effectively support technologies that contribute to defense, resilience, and sovereignty.

The financing is designed to strengthen industrial capacity, expand production capabilities, and advance next-generation unmanned aerial and intelligence systems within Europe. By ensuring that capital for critical security infrastructure originates within the region, the agreement reinforces Europe’s long-term independence and technological resilience.

Jonas Jarosch described the financing as a strong endorsement of the company’s technological roadmap and European commitment, noting that sustained investment is fundamental to securing technological sovereignty and enabling responsible scaling.

EIB President Nadia Calviño emphasized the importance of drones and aerial intelligence in safeguarding Europe’s security architecture, underscoring the bank’s role in reinforcing defense capabilities across the continent.

Michael Kotzbauer of Commerzbank highlighted the bank’s longstanding relationship with Quantum Systems, having supported the company since its early growth phase. Michael Diederich of Deutsche Bank stated that the transaction demonstrates Europe’s ability to finance and scale security-relevant technologies domestically, strengthening the continent’s industrial base.

Melanie Kehr of KfW noted that the financing aligns with KfW’s Venture Tech Growth Financing program, combining debt instruments and equity support through KfW Capital to promote technological resilience and ensure that critical capabilities remain developed and anchored in Europe.

With this capital infusion, Quantum Systems will continue expanding its technological development, manufacturing footprint, and organizational capabilities, reinforcing Europe’s broader objectives of security, resilience, and sovereign innovation.

Background information

About EIB  

The EIB Group 

The European Investment Bank (ElB) Group is the financing arm of the European Union, owned by the 27 Member States, and one of the largest multilateral development banks in the world. In 2025, the EIB Group signed €100 billion of new financing and advisory services for over 870 high-impact projects in eight core priorities that support EU policy objectives: climate action and the environment, digitalisation and technological innovation, security and defence, territorial cohesion, agriculture and the bioeconomy, social infrastructure, strong global partnerships and the savings and investment union. Beyond long-term loans for large infrastructures, the EIB Group crowds-in private investment for high-risk innovative projects and businesses, with a growing role in Europe’s markets for venture debt, venture capital, guarantees and securitisations.

The European Investment Fund (EIF) is the subsidiary of the EIB Group specialised in providing guarantees and equity to improve access to finance for small and medium size businesses and startups across Europe. Acting as an anchor investor, through its extensive network of partnering banks and investment funds, the EIF mobilizes private investment and nurtures the ecosystem of venture capital funds to support innovative European entrepreneurs.

In 2023, the EIF together with six member states (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands) launched the European Tech Champions Initiative, a fund of funds to scale-up innovative startups. This initiative has already enabled the creation of 12 European venture capital mega-funds and scaled up 38 companies, including 11 unicorns (with more than €1 billion in capital).

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About Quantum Systems

Quantum Systems is a global high-tech company specializing in unmanned systems. The company develops integrated hardware, software, and AI systems that deliver operational data in real time and enable informed decision-making across multiple domains.

All core technologies are developed in-house and stand for technological excellence, scalability, and sovereignty in the global dual-use market.

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SOURCE: European Investment Bank