Shotling secures €700K pre-seed to develop kinetic anti-drone system

Shotling, a Copenhagen-based startup, announced the closing of a pre-seed financing round with €700,000 committed against a targeted €500,000, positioning the company to develop a kinetic short-range counter-UAS platform aimed at neutralizing small FPV drones and loitering munitions. The BusinessWire release dated February 2, 2026, frames the round as oversubscribed; an alternative report frames the transaction at roughly $760,000 with a ~$545,000 target, reflecting the euro-to-dollar conversion.

The round is led by Myriad Defense Fund, with co-investment from IPO CLUB’s Fund II America 2030 and a non-dilutive match-loan from EIFO, the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark. Myriad’s stated mandate is to back deep technology startups “redefining defense and commercial capabilities across the Nordics and Europe,” while America 2030 describes itself as a fund focused on resilience and global security. EIFO’s support comes in the form of a match-loan rather than equity.

Shotling’s product strategy centers on a patent-pending rotary shotgun platform. According to the company’s release, “Shotling delivers advanced, patent-pending kinetic hard-kill systems for short-range drone defense.” The system is described as a Gatling-style, electrically driven 12-gauge effector with firing rates up to 3,000 RPM, capable of engaging targets at roughly 50–100 meters and using standard or tungsten-based 12-gauge shells fed from “novel, high-capacity magazines.” BusinessWire positions the platform as “rapid-fire modular shotgun systems against FPV drones and loitering munitions,” and adds that the rotary shotgun system “provides unmatched close-range defense (50–100m) against the rapidly growing threat of kamikaze drones.”

The release places Shotling in a market expected to grow rapidly: “the global counter-UAS market accelerates towards $10B by 2030, with kinetic defense segment showing strong momentum (25%+ CAGR).” Shotling pitches its offering to military units and critical infrastructure operators worldwide, and highlights team expertise in weapons engineering and active defense.

For the drone racing community, the announcement raises practical and regulatory questions. The release contains no race results, team rosters, pilot names, or competition stats; instead it frames a defensive product that, if deployed near civilian airspace or events, could force organizers to re-evaluate safety corridors, insurance coverage and marshal protocols. FPV pilots who routinely fly beyond line-of-sight and around gate arrays face a different risk profile if short-range kinetic countermeasures become more prevalent around stadiums, telecom sites or power plants.

Key details are still missing: no founders or executives are named, no field-test data or independent verification of the 3,000 RPM and 50–100 meter claims are provided, and the release does not disclose use of proceeds, manufacturing timelines, export clearances or patent application identifiers. Race promoters and pilots monitoring this space should track for technical datasheets, trial results and regulatory guidance. Shotling listed a press contact at info@shotling.com for follow-up.