Helsing is now Europe’s biggest defence tech startup, raising $1.8B at an $18B valuation

Ingrid is an editor and writer. Born in Moscow, brought up in the U.S. and now based out of London, from February 2012 to May 2025, she worked at leading technology publication TechCrunch, initially as a writer and eventually as one of TechCrunch’s managing editors, leading the company’s international editorial operation and working as part of TechCrunch’s senior leadership team. She speaks Russian, French and Spanish and takes a keen interest in the intersection of technology with geopolitics.