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Dual-use founder's handbook
30 September 2025·6 min read

Lisa Palchynska

Editor-in-Chief, Vestbee

How to scale Europe’s dual-use and defence tech: insights from the Founder’s Handbook 2.0

Reports#Startups#Venture capital

Lisa Palchynska

Editor-in-Chief, Vestbee

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