SAAB
Founded in 1937 and headquartered in Stockholm, Saab is a Swedish defence and security company with 27,270 employees, SEK 79B revenue (2025), and a $40B market capitalisation. Through Saab Ventures (est. 2001), its corporate venture arm, Saab identifies, invests in, and develops innovative technology companies with a four to seven year exit horizon. The Ventures portfolio spans 10 active companies with 23 investments to date, including Heart Aerospace and spin-offs like C3 Technologies (3D mapping) and Minesto (ocean energy). Saab also makes strategic investments directly, notably backing Helsing (defence AI) and acquiring Blue Bear Systems (autonomous swarms) and CrowdAI (AI/ML). Saab is a key investor and partner in European defence technology.
