Peter Sarlin’s NestAI wants to help Europe reduce reliance on foreign models for defence

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NestAI, founded by Peter Sarlin, released its first AI models designed specifically for military use, aiming to reduce Europe's dependence on foreign defence technology providers. The company raised €100 million in November, has grown to 200 people, and is running pilot programs with Estonian and Finnish armed forces that enable autonomous drone operations and battlefield mission orchestration. The launch addresses European security concerns highlighted by recent US export restrictions on Anthropic's models, with NestAI focusing on domain-specific military applications rather than competing with general-purpose frontier AI models.