Heven AeroTech
Israeli defense-tech UAS company. Became the country's first defense-tech unicorn at a reported $1B+ valuation in 2025. Builds hydrogen-powered drones and unmanned aerial logistics platforms.
Heven AeroTech is an Israeli defense-tech unmanned-aerial-systems company that became the country's first defense-tech unicorn through a 2025 funding round at a reported $1+ billion valuation. The company designs and manufactures hydrogen-powered drones and unmanned aerial logistics platforms for defense and commercial markets.
Heven's hydrogen propulsion architecture targets longer endurance and lower thermal signature than equivalent battery-electric UAS, making the platform particularly relevant for ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) missions and contested logistics resupply. The company operates inside the post-October 7 acceleration of Israeli defense-tech capital formation.
The Heven valuation milestone formalized a structural shift in Israeli venture: defense-tech, historically gated by SIBAT export licensing and limited to legacy primes (Elbit, IAI, Rafael), is now producing venture-scale outcomes through dual-use companies that can sell to NATO and Five Eyes customers without the same regulatory friction.