How much did Octostar raise?

Octostar raised $6.8M at Seed, announced 6 April 2026.

Who founded Octostar?

Giovanni Tummarello is Co-founder & CEO of Octostar.

What does Octostar do?

Octostar operates in Defense & GovTech and is based in Ireland.

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Octostar raises $6.8M

Octostar announced a Seed round of $6.8M on 6 April 2026. The company operates in Defense & GovTech and is based in Ireland. It was founded by Giovanni Tummarello, Co-founder & CEO.

Raised

$6.8M

Stage

Seed

Industry

Defense & GovTech

Country

Ireland

Founder

Giovanni Tummarello

Co-founder & CEO, Octostar

LinkedIn profile octostar.io

Outreach angles

-Giovanni previously bootstrapped Siren.io to $1M ARR in year one and was named a Gartner Cool Vendor before founding Octostar in 2023.
-Octostar is one of only two European alternatives to Palantir flagged by Intelligence Online in the investigative intelligence space.
-The €6.1M seed extension funds sovereign AI deployments across EU law enforcement, with 15+ new national rollouts expected by year end.