Nick Blair seeks $200m for pre-launch defence-tech startup Pyra

Nick Blair seeks $200m for pre-launch defence-tech startup Pyra

Nick Blair, a son of former UK prime minister Tony Blair, is trying to raise around $200m for a defence-tech startup that has not yet launched, reported by the Financial Times and described as ongoing and unconfirmed.  The company, London-based Pyra, is said to be in talks with investors that are not finalised, which makes […] This story continues at The Next Web

Tony Blair’s son seeks $200M for Pyra, his second defence tech startup after Skyral

Nick Blair is in talks to raise about $200 million for Pyra, a defence startup. Pyra hasn’t released a product. Its website simply says, “summer 2026… stand by.” By late June, UK and European defence-tech funding reached $12.3 billion, almost twice as much as last year. Pyra, a UK-based defence tech startup, has no product, no confirmed investors, and its website only says “Deploying summer 2026… stand by” Still, the company is led by someone wi…