ABZ Innovation Raises €7M To Scale Heavy-Duty Drones

The round was led by Vsquared Ventures, with participation from Day One Capital and Assembly Ventures.

Karoly Ludvigh, CEO of ABZ Innovation, said: “Our mission is simple: we build drones that take people out of dangerous, repetitive work while helping farmers and industrial operators do more with less. This investment lets us scale production deepen R&D and equip a growing global network of distributors and service providers with reliable heavy duty systems they can turn into revenue generating services.”

In the broader European drone and aerial robotics market ABZ Innovation’s €7 million raise sits alongside several notable investments.

Switzerland’s Voliro secured €19.8 million to scale autonomous aerial inspection drones for industrial maintenance and safety. Spain’s Fuvex raised €1.7 million in the first phase of its Series A to expand long range autonomous drones across agriculture energy and security.

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Germany’s Quantum Systems raised €160 million to grow AI-powered aerial intelligence platforms for defence emergency services and industrial applications.

Together these rounds total roughly €181 million in disclosed European drone funding in 2025. ABZ Innovation’s raise highlights growing support for mid-scale, hardware-focused European manufacturers providing locally built alternatives in a market still dominated by Chinese suppliers.

Thomas Oehl, General Partner at Vsquared, adds: “ABZ Innovation stands out by approaching drones not as individual products, but as an end-to-end automation platform for real industrial and agricultural use cases. The incredible team has a clear problem product solution mindset combines robust hardware with a European autonomy stack and is already proving it can compete globally on performance and cost. That combination is exactly what Europe needs to build competitive sovereign drone capabilities at scale.”

Founded in 2021, ABZ Innovation manufactures heavy-duty agricultural and industrial drones for spraying, spreading, cleaning, and other specialised tasks, with a focus on robust hardware, high payload capacity, and long-term partner support. Its drones are used by partners in over 25 countries worldwide.

Amid Chinese dominance of the global drone market ABZ positions itself as Europe’s leading challenger in the heavy-duty segment offering European-made alternatives with secure supply chains and data sovereignty.

Other European startups are similarly framing funding rounds to reduce reliance on Chinese suppliers. For instance CarbonX raised €4 million to scale alternative battery carbon materials as a locally produced substitute for Chinese graphite. Initiatives like the EU’s Choose Europe to Start and Scale highlight a regional push to help European scale-ups compete with global tech leaders, including China, through public-private funding and strategic support.

Csaba Kákosi, Managing Partner at Day One Capital, shares: “The CEE region is producing a growing number of top-tier DeepTech companies that are becoming leaders on the global​ stage. Day One Capital is committed to backing founders and companies of this caliber. ABZ Innovation is a perfect example, and we are delighted to welcome them to our portfolio.”

Supported by investors experienced in scaling hardware and deep-tech companies, ABZ Innovation will use the funding to expand manufacturing, accelerate product development, and grow in key global markets. The aim is to make advanced drone technology more accessible helping partners work faster, safer, and more efficiently.

Felix Scheuffelen, co-founder at Assembly Ventures, says: “We’re excited to partner with the ABZ Innovation team. As incumbent leaders face mounting restrictions, the opportunity for a new category-defining company in aerial drones is wide open. ABZ’s commitment to hardware performance, data security and supply chain reliability positions them to lead across European and US markets. This investment reflects Assembly’s focus on backing exceptional companies at key inflection points.”g exceptional companies at key inflection points.”