Orbotix Secures €6.5M To Advance Autonomous Defence Systems In Europe

The round was led by BVVC Fund, with participation from Gustav Söhne Verwaltung GmbH & Co. KG and Leryon Global Holdings.

Founded in 2023 by Bogdan Ochiana (Romania) and Sebastian Straube (Poland), Orbotix develops AI-driven aerial defence solutions tailored to Europe’s security requirements and terrain. The company is headquartered in Poland with additional hubs in Romania, Spain and Ukraine.

“This investment is more than just capital — it’s a signal that the EU is ready to elevate defence to its full potential,” said Bogdan Ochiana, Co-founder and CEO. “Our generation will be measured by how we rise to the challenge now, not tomorrow, and we are proud to be among the innovators safeguarding the peace and prosperity our forefathers fought to achieve”.

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The funding will be used to enhance Orbotix’s AI capabilities focusing on drone swarming technology and to expand micromanufacturing capacity across the EU. The company aims to boost Europe’s technological and operational independence in defence with modular, scalable systems designed for sovereign applications.

According to Sebastian Straube, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, “This marks not only a milestone for Orbotix, but also underscores the strategic importance of building such capabilities within Europe, with the emergence of a company like ours on the Eastern Flank ensuring that the region most exposed to modern threats leads in developing the technologies that will safeguard Europe’s future”.

Orbotix’s product lineup features the ATA System an autonomous platform for real-time threat detection and neutralization and the Wasper-1, a drone swarm system engineered to penetrate enemy defenses at a fraction of the cost of conventional solutions.

Joe Musselman, Founder and Managing Partner of Bravo Victor Venture Capital, highlighted the strategic role of the company, stating: “Swarm autonomy will decide outcomes on tomorrow’s battlefields. Orbotix is building it now, in Europe, at scale, and under allied control. Their distributed production model and operator-first design deliver the sovereign capacity NATO needs to prevail in a contested world. At BVVC, we back founders who compress timelines and move capability from prototype to throughput at a wartime pace. Orbotix embodies that ethos. We are proud to back companies that move at a no-fail pace and understand that the United States and our allies must grow stronger together and win.”

The startup was founded to address Europe’s evolving security needs, intensified by the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Orbotix ensures its technology complies with EU regulations, including the EU AI Act, and designs systems for responsible use by defence forces, law enforcement and critical infrastructure operators.

About Orbotix

Orbotix is a boutique firm specializing in autonomous drones, robotics, and advanced AI. Leveraging deep defense expertise and cutting-edge engineering, the company designs and produces bespoke autonomous systems tailored to industry, government and defense needs, delivering solutions that meet exact operational and strategic requirements.