Headquartered in Poland with operations in Romania and Spain, Orbotix focuses on designing aerial defence solutions tailored to Europe’s operational landscape. The company was founded by Bogdan Ochiana and Sebastian Straube, bringing together a pan-European team and engineering network.
“This investment is more than just capital — it’s a signal that the EU is ready to elevate defense to its full potential,” said Bogdan Ochiana, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer. “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.”
The company will use the funding to accelerate AI and drone swarm technology development and expand micromanufacturing capabilities across the European Union. These efforts align directly with its mission to strengthen Europe’s technological and operational sovereignty in defence.
“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,” said Sebastian Straube, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer.
The investment is seen as a strategic endorsement of Orbotix’s role in shaping the continent’s defence landscape. Joe Musselman, Founder & Managing Partner of Bravo Victor Venture Capital, commented: “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 company was formed in response to growing security challenges in Europe, notably following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Orbotix operates in the defence and security domain, building modular, AI-powered systems designed for interoperability, autonomy, and rapid scalability.
