Orbotix exists because peer conflict is back and the battlefield has changed. From Ukraine to the Pacific, modern war demands saturation: waves of expendable drones overwhelming enemy defenses, sensors, and supply chains. Still, the West is building and deploying drones like fighter jets. That is to say: slowly, expensively, and one-by-one.
Europe’s arsenal has arrived.
Orbotix is revolutionizing European drone production and fielding, with Ukraine as its technical use-case. Its Wasper-1 platform—a lightweight, AI-enabled drone with kamikaze and ISR variants—can be assembled in 90 minutes and launched in swarms of 10–50, with operator-directed autonomy. Its ATA system empowers any frontline unit to deploy swarm tactics with minimal training. Both platforms build out a rapidly scalable kill chain that survives jamming, minimizes operator risk, and floods the field with decision-grade intelligence or lethal effects.
More Thoughts From the Team at BVVC:
“The West no longer has time for drone swarm theory. Builders and fighters on the ground in Ukraine are living and breathing rudimentary drone swarms as we sleep. What matters now is whether we (meaning the U.S. and its allies) can deploy thousands of autonomous systems not in 2030, not in a Pentagon PowerPoint, but today…at the border, in the dust, under fire. Orbotix is building hardened, field-operable swarms that overwhelm, adapt, and survive.
What drew us to Bogdan and Sebastian is what repels most traditional investors: they’re building under duress: five countries, fragmented licensing regimes, and a war next door. And somehow, against that backdrop, they delivered a swarm platform that can be assembled in under two hours and flown by anyone. That’s the power of the special stuff that makes the best founders paired with wartime engineering. Their teams’ work is the kind that wins when satellites go dark, comms get jammed, and no help is coming. Every drone they build is an indictment of our slowness and a blueprint for how to fix it.
We are entering an era where volume is victory. The West cannot out-bluff its adversaries any longer. We must out-produce, out-code, and outlast them. Orbotix is executing on such imperatives and building that future in real time. This is a team that understands what it means to fight like a startup, in a notoriously startup unfriendly environment, and out-execute legacy incumbents on day five.”
“At Orbotix we believe scalable innovation must be built in close cooperation with end-users, not just for them. When regional collaboration meets purpose-driven technology, real security takes root. And we’re here to help solve today’s operational challenges, together.”
“Outdated tech is costing lives. Slow training. Low success rates. Heavy foreign reliance. In modern warfare, time is critical—and Europe can’t afford to fall behind. So, we’re not just building autonomous systems. We’re building a space where technology, collaboration, and innovation come together—because the future of defense doesn’t wait.”
– Bogdan Ochiana, CEO and Co-Founder