ARX Robotics raises € 31 million in Series A

Berlin — Munich-based Defen­seTech company ARX Robo­tics has raised over €31 million in its Series A finan­cing round. The round was led by HV Capi­tal, with parti­ci­pa­tion from Omnes Capi­tal and exis­ting inves­tors NATO Inno­va­tion Fund, Project A and Summi­teer. ARX Robo­tics was advi­sed by YPOG on this transaction. 

ARX Robo­tics deve­lops auto­no­mous, unman­ned ground vehic­les and the AI-based opera­ting system Mithra OS. ARX robots can be equip­ped for a variety of mili­tary scena­rios, inclu­ding live-fire trai­ning and simu­la­tion, trans­por­ta­tion and medi­cal evacua­tion or special sensor appli­ca­ti­ons for recon­nais­sance missi­ons. Foun­ded in 2022, the company focu­ses on a fully Euro­pean supply chain and addres­ses the growing demand for modu­lar, soft­­ware-defi­­ned defense systems. Six Euro­pean armed forces are alre­ady using ARX Robo­tics’ solu­ti­ons, inclu­ding the largest western-deve­­lo­­ped fleet of unman­ned ground vehic­les deli­vered to the Ukrai­nian army. 

With the fresh capi­tal, the company plans to increase its produc­tion capa­city five­fold in the coming year at
, drive forward its expan­sion into other Euro­pean markets and acce­le­rate the further deve­lo­p­ment of its opera­ting system for exis­ting vehic­les. ARX Robo­tics recently announ­ced the opening of an office in London and a new produc­tion faci­lity in the south of England. In addi­tion, a stra­te­gic part­ner­ship was signed with Daim­ler Truck to deve­lop the next gene­ra­tion of mili­tary vehicles. 

Foun­ded by Marc Wiet­feld (co-foun­­der and CEO), Maxi­mi­lian Wied (co-foun­­der and CFO) and Stefan Roebel (co-foun­­der and COO) — all former Bundes­wehr offi­cers — the Munich-based company is dedi­ca­ted to streng­thening Euro­pean resi­li­ence. Its unique offe­ring in mobile robo­tics, inclu­ding the worl­d’s first inde­pen­dent AI opera­ting system for legacy vehic­les, ARX Mithra OS, helps armed forces increase opera­tio­nal effi­ci­ency and improve situa­tio­nal aware­ness as they moder­nize their fleets. 

“The demand for modu­lar, soft­­ware-based defense systems is growing rapidly — and we are buil­ding the company that will define this cate­gory in Europe. At the core of ARX Robo­tics is a clear mission: to create the next gene­ra­tion of defense infra­struc­ture through scalable robo­tics and soft­ware. We are deligh­ted to be working with such pres­ti­gious inves­tors who support this mission. This new funding is a signi­fi­cant mile­stone and cata­lyst that will allow us to move from successful deploy­ments to indus­trial scaling,” said Marc Wiet­feld, Co-Foun­­der and CEO of ARX Robo­tics

Advi­sor ARX Robo­tics: YPOG

Dr. Frede­rik Gärt­ner (Lead, Tran­sac­tions), Part­ner, Berlin
Dr. Bene­dikt Flöter (IP/IT/Data Protec­tion), Part­ner, Berlin
Dr. Jonas von Kalben (Tran­sac­tions), Senior Asso­ciate, Berlin
Dr. Jacob Schrei­ber (Tax), Senior Asso­ciate, Munich
Cyra Ditt­ber­ner (Tran­sac­tions), Asso­ciate, Munich

About ARX Robotics

ARX Robo­tics was foun­ded in 2022 by Marc Wiet­feld, Maxi­mi­lian Wied and Stefan Roebel, former offi­cers of the German Armed Forces. The company specia­li­zes in scalable unman­ned ground systems and modu­lar soft­ware archi­tec­tures for defence appli­ca­ti­ons. With its tech­no­logy — in parti­cu­lar the Mithra OS opera­ting system — ARX Robo­tics supports Euro­pean armed forces in the moder­niza­tion and digi­ta­liza­tion of their fleets. The aim is to sustain­ably streng­then Euro­pe’s defense sove­reig­nty through inno­va­tive, AI-driven solu­ti­ons. www.arx-robotics.com/about

About YPOG

YPOG stands for You + Part­ners of Game­ch­an­gers and forward-looking tax and legal advice. The firm advi­ses compa­nies focu­sed on future tech­no­lo­gies with the aim of using change as an oppor­tu­nity and jointly crea­ting opti­mal solu­ti­ons. The YPOG team offers compre­hen­sive exper­tise in the areas of Funds, Tax, Tran­sac­tions, Corpo­rate, Banking, Regu­la­tory + Finance, IP/IT/Data Protec­tion, Liti­ga­tion as well as Corpo­rate Crime + Compli­ance + Inves­ti­ga­ti­ons. YPOG is one of the leading addres­ses in Germany for venture capi­tal, private equity, fund struc­tu­ring and appli­ca­ti­ons of distri­bu­ted ledger tech­no­logy (DLT) in finan­cial services. The firm and its part­ners are regu­larly reco­gni­zed by renow­ned publi­ca­ti­ons such as JUVE, Best Lawy­ers, Cham­bers and Part­ners, Leaders League and Legal 500. YPOG employs more than 150 expe­ri­en­ced lawy­ers, tax advi­sors and tax specia­lists as well as a notary in its offices in Berlin, Hamburg, Colo­gne and Munich. www.ypog.law