Airbility has raised USD 4.7 million in Series A funding led by Sazze Partners to fund its interceptor programme. The round brings Airbility’s total funding to USD 7.6 million.
Existing investor Stonebridge Ventures participated with a follow-on investment, and Industrial Bank of Korea joined as a new shareholder. Airbility’s existing investors also include Samho Green Investment, Mashup Ventures, BASS Ventures and 500 Global. Airbility said the funding represents Sazze Partners’ first investment in the defence sector. Founded in 2018, Sazze Partners has backed more than 100 companies across artificial intelligence, software and consumer technology, including Korean AI company Upstage.
Airbility will use the proceeds to develop counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) platforms built around the company’s high-speed eVTOL platforms and pairing airborne interceptors with onboard autonomy and external sensing assets.
The portfolio includes the net-gun-equipped AB-U10, which is designed for speeds of approximately 180 kilometres per hour, and the AB-U60 mothership platform. Airbility is also developing two new interceptors: the AB-U2, a compact kinetic interceptor deployed from the mothership, and the AB-U4L, a fixed-wing, launcher-deployed interceptor designed for speeds of approximately 300 kilometres per hour. The company plans to commercialise the AB-U10 by the end of 2026 and the AB-U2 and AB-U4L in the first half of 2027, creating a three-interceptor lineup. The AB-U60 is targeted for launch in 2027.
Airbility will also enhance the onboard AI that powers its interceptors. The company said that its goals is to “enable independent mission execution in communications-limited environments and connect the aircraft with external detection assets, including radar, electro-optical and infrared sensors”.
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