Arbe Robotics Self-Driving: Arbe Robotics has raised plans for a new $15 million financing as the Tel Aviv-based radar company looks to grow their business in both autonomous vehicles and defence.
On September 25, 2026, the Arbe priced an underwritten registered direct offering. The deal includes 833,334 ordinary shares priced at $0.60 each. It also includes pre-funded warrants that can be used to buy up to 24,166,666 more ordinary shares at $0.5999 per share. Together both the transaction is expected to bring in about $15 million in gross proceeds. Canaccord Genuity is serving as the sole bookrunner.
The offering is expected to close on or around September 28, 2026. The pre-funded warrants can be exercised right away and don’t have an expiry date. This gives the buyers more flexibility over when they choose to turn the warrants into ordinary shares.
Arbe is listed on both Nasdaq and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker ARBE. The company develops 4D imaging radar that can give vehicles and other systems a much more detailed view of their surroundings.
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Where will the New Money Go?
The company says the money will mainly be used for working capital and general corporate needs. Arbe also plans to use the funds as it scales its operations around new business opportunities.
A big part of the plan is tied to a recent automotive win. On September 8, Arbe said Hirain Technologies had been selected by one of the world’s largest automotive groups for a Level 3 automated-driving passenger vehicle program in China across multiple brands. Hirain will make and integrate the radar system. Series production deliveries are planned to start in the fourth quarter of 2027.
The company is also keeping strategic mergers and acquisitions as a possible use of capital. Arbe has been trying to move beyond only selling radar chips and is building a wider business around complete radar systems and sensing technology.
Why Arbe Is Moving Into Defence
Arbe has recently made a clear push into defence and counter-drone systems. In July, its radar technology was selected by a global defence and homeland security systems integrator for several civilian and defence programs. The agreement covered three projects and left room for more work later.
Then on September 14, Arbe launched its Alerion C-UAS radar for counter-drone use. The system is designed to detect and track difficult targets such as small drones, FPV drones and fiber-optic drones. Arbe said Alerion has already been field-tested and is being evaluated by counter-drone system integrators around the world.
The company is building more than a single radar sensor. Its technology stack includes radar transmitter and receiver chips, a radar processing chip, the Phoenix radar system with 2,304 virtual channels and AI software that turns radar data into useful perception information. These systems are aimed at passenger cars, robotaxis, heavy machinery, defence and other sensing uses.
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Arbe entered this new fund raise with around $41.9 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term bank deposits at the end of June. Its Q2 2026 revenue was $0.7 million while operating expenses stood at $9.8 million. Management has also targeted cash burn below $7 million per quarter.
