Italy’s Roboze DefenceTech Funding: Roboze, a technology company from Bari in Italy, has received new funding from a US venture capital firm called Rule 1 Ventures. The company works on advanced manufacturing systems that help industries produce important parts used in sectors like defence, aerospace, energy and transportation.
Rule 1 Ventures focuses mainly on defence and national security technologies. The new investment also includes support from several other investors who have experience in government affairs, defence industries and global markets. These investors include Privcorp Ventures, Heather Podesta who is the founder and CEO of Invariant LLC, Gary Ang who previously worked as an operating partner at Temasek and also served in the Singapore Air Force, Tholus Capital, and the Ferrari Family Office.
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Some existing Roboze investors also joined this funding round. These include Federico Faggin, who is famous for inventing the microprocessor, and Rialto Venture Capital.
Alessio Lorusso, the founder and CEO of Roboze, spoke about the new investment and the company’s future plans.
He said, “We are proud to welcome Rule 1 Ventures and this exceptional group of investors to Roboze. Modern industrial resilience requires more than machines — it requires a complete manufacturing platform that combines hardware, materials science and intelligent software. Our mission is to build the infrastructure that allows critical industries to produce advanced components wherever they are needed.”
New way to Manufacture Important Parts
Roboze started in 2014 and says its goal is to create a new system for decentralised manufacturing. This means industries will be able to produce important components in different locations instead of relying on one central factory.
The company combines several technologies together. These include special hardware machines, advanced materials, software tools and something it calls embedded Physical AI. Using these technologies Roboze helps companies produce high performance components for important sectors like aerospace, defence, energy and transportation.
Challenges
According to Roboze, global supply chains today are facing many problems. Long waiting times, fragile logistics systems and limited production options are making it harder for industries to get the parts they need. These problems affect defence, energy and other critical infrastructure sectors.
The company says its technology platform can help solve these issues by allowing local production of mission critical parts whenever they are needed. This is done through a full system that includes additive manufacturing machines, advanced polymer and composite materials, AI driven process intelligence, digital manufacturing software and distributed Smart Factory infrastructure.
Because of this approach companies can reduce supply chain risks and produce complex parts much faster. Many large global companies are already using Roboze technology. Some of its clients include Airbus, Leonardo, Fincantieri, Hitachi and SLB.
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Expansion Plans
With the new funding Roboze plans to expand its operations in several regions including the United States, Europe and the Middle East. The company wants to provide distributed manufacturing systems to governments, defence contractors and major industrial organisations.
As part of this expansion Roboze will open its US Aerospace and Defence Headquarters in El Segundo, California on 20 March 2026. El Segundo is known as one of the most important aerospace and defence industry hubs in the United States.
New US Headquarters
Investors believe the company’s technology could become very important for national security in the future. James Winnefeld, partner at Rule 1 Ventures, explained why this type of technology matters. He said, “Future readiness depends not only on advanced systems but also on the ability to sustain and produce them. Roboze is building industrial capability that will become increasingly critical to national security.”
Rule 1 Ventures itself is led by experienced national security leaders. One of them is James A. Winnefeld Jr., a retired four star admiral and former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Another leader is Todd Ehrlich, who is a former US Navy SEAL and defence entrepreneur.
