Tech Company Financing Transactions
ORiS Funding Round
On 7/21/2026, ORiS raised $5.7 million in Seed financing from Earlybird Venture Capital, Pitchdrive and Piedmont Capital Investments.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
7/21/2026
Transaction Type
Debt
Venture Equity
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,700,000
Round
Seed
Investors
Earlybird Venture Capital (Lead Investor)
Pitchdrive (Lead Investor)
Proceeds Purpose
The funding will support the expansion of ORiS' engineering team, accelerate research and development of critical subsystems, enable the company to move into new laboratory and clean-room facilities, develop a flight model for a future satellite-to-satellite wireless power transmission mission, and advance LOONA from a prototype platform towards a commercial dual-use product.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Defense
Mailing Address
Corso Castelfidardo, 30/a
Torino -- TO, 10129
Italy
Torino -- TO, 10129
Italy
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
Founded as a spin-off of Politecnico di Torino, ORiS is building the next generation of wireless power infrastructure for space. Our vision: to unlock uninterrupted energy access for satellites, drones, and surface systems anywhere in the solar system. Our Mission: To deliver space-based energy as a service, providing reliable, wireless power to satellites and surface systems wherever and whenever it's needed.
Profile
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Andrea Villa
Chief Operating Officer
Francesco Lopez
Chief Technical Officer
Anna Mauro
VP - Administration
Giovanni Arigliani
VP - Bus. Development
Edoardo Sfasciamuro
VP - Human Resources
Nelia Peirotti
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