The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Auterion: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $130.0M raised. 3 sources back the record.
CategoryDrones
Overview
Auterion is a defense software company providing AI-powered autonomous systems software for unmanned platforms across air, land, and sea. Its AuterionOS platform and Skynode hardware enable drone swarms, fleet management, and AI-driven targeting for allied defense forces. Battle-tested in Ukraine with 33,000+ Skynode strike kits delivered under a 0M Pentagon contract, Auterion has also secured a strategic partnership with Taiwan for drone swarm technology. Headquartered in Arlington, VA with EU operations in Munich, Germany.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
Co-founders
Series B
Products
CEO & Founder
Co-Founder
Pentagon contract
EU HQ
Key partners
Taiwan partnership
AuterionOS autonomy platform
Auterion product stack
Data & sources
Web sources
3
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Auterion has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Lockheed Martin1× joint
- 2National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology1× joint
- 3U.S. Department of Defense1× joint
Most recent
- Auterion x Lockheed Martin2025-09-23with Lockheed Martinjust announced
- with U.S. Department of Defenseoperating
- with National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technologyoperating
Auterion on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jan 2022. Explore where Auterion's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Auterion deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Lorenz Meier Founder & CEOreported, not verified
- Kevin Sartori Co-Founderreported, not verified
- Markus Achtelik CTOreported, not verified
Founders (2)
- Lorenz Meiercofounder
- Kevin Sartoricofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Auterion.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Auterion1 deployment
Recent coverage
Auterion in third-party press
Peers
144 peers across 1 segment. Every Auterion competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
service(144)
113 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 831.3520919269878) · leader Bond at 1957%
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aescapedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Allen Control Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amazondirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amity Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $130.0M
- Employees
- 115
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
3 total · 2 operating · 1 just announced
Every company Auterion has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Auterion x Lockheed Martin2025-09-23with Lockheed Martinjust announced
- with U.S. Department of Defenseoperating
- with National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technologyoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Lockheed Martin1× joint
- 2National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology1× joint
- 3U.S. Department of Defense1× joint
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Auterion x Lockheed MartinwithLockheed Martindevelopment2025-09-23just announced
- Auterion x U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon)withU.S. Department of Defensedeployment2025-07-28operating
- Auterion x Taiwan National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and TechnologywithNational Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technologydevelopment2025-06-17operating
Funding rounds (1)
- Series B2025-09-23
$130M(reported) · $1.0B post
Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners, Lakestar, Mosaic Ventures, Costanoa Ventures
Timeline
Every recorded move in Auterion’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2025-09-23Series B raising $130000000
PartnershipAuterion x Lockheed Martin
2025-09-23Partnership with Lockheed Martin as part of Auterion's open architecture defense ecosystem, enabling interoperability across multiple manufacturers and platforms.
PartnershipAuterion x U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon)
2025-07-280M Pentagon contract to deliver 33,000 AI-driven Skynode drone strike kits to Ukrainian forces, representing the largest deployment of autonomous technology in the West.
PartnershipAuterion x Taiwan National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology
2025-06-17Strategic partnership for Ukraine-combat-tested drone swarm software to strengthen Taiwan's asymmetric defense capabilities against China, potentially leading to millions of drones over multiple years.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2022
Skynode X at Ukraine
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-29
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Auterion.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Auterion from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Who May Maintain Europe’s Defence Software
Licences, maintenance rights and exit clauses across PX4, Auterion, EU law and French ICT contracts
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Auterion’s CEO on drone warfare, interceptors, and the operating system for autonomy
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Kicking Off the New MAVLink-Military Working Group in Washington, D.C.
On May 7, MAVLink-Military kicked off in person in Washington, D.C., with Dronecode leading the morning’s vendor-neutral programming and Auterion sponsoring. We came away from the…
Auterion Secures 30 Million Series B to Scale Defense Software
Auterion's 30M Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners will accelerate production of its autonomous drone software platform for defense applications.
Auterion Secures Contract to Deliver 33,000 Skynode Drone Strike Kits to Ukraine
Auterion secured a 0M Pentagon contract to deliver 33,000 AI-driven Skynode drone strike kits to Ukraine, representing the largest deployment of autonomous technology in the West.
Taiwan seals Ukraine combat-tested drone software deal to help deter China
Taiwan signed a strategic partnership with Auterion for Ukraine-combat-tested drone swarm software, potentially leading to millions of drones for Taiwan's asymmetric defense…
Auterion successfully completes Artemis program to deliver long-range deep strike drone
Auterion completed its Artemis program delivering a deep strike drone proven in Ukraine with up to 1,000 miles range and visual targeting capabilities.
Auterion raises 30 Million Series B as their AI-enabled software powering low-cost commercial hardware at scale transforms warfare
Auterion raised 30M Series B led by Bessemer Venture Partners to scale its autonomous drone swarm software, with 5M in non-dilutive capital from the U.S. Department of War.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/auterion.md
- RSS feed: /companies/auterion/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/45baee51-8163-47f9-8638-cb88bc97004d
- Revision history: /companies/auterion/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
Video
Heat Index
Category contender81/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Auterion draws attention at the 57th percentile but verifies reality at the 9th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +47.4, 17th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Well-capitalized with $130M raised. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 2, 2026