Founded in 2022 by Agris Kipurs and Ilya Nevdah after their exit from consumer-drone maker Airdog, Origin focuses on low-cost, reusable strike capabilities for modern battlefields. Its flagship platform, BEAK, is a man-portable ISR drone equipped with precision-guidance technology that can autonomously deliver munitions and return intact, driving per-strike costs down roughly twentyfold versus comparable systems. The drone is engineered to resist heavy radio-frequency jamming and already has commercial agreements in place with two unnamed NATO countries. Origin positions the BEAK as a “flying Javelin,” targeting smaller democracies that cannot afford traditional precision-weapon inventories. Future plans include expanding production and deployment across allied defense forces while continuing R&D on autonomy and guidance. To date, the company has secured €4 million in capital: €2.4 million in equity and €1.6 million in EU and Latvian Ministry of Defence grants. The team leverages more than a decade of autonomous-systems expertise from their prior venture.

Total raised

$10M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Nov 2024