{"id":44538,"date":"2026-08-06T01:25:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T01:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cp.snarskis.lt\/index.php\/2026\/08\/06\/fuvex-raises-e3m-to-scale-dual-use-drone-technology-across-europe\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T01:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T01:25:30","slug":"fuvex-raises-e3m-to-scale-dual-use-drone-technology-across-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cp.snarskis.lt\/index.php\/2026\/08\/06\/fuvex-raises-e3m-to-scale-dual-use-drone-technology-across-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"FuVeX raises \u20ac3M to scale dual-use drone technology across Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-post-content\">\n<p><span>Spanish<br \/>\ndrone technology company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fuvex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">FuVeX<\/a> has raised \u20ac3 million in an oversubscribed<br \/>\nfunding round to accelerate its commercial and international expansion and<br \/>\nstrengthen its position in the European dual-use drone market. The round<br \/>\nincluded participation from <a href=\"https:\/\/sodena.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">SODENA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.segofinance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SEGO Venture<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/izertisventures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Izertis Ventures<\/a>, and several<br \/>\nfamily offices linked to the industrial, agricultural and innovation sectors.<br \/>\nThe company has also secured funding commitments for future financing rounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Founded<br \/>\nin 2013 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cmatilla\/?locale=en\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Matilla<\/a>, FuVeX develops, manufactures and operates long-range<br \/>\ndrones for civil and defence applications. Its proprietary technology combines<br \/>\nunmanned aircraft, operational systems and artificial intelligence-powered<br \/>\nanalytics to automate the inspection and monitoring of critical infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Designed<br \/>\nas a dual-use platform, FuVeX&#8217;s technology serves both commercial and defence<br \/>\ncustomers, enabling beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations of up to 10<br \/>\nkilometres while reducing inspection times, operating costs and workers&#8217;<br \/>\nexposure to hazardous environments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The<br \/>\ncompany has established a strong presence in the energy sector, having<br \/>\ninspected more than 36,000 kilometres of power lines through contracts with<br \/>\nUFD, Naturgy&#8217;s electricity distributor, and Endesa. FuVeX aims to inspect 70%<br \/>\nof Spain&#8217;s electricity distribution network by 2027 while expanding into<br \/>\nagriculture, oil and gas, and other critical infrastructure sectors across<br \/>\nEurope and Latin America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Alongside<br \/>\nthe private investment, the company has secured \u20ac400,000 in public funding from<br \/>\nSpain&#8217;s Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) to support a<br \/>\ndefence research and development project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According<br \/>\nto Carlos Matilla, CEO and founder of FuVeX, the funding reflects investor<br \/>\nconfidence in both the company&#8217;s technology and its ambition to contribute to<br \/>\nEurope&#8217;s strategic autonomy by developing drones designed, manufactured and<br \/>\noperated in Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>The<br \/>\nvertical integration of our solution\u2014from aircraft development and operations<br \/>\nto data analysis\u2014gives us a highly agile structure that can adapt to a rapidly<br \/>\nevolving sector. This allows us to provide a comprehensive solution while<br \/>\nreducing dependence on foreign technology,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The funding will be used to expand the<br \/>\ncompany&#8217;s commercial and defence operations, strengthen its technology,<br \/>\nindustrial and commercial teams, increase manufacturing and operational<br \/>\ncapacity, and accelerate international growth. FuVeX will also invest in<br \/>\nresearch and development to advance drone systems for defence, security and<br \/>\ncritical infrastructure applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-getsitecontrol-inline=\"284877\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spanish drone technology company FuVeX has raised \u20ac3 million in an oversubscribed funding round to accelerate its commercial and international expansion and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":44539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[83],"miestas":[],"class_list":["post-44538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technologijos","tag-fintech"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cp.snarskis.lt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cp.snarskis.lt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cp.snarskis.lt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cp.snarskis.lt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cp.snarskis.lt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cp.snarskis.lt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cp.snarskis.lt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cp.snarskis.lt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cp.snarskis.lt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44538"},{"taxonomy":"miestas","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cp.snarskis.lt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/miestas?post=44538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}