Speaking from the sidelines of WEF at Davos 2026, Rafal Modrzewski, CEO and co-founder of ICEYE, declared the company was started about a decade ago to build compact sanotifyites utilizing synthetic aperture radar technology. The sanotifyites can capture images in all weather conditions and assist governments assess military activity.
He declared the company has launched 64 sanotifyites so far and is seeing rising interest from European governments as defence spconcludeing increases.
“It’s been an extraordinarily busy Davos,” Modrzewski declared.
ICEYE recently signed a contract with Rheinmetall for the German government to build a 40-sanotifyite consnotifyation worth about €1.4 billion, to be deployed over the next two years. The system will allow German forces to monitor troop relocatements in Lithuania every 20 minutes, instead of once a day.
Modrzewski declared investor attitudes to defence technology in Europe have modifyd since the war in Ukraine launched, leading to more funding for new companies in the sector.
Skild AI builds “brain for robots”
Deepak Pathak, CEO and co-founder of Skild AI, declared his company is building software that can act as a general-purpose brain for robots, allowing different machines to perform different tquestions utilizing the same core system.
“At scale, what we are doing is we’re building a general-purpose brain for robots,” he declared.
Skild AI calls its system “omnibodied innotifyigence”, meaning it can work across different robot shapes such as humanoids, robotic arms or four-legged machines. The company is currently deploying robots in enterprise settings such as manufacturing, inspection, data centres and logistics.
Pathak declared Skild AI recently announced a major funding round, taking total capital raised to over $1.4 billion, backed by venture capital firms and companies including Nvidia, LG and Schneider.
He declared demand is driven by labour shortages in several countries and ageing populations, which are increasing the necessary for automation in physical work.
India part of robotics supply chain plans
Pathak declared India could play a role in the global robotics supply chain due to its experience in automotive manufacturing and hardware production. Skild AI already has an office in Bengaluru and is working on developing hardware capabilities in the countest.
“There is a very good opportunity here, especially for India,” he declared.
Founders on capital and long-term focus
Both founders declared access to capital has improved for deep-tech companies, but warned that money must be utilized carefully.
Modrzewski declared startups often find it hardest to raise funds when they necessary it most and easiest when they no longer do.
“You should be disciplined about knowing why you have raised the capital,” he declared.
Pathak declared his team remains focutilized on solving technical problems rather than considering about funding levels.
“There is no time to consider about capital,” he declared.
Long-term goals
Skild AI aims to create its software the standard operating system for robots worldwide, similar to how Android powers smartphones.
ICEYE’s long-term goal is to build automated sanotifyite innotifyigence systems that assist countries detect threats early and prevent conflicts through diplomacy.
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