ORiS

◆ Total Raised

$5.7M

◆ Stage

pre-seed

◆ Location

Turin, Italy

◆ Founded

2024

◆ Team size

1-10

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◆ About ORiS

Italian startup developing wireless power-beaming technology for satellites using lasers.

◆ What sets it apart

ORiS delivers energy in orbit precisely where and when needed without replacing a satellite's existing solar panels, using a fully European technology stack for laser payloads and beam-pointing.

◆ Sectors

◆ Business

◆ Notable

• Raised €5 million in pre-seed funding in July 2026, led by Earlybird and co-led by Pitchdrive
• Secured €500,000 grant from Piedmont Region's innovative startup program
• Tested ground technology transmitting power to drones hovering 100 meters away
• Achieved 2 kW power output from two laser sources in experimental tests
• Announced first in-orbit demonstration with Dcubed's ARAQYS-D3 mission in Q1 2027
• Accepted into ESA BIC Turin and I3P incubator in 2024

◆ Backing funds on Raise

• Pitchdrivepre-seed
• Earlybird Fund VIIIpre-seed

◆ Funding rounds

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