Pablo Aviation , a swarm AI aviation and defense platform company, announced on the 28th that it has completed the pre-IPO Bridge, the final investment round before its initial public offering (IPO), and has achieved a cumulative fund of 107.5 billion won.
In this round, Pablo Aviation secured a total of 11 billion won in new investment, bringing its total fundraising to 107.5 billion won, including 89.5 billion won in existing investments and 18 billion won in guarantee support from the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund's "Innovation Icon" program. This represents a top-tier achievement among domestic drone companies.
This investment, including the participation of strategic investors, is significant in that it demonstrates that Pablo Aviation's core swarm AI technology has reached a level of technological maturity, and that it simultaneously recognizes market demand and business expansion potential.
Pablo Aviation plans to use this investment to fund R&D to advance and commercialize its swarm AI technology, as well as to strengthen strategic partnerships in the aviation and defense industries. Building on this momentum, the company plans to accelerate its IPO efforts in the first half of the year.
This investment was participated by Korean Air, LIG Nex1-IBK Capital Defense Innovation Fund, and Bihai Investment. Bihai Investment supported long-term growth through continuous investments from the pre-B round to the pre-IPO and this pre-IPO bridge round.
Pablo Aviation has secured positive demonstration results in major military units through the 'Swarm Suicide Drone Combat System' unveiled last year, and has proactively established the foundation as a defense industry platform company by establishing a mass production system through the acquisition of 'Volk', a defense precision processing specialist.
Kim Young-jun, Chairman and Founder of Pablo Aviation, said, "This investment round is significant because it demonstrates that our strategy of focusing on the defense industry as a core growth axis has yielded market results." He added, "We expect to see tangible sales growth in the defense industry starting this year, and we will also see sequential results from projects applying swarm AI technology to various industries." He added, "We will make this year a year in which we establish a bridgehead for global expansion beyond an IPO."
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