How ABZ Innovation is Scaling Heavy-Duty Agricultural and Industrial Drones and Securing European Competitiveness in the Drone Sector

ABZ Innovation, developing and manufacturing heavy-duty action drones aimed at enhancing efficiency and performance in agriculture, construction, logistics, and various industrial operations, led by Károly Ludvigh, Gyula Török, Ádám Takács, Peter Racz, Gergely Vasarhelyi, and Johanna Göbl, has secured a €7 million funding round led by Vsquared Ventures, with participation from Day One Capital and Assembly Ventures.

The investment will drive ABZ’s next growth phase by scaling production, accelerating product development, and expanding globally with backing from experienced hardware and deeptech investors.

As Chinese manufacturers dominate the global drone market, ABZ positions itself as Europe’s leading heavy-duty drone challenger, offering a European-made alternative with supply chain security and data sovereignty. Based in Hungary, the company combines cost-competitive hardware with a full-stack autonomy platform and is deployed in 25+ countries, with strong traction in the US. ABZ drones serve demanding use cases in agriculture and industry, improving efficiency, reducing chemical and water usage, and enhancing safety in hazardous environments.

ABZ Innovation aims to remove humans from dangerous, repetitive work while enabling farmers and industrial operators to improve efficiency. The new investment will scale production, deepen R&D, and expand a global distributor and service network. Investors highlight ABZ’s end-to-end automation platform approach, combining robust hardware with a European autonomy stack, and point to the company as a leading deep tech example from the CEE region with global competitiveness in performance and cost.

Assembly Ventures highlighted the opportunity for a category-defining drone company as incumbents face increasing restrictions, citing ABZ Innovation’s focus on hardware performance, data security, and supply chain reliability as key differentiators. The new capital will expand manufacturing, accelerate product development, and drive global market growth to make advanced drone technology more accessible and enable partners to operate faster, safer, and more efficiently.