ORiS

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Location Turin, Italy
Founded 2023
Latest Stage Pre-Seed
Total Raised €5M
Website https://oris-space.com
Sector
space spacetech deeptech energy defense dual-use

Founders

Andrea Villa Co-Founder & CEO

About

ORiS is a Turin, Italy-based DeepTech startup developing laser-based wireless power transmission (WPT) systems for space and dual-use applications, with the goal of enabling satellites to recharge one another in orbit without relying solely on solar panels 123. The company’s terrestrial prototype platform, LOONA, has demonstrated wireless power transfer to a hovering drone at distances of more than 100 metres, with drone testing conducted through NATO’s DIANA defence accelerator 12. ORiS plans to have a flight model ready by the end of July 2026 ahead of a planned in-orbit demonstration in 2027 with mission partner DCUBED, beaming power over a distance of 10 metres 12. The company is incubated at I3P (Politecnico di Torino’s incubator) and ESA BIC Turin 3.

On 2026-07-21, ORiS announced a €5 million pre-seed round — €4.5 million in equity co-led by Earlybird and Pitchdrive, plus a €500k grant from the Piedmont Region’s “Consolidamento patrimoniale e crescita delle start up innovative” programme 123.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-07-21 Pre-Seed €5M (€4.5M equity + €500k grant) Earlybird, Pitchdrive Galaxia, Vento, Piemonte Next Fund 123

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Sources

  1. “Turin-based ORiS secures €5 million to develop wireless power transmission systems for space and dual-use applications,” EU-Startups, July 21, 2026. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/07/turin-based-oris-secures-e5-million-to-develop-wireless-power-transmission-systems-for-space-and-dual-use-applications/↩↩↩↩↩

  2. “Italian startup ORiS raises funding for laser power-beaming technology,” SpaceNews, July 2026. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://spacenews.com/italian-startup-oris-raises-funding-for-laser-power-beaming-technology/↩↩↩↩↩

  3. “Earlybird and Pitchdrive back ORiS’ €5M pre-seed to put lasers in orbit,” Tech Funding News, July 2026. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://techfundingnews.com/oris-5m-pre-seed-laser-orbital-power-grid/↩↩↩↩