ASIO, an Israeli defense technology company pioneering autonomy, enhanced awareness and resilient navigation for the tactical domain, has completed its first funding round, raising $15 million. The investment was led by Protego Ventures, a leading Israel-based defense-focused venture capital fund investing in early-growth companies advancing breakthrough technologies across critical defense domains, with Aliya Capital Partners as co-lead investor. Aliya Capital Partners is a leading alternative investment firm whose portfolio includes category-defining companies in AI, space, defense, and autonomy.
In its announcement, ASIO said that it will use the new funding to scale production, accelerate product development, and extend its reach to global customers. The company continues to expand its partnerships with governments, defense primes, OEMs, and strategic industry partners across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Tomer Malchi, Founder and CEO of ASIO, sees this investment as an important milestone in ASIO’s growth. He said, “Modern battlefields demand technologies that enable tactical units to operate independently, maintain mission continuity, make faster, better-informed decisions, and support interoperability with other systems in the field. This investment will allow us to accelerate innovation, expand globally, and continue delivering combat-proven operational capabilities that can be deployed at scale.”
Founded by Tomer Malchi and Yaniv Malchi, ASIO develops advanced tactical systems for maneuvering forces operating in complex and contested environments. Built on its proprietary GeoFusion™ technology, the company’s solutions solve the coordination and communication challenges of joint, multi-force operations, enabling ground dominance through interoperability, operational autonomy, enhanced situational awareness, and resilient edge navigation.
ASIO’s systems are deployed at scale across all branches of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and are in operational use by defense customers worldwide.
ASIO will attend UVID DroneTech 2026, the largest and most prestigious international UAS/drone event, that returning to Israel for the 14th time in November 2026. For information and registration