Breaker secures $2m in pre-seed funding from Main Sequence
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The news: Australian AI company Breaker has secured $S2 million in pre-seed funding, led by deep tech investment fund Main Sequence, to scale its AI-powered autonomous robotics software. The company plans to triple its workforce and expand its US operations to meet growing demand.
The context: The funding will support Breaker’s expansion plans, including tripling its team over the next six months. Its technology enables a single operator to control up to 100 autonomous systems simultaneously.
Founded in 2023 through the UNSW Founders Defence 10X program, Breaker has established strategic partnerships with US-based SensorOps for simulation capabilities, Airvolute for drone platform integration and the Australian Institute of Machine Learning for AI research.
The company has opened an office in Austin, Texas, and is working with US defence customers. Breaker was founded by co-chief executive officers Matthew Buffa (formerly of Anduril), Michael Irwin (formerly of DroneShield) and Vanja Videnovic (formerly of Hargrave Technologies).
What they said: "True autonomy isn't just about building better individual robots, but about making them work together—and work seamlessly with humans," Buffa said.
Main Sequence partner Mike Zimmerman added: "By combining generative AI with robotics, Breaker adds a step change in intelligence to these systems and delivers enormous advantages in utility while democratising access to these systems."
Correction: An earlier version said the funding amount was $3.1 million.
