SWARM Biotactics

SWARM Biotactics builds controllable bio-robotic insect swarms that gather real-time intelligence where conventional robots cannot operate. The company outfits living insects with modular "backpacks" that incorporate advanced sensors, secure communications, edge AI, and swarm-intelligence coordination to enable remote control and autonomous group behaviors. It is a deep‑tech B2B provider delivering bio-robotics and autonomous swarm systems for defense, security, police, and search-and-rescue organizations. Products are designed for stealthy, scalable, persistent ISR and for integration with tactical systems in denied, cluttered, or high-risk environments.

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SWARM Biotactics

AIBio-roboticsDefenseReal-time DataSecurityStealthSurveillanceSwarm Intelligenceswarm-biotactics.com

HQKassel, DE

Team Size47

Open Jobs13

Total Funding$15M

Latest Fundraise8 months ago

TL;DR

What they do: Develop living bio-robotic swarms: insects carrying ultra-light sensor/compute backpacks with swarm autonomy for ISR, security, search & rescue, and industrial inspection

Founded / HQ: 2024; Kassel, Germany (with a U.S. subsidiary in San Francisco)

Stage / Funding: Seed; €13M total raised (€3M pre-seed + €10M seed announced 2025-06-24)

Leadership: Stefan Wilhelm (CEO); Moritz Strube (CTO, co‑founder)

Company Overview

Problem Domain

Close-range intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance (ISR), covert access, and real-time data collection in complex, cluttered, or high-risk environments.

Founded

2024

Industry

Biotechnology

Funding Track Record

Pre-seed

€3,000,000

Part of total €13M reported by company

Seed- 2025-06-24

€10,000,000

Announced seed round; participating investors named as Vertex Ventures US, Possible Ventures, and Capnamic

Investor Signal

“Vertex Ventures US, Possible Ventures, Capnamic participated in the seed round”

Founders

What we do

TL;DR

Company Overview

Funding Track Record

Founders

What we do

SWARM Biotactics

AIBio-roboticsDefenseReal-time DataSecurityStealthSurveillanceSwarm Intelligenceswarm-biotactics.com

SWARM Biotactics

AIBio-roboticsDefenseReal-time DataSecurityStealthSurveillanceSwarm Intelligenceswarm-biotactics.com

HQKassel, DE

Team Size47

Open Jobs13

Total Funding$15M

Latest Fundraise8 months ago

TL;DR

What they do: Develop living bio-robotic swarms: insects carrying ultra-light sensor/compute backpacks with swarm autonomy for ISR, security, search & rescue, and industrial inspection

Founded / HQ: 2024; Kassel, Germany (with a U.S. subsidiary in San Francisco)

Stage / Funding: Seed; €13M total raised (€3M pre-seed + €10M seed announced 2025-06-24)

Leadership: Stefan Wilhelm (CEO); Moritz Strube (CTO, co‑founder)

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Company Overview

Problem Domain

Close-range intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance (ISR), covert access, and real-time data collection in complex, cluttered, or high-risk environments.

Founded

2024

Industry

Biotechnology

Funding Track Record

Pre-seed

€3,000,000

Part of total €13M reported by company

Seed- 2025-06-24

€10,000,000

Announced seed round; participating investors named as Vertex Ventures US, Possible Ventures, and Capnamic

Investor Signal

“Vertex Ventures US, Possible Ventures, Capnamic participated in the seed round”

Founders

What we do

Join the Team

Hardware/software technician

On-SiteSan Diego, CA, US

On-Site • San Diego, CA, US

At SWARM Biotactics , we are creating biorobots — living, intelligent systems based on insects. Each insect carries a custom-designed backpack that enables wireless control, sensing, and secure communication.

Biorobot swarms combine the agility of biology with AI, sensors, and swarm coordination — unlocking capabilities where conventional machines fail.

We are the only company in the world doing this — and we are pushing the edge of what is possible in every domain: from neuroscience to embedded hardware to swarm intelligence.

🚀 — and help create the first generation of living machines.

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DevOps Engineer

Part-timeMunich, DE

Part-time • Munich, DE

Software Engineer

Part-timeNiš, RS

Part-time • Niš, RS

Mobile Developer

Part-timeTel Aviv

Part-time • Tel Aviv

Backend Developer

Part-timeRotterdam, NL

Part-time • Rotterdam, NL

Software Engineer

ContractTel Aviv

Contract • Tel Aviv

Frontend Developer

ContractLondon, GB

Contract • London, GB