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Breaker

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Breaker develops onboard AI agent software that enables autonomous orchestration of heterogeneous multi-domain robotic systems (air, land, sea) for defense operations, with no dependency on cloud connectivity or external networks. A single operator can direct teams of up to 100 autonomous systems using natural voice commands over existing military radio infrastructure; the agents maintain mission-aligned autonomous decision-making even under communications-denied or jammed conditions. Founded in 2023 via the UNSW Founders Defence 10X program by former Anduril, DroneShield, and Hargrave Technologies engineers. Validated through demonstration contracts with US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and Defense Science and Technology Agency Singapore; tier set to early pending full operational contract evidence.

HeadquartersSydney, AU
Founded2023
Defense funding$8M
Team11-50
Deployments0
Open roles4
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typePhysical AI software
Market segmentDefense
StageSeed
FoundersMatthew Buffa (Co-CEO), Michael Irwin (Co-CEO), Vanja Videnovic (Co-Founder)
Regions servedAU, US, SG
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordBessemer Venture PartnersMain Sequence
HR

Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-07-13

Open roles4

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-01-01Raised $6M seed round led by Bessemer Venture Partners; disclosed USSOCOM and DSTA Singapore demonstration contractsPRNewswire
2024-09-01Breaking Defense featured Breaker's onboard autonomy device enabling single-operator voice-commanded drone swarm coordinationBreaking Defense
2023-01-01Founded in Sydney via UNSW Founders Defence 10X program by former Anduril, DroneShield, and Hargrave Technologies engineersStartup Daily
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Source ledger

4 unique public sources

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BREAKER RAISES $6M IN SEED ROUND TO SOLVE DEFENSE'S AUTONOMOUS ORCHESTRATION PROBLEMPRNewswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Breaker Secures $2M to Scale AI Agents in RoboticsBreaker Industries · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Aussie startup's small box turns drones into swarm commandersBreaking Defense · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Defence drone and robotics startup Breaker pilots $9 million Seed roundStartup Daily · retrieved 2026-07-05