{"id":28232,"date":"2026-04-24T13:41:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/?p=28232"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:44:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:44:37","slug":"codective-investments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/04\/codective-investments\/","title":{"rendered":"Codective has raised $200,000 to develop GPS-free autonomous navigation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defence startup Codective, founded by Ukrainians in the US, has raised seed <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/investments\/\">investment<\/a> from\u00a0Israel Aerospace Industries\u00a0(IAI). The funding will be used to develop autonomous navigation systems, the company said in a recent press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Codective founder and CEO&nbsp;Anton Herasymenko&nbsp;told Defender Media the investment amounts to $200,000. The startup sees IAI as a strategic investor and plans to launch a pilot project together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The investment is earmarked for scaling the IVFOS (Inertial Visual Flow and Optical System) platform. This technology enables precision navigation without reliance on GNSS or GPS signals, providing a critical solution for environments where satellite signals are jammed, lost, or compromised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IVFOS suite integrates computer vision, visual odometry, inertial navigation, sensor fusion, and onboard edge computing. This multi-layered approach enables unmanned and autonomous systems to maintain high positioning accuracy in contested electronic warfare (EW) environments, including during sophisticated signal-spoofing attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/04\/stetman-gomspace-joint-venture\/\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong> Ukrainian Stetman and Danish GomSpace to launch joint satellite production in Ukraine<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company intends to utilise the funding to accelerate technological development, expand field validation trials, and prepare for integration with aviation and defence platforms. 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