Occam

About Occam

Occam Industries is a London-based defense technology firm founded in 2025 by Gui Wainwright. The company specializes in developing software for unmanned systems, such as drones, enabling them to operate autonomously without reliance on GPS or external communications.

The core product, OccamX, is a retrofit computer-vision autopilot designed for mass-manufactured first-person-view (FPV) drones. This software-only solution can be integrated into existing drone platforms without needing to alter the airframe or supply chains. By using computer vision for perception, tracking, and guidance, the technology reduces the need for continuous manual control from a human operator and lowers the required skill level. This addresses a key challenge in modern warfare where drone pilots are scarce resources and vulnerable to being targeted. The system is designed to be immune to electronic warfare and signal loss, allowing drone missions to be completed in contested environments where human-piloted systems cannot operate.

Occam Industries operates on a B2B and B2G business model, licensing its software to defense manufacturers and government programs. The company has established a significant partnership with Ukraine's Brave1 defense tech cluster, which approved the technology for integration testing. This collaboration involves deploying the technology with Ukrainian unmanned system manufacturers, using the active conflict as a demanding operational environment to test and refine the software's latency, reliability, and decision-making capabilities. Beyond Ukraine, Occam is pursuing paid adoption projects and strategic partnerships with European defense primes to enhance NATO capabilities.

In February 2026, Occam Industries secured €3 million in a pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Presto Tech Horizons and included participation from Antler, Freedom Fund, TYR.vc, and other angel investors. This capital is intended to accelerate the adoption of its technology on the Ukrainian front line, expand the system's capabilities, and advance product development.