Powerus

Market context

Powerus builds autonomous systems for defense and critical infrastructure, combining heavy-lift VTOL drones, tactical UAS, counter-UAS systems and maritime autonomy under a common architecture. In June 2026 it received a $30 million strategic equity investment from Unusual Machines to scale U. S. manufacturing.

Facts

• Website: https://www.power.us/
• HQ: West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
• Segment: defense robotics
• Known funding rounds: 2

Funding

• 2026-06-16 - Strategic equity investment - $30M - Powerus receives $30M strategic equity investment from Unusual Machines - source: globenewswire.com
• 2026-03-23 - Bridge loan - $20M - Aureus Greenway Holdings announces $20M bridge loan to Powerus - source: globenewswire.com

Investors

• Unusual Machines - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-06-16
• Aureus Greenway Holdings - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-03-23

Commercial

1 commercial event; 1 commercial order; latest event 2026-04-21

• 2026-04-21 - Commercial order - Unusual Machines receives USD 5M-plus Powerus order for drone components - source: nasdaq.com

Events

• 2026-06-16 - Funding - Powerus receives $30M strategic equity investment from Unusual Machines - Unusual Machines is investing $30 million in Powerus, Autonomous Power Corporation’s autonomous systems business. The relationship links Powerus autonomous and counter-drone systems with Unusual Machines NDAA-compliant drone components and hardware. Powerus’s…
• 2026-05-27 - Market Signal - Powerus MatrixFold selected for Drone Dominance Phase II qualifier - The program is aimed at procuring and fielding tens of thousands of low-cost one-way attack drones while testing manufacturing readiness. MatrixFold is a U.S.-made modular FPV platform described as Blue UAS-compatible and NDAA-compliant. The milestone is a qu…
• 2026-04-21 - Commercial Order - Unusual Machines receives USD 5M-plus Powerus order for drone components - Unusual Machines received an order exceeding USD 5 million from Autonomous Power Corporation, operating as Powerus. The order covers U.S.-made components for counter-UAS interceptor systems and related 10-inch class drone platforms. Deliveries began in April…
• 2026-03-23 - Funding - Aureus Greenway Holdings announces $20M bridge loan to Powerus - The bridge loan added interim capital for Powerus ahead of the proposed merger with Aureus Greenway Holdings. The financing is separate from the later Unusual Machines strategic equity investment. Powerus remained a private operating company while the propose…
• 2026-03-09 - Market Signal - Powerus signs proposed business combination with Aureus Greenway Holdings - The agreement covers a proposed merger between Aureus Greenway Holdings and Autonomous Power Corporation, doing business as Powerus. The combined company is expected to operate as Powerus Corporation after closing, while AGH shares continue trading until comp…

Team

• Andrew Fox - Founder & CEO - He leads Powerus through its autonomous-systems manufacturing buildout, proposed public-market combination and strategic supplier-investor relationship with Unusual Machines.
• Brett Velicovich - COO - His defense and drone-operations background connects Powerus products to tactical UAS, counter-UAS and customer mission requirements.
• Ziv Marom - CTO; CEO of Kaizen Aerospace
• Andrew Valkenburg - CEO of Tandem Defense - He leads the Tandem Defense mission-systems layer behind Powerus tactical platforms such as Matrix and Guardian-1.
• Roman Vinfeld - Chief Revenue Officer
• Jim Biehl - Chief Legal Officer - His legal leadership is relevant to Powerus financing activity, proposed merger work and defense-sector contracting posture.
• Ed Jordan - CFO
• Max Eshkenazy - Lead Engineer - He contributes to the platform architecture behind Powerus autonomous air, maritime and mission-system integrations.
• General CQ Brown Jr. - Strategic Advisor - Government & Defense - His advisory role strengthens Powerus defense-market context, procurement awareness and operational credibility.
• Jesse Ferrara - Strategic Advisor - National Security & Defense Tech - His advisory role connects Powerus to defense-technology policy, national-security use cases and Agile Autonomy maritime work.

Supply chain relationships

• Unusual Machines - Strategic Investor - Unusual Machines made a $30 million strategic equity investment in Powerus to support domestic autonomous and counter-drone manufacturing.
• Unusual Machines - Drone Component Supplier - Powerus sources NDAA-compliant drone components and hardware from Unusual Machines for autonomous and counter-drone systems.

Relationships

• Unusual Machines - Drone Component Customer - Unusual Machines received a $5 million-plus drone-component order from Powerus for counter-UAS interceptor systems.

Context tags

• Defence drone OEM - Stack Layer - Powerus builds defense-focused autonomous air systems, tactical UAS and heavy-lift VTOL platforms.
• Tactical UAVs - Peer Group - Powerus markets tactical unmanned systems and Matrix tactical drone platforms through PowerAir and Tandem Defense.
• Manufacturing scale-up - Commercial Stage - Powerus links its Unusual Machines investment and strategic supplier relationship to U.S.-based autonomous drone manufacturing scale.
• C-UAS interceptor drone builder - Peer Group - PowerAir lists Guardian-1 Interceptor as a counter-UAS mission system.
• Defence maritime autonomy builder - Peer Group - PowerSea covers autonomous maritime systems and unmanned surface systems for defense and infrastructure protection.
• Counter-UAS systems - Peer Group - Powerus identifies autonomous and counter-drone systems as production focus in the Unusual Machines investment announcement.
• Contested defence environments - Customer Environment - Powerus targets high-risk, defense and critical-infrastructure environments.