Rule 1 Ventures, a U.S. venture capital firm specializing in national security technologies, has made a new investment inRoboze, a company developing production platforms for mission-critical industries. The capital is earmarked for growing Roboze’s network of distributed manufacturing facilities, allowing defense customers and industrial operators to fabricate advanced components at or near the locations where they are required.
Rule 1 Ventures brings capital as well as expertise. The firm is led by James A. Winnefeld Jr., a retired four-star admiral and former Vice Chairman of theJoint Chiefs of Staff, and Todd Ehrlich, a formerU.S. Navy SEALand defense entrepreneur, positioning the investment firmly within the national security conversation.
“Future readiness depends not only on advanced systems but also on the ability to sustain and produce them,” said Winnefeld. “Roboze is building industrial capability that will become increasingly critical to national security.”
The funding round also includedPrivcorp Ventures, Heather Podesta, Founder ofInvariant LLC, Gary Ang, formerTemasekOperating Partner,Tholus Capital, and theFerrari Family Office. Existing shareholders Federico Faggin andRialto Venture Capitalparticipated as well.
A Platform Built for the Point of Need
Roboze’s stack technology combines high-performance additive manufacturing hardware, proprietary materials, AI-driven process intelligence, digital manufacturing software and a distributed smart factory infrastructure under a single production platform.
The architecture is designed to allow complex parts to be fabricated locally and on demand, reducing dependence on centralized manufacturing and the fragile supply chains that come with it, a vulnerability that has become increasingly visible across defense, energy, and critical infrastructure sectors.
“Modern industrial resilience requires more than machines, it requires a complete manufacturing platform that combines hardware, materials science and intelligent software. Our mission is to build the infrastructure that allows critical industries to produce advanced components wherever they are needed,” said Alessio Lorusso, Founder and CEO of Roboze.
The new capital will fuel Roboze’s expansion across operational hubs in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, extending its distributed manufacturing reach to defense contractors, governments, and industrial operators across all three regions.
Reindustrialization of U.S. Manufacturing
Source: 3D Printing Industry
