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Nuburu Defense

Centennial, Colorado, United States

Wholly owned NUBURU defense/security subsidiary focused on critical-infrastructure and operational-resilience solutions, executing acquisitions and joint ventures for NUBURU’s Defense & Security Hub (e.g., acquisition execution through Nuburu Defense LLC).

Focus Areas
Operational resilience / business continuity platform, Crisis management / risk intelligence (Orbit platform positioning), Defense & security platform initiatives

Tracked deals

4

4 tracked deals across 2025-2026.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

3 buyout · 1 growth capital

Nuburu Defense Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 2 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 2 years for Nuburu Defense. 3 2025 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    NUBURU, Inc., Nuburu Subsidiary Inc.
    Target
    Lyocon S.r.l.
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Location
    Lombardy, Italy
    Type
    Buyout

    NUBURU, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Italian laser manufacturer Lyocon S.r.l., re-establishing an operational, revenue-generating blue-laser industrial platform. The deal consolidates Lyocon's manufacturing and systems-integration capabilities into NUBURU's Defense & Security platform to accelerate commercialization across advanced manufacturing and dual-use defense applications.

  • Buyer
    NUBURU, Inc., Nuburu Defense LLC
    Target
    Orbit S.r.l.
    Seller
    Alessandro Zamboni
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Italy
    Type
    Buyout

    NUBURU, Inc. is acquiring Orbit S.r.l. through its wholly owned subsidiary Nuburu Defense LLC as part of a two-stage process, where the company will move from minority investment to full control and consolidation. NUBURU completed initial tranches (including a first phase placing ~10.7% equity and a later tranche providing operating control), and plans to acquire the remaining equity subject to stockholder approval.

  • Buyer
    NUBURU, Inc., NUBURU Defense LLC
    Target
    Tekne S.p.A.
    Seller
    Tekne's historical shareholders
    Location
    Abruzzo, Italy
    Type
    Buyout

    NUBURU, through NUBURU Defense LLC, began a phased investment in Tekne with an initial 3% stake and a path to majority control; the subsequent agreement established a 70% ownership target, subject to Italian Golden Power authorization and other closing steps. NUBURU announced that it completed the acquisition of the 70% controlling interest on October 15, 2026, with Tekne’s historical shareholders retaining 30%.

  • Buyer
    NUBURU, Inc., YA II PN, Ltd.
    Target
    Tekne S.p.A., NUBURU, Inc.
    Industry
    Energy

    NUBURU, Inc. entered into a standby equity purchase agreement with YA II PN, Ltd. that gives NUBURU the option to sell up to $100 million of its shares, subject to specified conditions. NUBURU said the flexibility supports its growth and transformation plan, including a plan to acquire a controlling interest in Tekne S.p.A. pending regulatory and stockholder approval.

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