London-based startup Mutable Tactics, which develops AI software to coordinate teams of autonomous military robots, has secured $2.1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Seraphim Space, with support from NSSIF, Koro, Entrepreneurs First, and Transpose.
- Founded in 2024 by Colin MacLeod and Enrique Muñoz de Cote, Mutable Tactics develops software that coordinates groups of autonomous military robots, including aerial, maritime and ground drones.
- The company builds an orchestration system called Mastermind that runs on edge computing hardware and sits between a human operator and multiple robotic platforms.
- It translates mission objectives set by the operator into tasks for different systems, allowing them to coordinate movements and roles while maintaining awareness of objectives in environments where communications or GPS may be disrupted.
- The software combines machine-learning models with rule-based reasoning to support decision-making under uncertain conditions while keeping mission parameters defined by human operators.
Details of the deal
- The $2.1 million pre-seed funding will support the expansion of Mutable Tactics’ engineering team in Cambridge and the continued development of its drone coordination software. The company will also work with two European governments to test and validate the technology in operational environments.
- In addition, the funding will support integration with unmanned-system partners and preparation for live demonstrations in challenging conditions.
“Mutable’s software lets low-cost drones operate as coordinated teams when communications degrade, giving operators faster decisions and better outcomes without upgrading every platform. As space investors, we like that the system is designed to keep working across satellite, alternative navigation, and manual modes without changing kit. Colin and Enrique bring a rare mix of battlefield insight and true robotics autonomy expertise," explains Maureen Haverty, Principal at Seraphim Space.
