Scout AI
Builds Fury, a vision-language-action foundation model turning unmanned ground, air, sea, and space military systems into autonomous agents.
Scout AI (founded August 2024 by CEO Colby Adcock and CTO Collin Otis, an ex-Kodiak Robotics/Uber ATG autonomy engineer) develops Fury, a defense-specific vision-language-action foundation model, along with its own prototype unmanned ground (G01) and aerial (A01) platforms. The Sunnyvale, CA company raised a $15M seed round in January 2025 led by Align Ventures and Booz Allen Ventures, followed by a $100M Series A in April 2026 co-led by Align Ventures and Draper Associates. Scout AI reported roughly $11M in Department of War/DoD contract bookings in its first year, with DARPA and the Army Applications Laboratory among its contracting organizations, and technology reportedly in use with the U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood.
Overview
- Headquarters
- Sunnyvale, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2024
- Employees
- ~34 (per TechCrunch, April 2026)
- Total funding
- $115M ($15M seed Jan 2025 + $100M Series A Apr 2026)
- Stage
- Series A
- Status
- active
- Domains
- AI foundation models, Autonomous unmanned systems, Robotics
- Website
- scoutco.ai
Founders2
Investors19
- FundBooz Allen VenturesCorporate venture capital arm of Booz Allen Hamilton backing early-stage dual-use startups in AI, cybersecurity, and defense tech; participated in Reality Defender's expanded $33M Series A (October 2024) and Scout AI's funding round (April 2025).
- FundDraper AssociatesDraper Associates is Tim Draper's early-stage venture capital firm, founded in 1985 and based in San Mateo, California.
- FundDecisive PointUS venture capital and strategic advisory firm investing in critical technologies for defense, energy and infrastructure; participated in Orqa's €5.8M Seed round (Dec 2024) and in Scout AI's seed and $100M Series A.
- FundGaingelsVenture capital firm investing alongside LGBTQ+ and allied founders/investors; participated in Solideon's oversubscribed $5M+ pre-seed round (July 2024).
- FundAlign VenturesVenture firm; co-led both of Scout AI's rounds — the $15M seed (Jan 2025) and the $100M Series A (Apr 2026).
- FundPerot JainDallas-based venture firm; participated in Scout AI's $15M seed round.
- FundSigmas GroupVenture investor; participated in Scout AI's $15M seed round and $100M Series A.
- FundEvolution VCVenture investor; participated in Scout AI's $15M seed round and $100M Series A.
- FundBVVCVenture investor; participated in Scout AI's $15M seed round and $100M Series A.
- FundHabitat PartnersVenture investor; participated in Scout AI's $15M seed round.
- FundPiedmont Capital InvestmentsVenture investor; participated in Scout AI's $15M seed round.
- FundFJ LabsProlific early-stage venture-investing firm; participated in Scout AI's $15M seed round.
- FundRevelry Venture PartnersVenture investor; participated in Scout AI's $15M seed round.
- FundMonte Carlo CapitalVenture investor; participated in Scout AI's $15M seed round.
- FundExpansion VCVenture investor; participated in Scout AI's $15M seed round.
- FundNeman VenturesVenture investor; participated in Scout AI's $100M Series A.
- FundHeraclitus Capital ManagementInvestment firm; participated in Scout AI's $100M Series A.
- FundDisruptive Founders FundVenture investor; participated in Scout AI's $100M Series A.
- FundVaughn Capital PartnersVenture investor; participated in Scout AI's $100M Series A.
Cap table0
Approximate ownership by holder. Indexed holders link to their records.
Raised per round
Percentages marked ~ are not disclosed. Some are a generic VC-pattern model (founders/team weighted heaviest, option pool lightest, other holders evenly) sized to whatever's left undisclosed — a standard industry shape, not this company's actual cap table.
| Holder | Instrument | Ownership |
|---|---|---|
Vaughn Capital PartnersNew | Equity | ~9.1% |
Disruptive Founders FundNew | Equity | ~9.1% |
Sigmas GroupReinvested | Equity | ~9.1% |
Heraclitus Capital ManagementNew | Equity | ~9.1% |
Evolution VC PartnersNew | Equity | ~9.1% |
Neman VenturesNew | Equity | ~9.1% |
BVVCReinvested | Equity | ~9.1% |
Booz Allen VenturesReinvested | Equity | ~9.1% |
Decisive PointNew | Equity | ~9.1% |
Draper AssociatesReinvested | Equity | ~9.1% |
Align VenturesReinvested | Equity | ~9.1% |
Contracts2
- ContractArmy UxS Autonomy Contract — Infantry Squad VehicleContract to integrate Scout AI's Fury autonomy stack onto Army Infantry Squad Vehicles, with up to $150M in potential follow-on procurement.
- ContractArmy xTechOverwatch Competition AwardScout AI named a winner of the Army's xTechOverwatch competition, advancing toward the Transformation in Contact initiative via the FUZE program.
Frequently asked
- What does Scout AI do?
- Scout AI (founded August 2024 by CEO Colby Adcock and CTO Collin Otis, an ex-Kodiak Robotics/Uber ATG autonomy engineer) develops Fury, a defense-specific vision-language-action foundation model, along with its own prototype unmanned ground (G01) and aerial (A01) platforms. The Sunnyvale, CA company raised a $15M seed round in January 2025 led by Align Ventures and Booz Allen Ventures, followed by a $100M Series A in April 2026 co-led by Align Ventures and Draper Associates. Scout AI reported roughly $11M in Department of War/DoD contract bookings in its first year, with DARPA and the Army Applications Laboratory among its contracting organizations, and technology reportedly in use with the U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood.
- Where is Scout AI headquartered?
- Scout AI is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, USA and was founded in 2024.
- How much funding has Scout AI raised?
- Scout AI has raised $115M ($15M seed Jan 2025 + $100M Series A Apr 2026) in disclosed funding.
- What does Scout AI specialize in?
- Scout AI works across AI foundation models, Autonomous unmanned systems, Robotics.
- Does Scout AI hold government contracts?
- Defense Tech Atlas links Scout AI to 2 government contracts and 1 program.
Sources & citations2
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Emerged from stealth with $15M seed round, landed 2 DoD contracts, unveiled Fury robotic foundation model for defense
PR Newswire: Scout AI Emerges From Stealth With $15M Seed Round, Lands 2 DoD Contracts and Unveils Fury Robotic Foundation Model for DefenseVerified2025-01-01 - 2
Raised $100M Series A co-led by Align Ventures and Draper Associates to train AI models for unmanned warfare
TechCrunch: Coby Adcock's Scout AI raises $100 million to train models for war. We visited its bootcamp.Verified2026-04-29