Exyn

Exyn develops autonomous mapping and navigation technology for GPS-denied environments. Its aerial systems and ExynPak mapping products are used to capture 3D data in mines, industrial sites and complex infrastructure where manual inspection or GPS-based navigation is unreliable.

Market context

Exyn is a strong edge-case builder because it combines a real embodied robot line with modular mapping hardware and licensable autonomy software. It is useful for testing clean separation between company truth, robot truth, platform truth, and software truth.

Products

Facts

Website: https://www.exyn.com/
HQ: Philadelphia, United States
Founded: 2014
Segment: aerial robotics and drones
Known funding rounds: 4

Funding

2024-07-03 - Series B second close - $5M - Exyn announces additional strategic growth funding - source: accessnewswire.com
2023-09-05 - Additional financing - Exyn closes additional funding with C.R. Kennedy and Aero X Ventures - source: exyn.com
2022-12-22 - Series B - $35M - Exyn raises $35 million Series B - source: exyn.com
2019-07-11 - Series A - $16M - Exyn raises $16M Series A for autonomous aerial robotics - source: prnewswire.com

Investors

Aero X Ventures - Participant - Vc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2023-09-05 - latest 2024-07-03
C.R. Kennedy & Company - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-07-03
C.R. Kennedy - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-09-05
Reliance Industries - Lead - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-12-22
Centricus - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-07-11
Corecam Family Office - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-07-11
In-Q-Tel - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-07-11
IP Group - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-07-11
Red & Blue Ventures - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-07-11
Yamaha Motor Ventures - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-07-11

Autonomous robotic mapping company

Exyn develops autonomous mapping and navigation software for aerial and ground robots operating in GPS-denied, complex and safety-critical environments.

Target environment: Mines, industrial sites, infrastructure assets, GPS-denied areas, hazardous facilities and autonomous mapping missions.
Deployment model: Autonomy software and mapping systems supplied to OEMs, integrators and industrial customers.
Customer context: Mining companies, industrial operators, robotics integrators, mapping teams and organizations working in unsafe or inaccessible spaces.
Workflow context: Autonomous mapping, LiDAR data capture, GPS-denied navigation, exploration, obstacle avoidance and mission-level autonomy.
Commercial maturity: Commercial industrial autonomy company with ExynAI and Nexys systems for mapping and robot navigation.
Market position: Robotics software company focused on autonomous mapping and perception-driven navigation.
Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on sensor payloads, environmental complexity, map quality, robot compatibility, field reliability and customer workflow integration.
Adjacent context: Adjacent context includes GPS-denied autonomy, robotic mapping, aerial inspection, LiDAR navigation and industrial field robotics.
Source confidence: high

Events

2026-05-19 - Partnership - Exyn defense subsidiary Range advances USSOCOM evaluation pathway - Exyn announced that its defense subsidiary Range executed a Vendor Loan Agreement with USSOCOM. Range also entered an agreement with Asylon Robotics to support autonomous inspection work at the U.S. Air Force Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex. The event mar…
2026-01-01 - Org Change - Exyn rebrands from Exyn Technologies to Exyn - Rebranded from Exyn Technologies to Exyn Said the change reflected broader technology, customer, and market expansion
2025-01-01 - Company Formation - Exyn launches Range as a wholly owned subsidiary - Launched Range to deliver mission-ready autonomy and modular robotic capabilities for defense and other high-consequence environments Exyn says Range is a fully owned subsidiary
2024-07-03 - Funding - Exyn announces additional strategic growth funding - Exyn announces additional strategic growth funding. Exyn disclosed $5,000,000 in Strategic Growth Funding financing. The financing supports continued product development, deployment scaling, and commercialization of the company's robotics platform.
2024-06-25 - Partnership - Exyn adds Keystone Precision Systems as its first US-based partner - Named Keystone Precision Systems as its first US-based partner Said the partnership would help deliver the Nexys autonomy and mapping payload to the US market
2024-02-12 - Product Launch - Exyn unveils Nexys modular autonomy and mapping system - Exyn unveiled Nexys as a modular system for autonomous mapping workflows. The announcement positioned Nexys as part of Exyn's autonomy and mapping product portfolio.
2023-09-05 - Funding - Exyn closes additional funding with C.R. Kennedy and Aero X Ventures - Exyn closes additional funding with C.R. Kennedy and Aero X Ventures. Exyn disclosed the financing as part of its robotics growth plan. The financing supports continued product development, deployment scaling, and commercialization of the company's robotics p…
2023-05-01 - Deployment - NSS Canada deploys Exyn systems at Jaguar Mining in Brazil - Exyn systems were implemented at Jaguar Mining to improve mine safety and efficiency The deployment extended Exyn's mining footprint in Brazil through NSS Canada
2022-12-22 - Funding - Exyn raises $35 million Series B - Exyn raises $35 million Series B. Exyn disclosed $35,000,000 in Series B financing. The financing supports continued product development, deployment scaling, and commercialization of the company's robotics platform.
2022-01-01 - Capability - Exyn demonstrates AL4 autonomous exploration on Boston Dynamics Spot with Trimble X7 payload - Unveiled AL4 autonomous exploration on a Boston Dynamics Spot carrying a Trimble X7 payload Showed Exyn autonomy moving beyond aerial systems into broader robotic platforms
2021-08-12 - Partnership - Exyn and Ascent AeroSystems partner on next-generation UAV solutions - Announced a strategic partnership to build next-generation autonomous UAV solutions Combined Exyn autonomy software with Ascent's UAV hardware
2021-06-28 - Partnership - Exyn expands with NSS Canada as strategic distributor - Added NSS Canada as a strategic distributor Expanded commercial reach in the Canadian mining market
2021-01-01 - Facility Opening - Exyn opens its first Canadian office at the NORCAT Underground Centre - Opened its first Canadian office at the NORCAT Underground Centre Used the site for customer support, demonstrations, and testing
2020-11-18 - Partnership - Exyn launches in Australia with C.R. Kennedy as distributor - Selected C.R. Kennedy as distributor in Australia Positioned the partnership around autonomous aerial drones for mining and surveying
2020-10-27 - Product Launch - Exyn launches ExynAero drone and ExynPak mapping products - Exyn announced ExynAero as a fully autonomous drone product. The same product-line expansion introduced ExynPak for portable autonomous mapping workflows.
2020-07-23 - Partnership - Sandvik and Exyn agree to explore mine autonomy collaboration - Announced a collaboration to explore new mine-autonomy opportunities The tie-up linked Exyn autonomy with Sandvik's mining equipment footprint
2019-07-11 - Funding - Exyn raises $16M Series A for autonomous aerial robotics - Exyn raised $16 million in Series A financing. Named backers include Centricus, Yamaha Motor Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Red & Blue Ventures, Corecam Family Office, and IP Group. The financing supports continued product development, deployment scaling, and commercial…
2019-01-01 - Deployment - Exyn delivers first A3R units to Dundee Precious Metals - Delivered the first set of Exyn A3R units to Dundee Precious Metals Marked an early commercial deployment milestone in mining
2018-01-01 - Demonstration - Exyn begins underground testing of ExynAI and joins Team PLUTO for the DARPA SubT Challenge - Began underground testing of ExynAI including demonstrations for SEPTA and Dundee Precious Metals Joined Team PLUTO to compete in the DARPA SubT Challenge
2017-01-01 - Award - Exyn wins Penn Center for Innovation Startup of the Year and flies inside the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - Won Startup of the Year from Penn's Center for Innovation Was invited to fly the first aircraft inside the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
2017-01-01 - Deployment - Exyn launches its first pilot project - Launched its first pilot project Marked the shift from early technical validation to customer deployment
2016-01-01 - Capability - Exyn completes first autonomous GPS-denied flights with ExynAI - Completed first autonomous GPS-denied flights with ExynAI Expanded operations to Venture Forth in northeast Philadelphia
2015-01-01 - Capability - Exyn opens its first office and begins inaugural ExynAI flights - Opened its first office at Pennovation Began inaugural flights of ExynAI
2014-01-01 - Company Formation - Exyn is formed as a University of Pennsylvania GRASP Lab spinout - Founded by Nader Elm and Vijay Kumar as a spinout of the University of Pennsylvania GRASP Lab Established the company around autonomous robotics for GPS-denied environments

Operations / Deployments

2017-01-01 - Deployment - Exyn launches its first pilot project - Launched its first pilot project Marked the shift from early technical validation to customer deployment

Team

Brandon Torres Declet - CEO - Current operating leader for Exyn's geospatial autonomy and autonomous aerial mapping platform.
William Sisson II - Senior Principal Robotics Engineer, Autonomy and Mapping - Adds technical leadership context for Exyn's path planning, mapping, networking and communications work in GPS-denied autonomy.
Brandon Duick - CTO
Nader Elm - Co-founder
Vijay Kumar - Co-founder

Context tags

GPS-denied aerial mapping robotics - Peer Group - Exyn builds autonomous aerial robots for GPS-denied mapping.
GPS-denied aerial SLAM - Workflow - Exyn performs autonomous SLAM in GPS-denied environments.
Autonomous indoor aerial mapping - Capability - Exyn provides autonomous indoor aerial mapping.
Aerial mapping robot OEM - Stack Layer - Exyn builds autonomous aerial mapping robot systems.
LiDAR navigation and mapping - Workflow - Exyn uses LiDAR for navigation and mapping.
Underground mining sites - Customer Environment - Exyn operates in underground mining sites.
Industrial inspection drone builder - Peer Group - Exyn drones are used for industrial inspection applications.
Unmanned aircraft OEM - Stack Layer - Exyn builds unmanned aircraft systems.
Indoor industrial sites - Customer Environment - Exyn operates in indoor industrial sites.
Autonomous flight - Capability - Exyn drones operate autonomously.

Customers and deployments

Deployment Event - 1 source-backed deployment event - 2026-03-05 - Exyn launches its first pilot project - source posture: Third Party Reported
Named Customer Site - Exyn systems implemented at Jaguar Mining in Brazil - 2023-05-01 - Jaguar Mining / NSS Canada - underground mine mapping and inspection - NSS Canada implemented Exyn autonomous mapping systems at J…
First A3r Units Delivered - first A3R units delivered - 2019-01-01 - Dundee Precious Metals - autonomous mine mapping - Exyn delivered its first A3R units to Dundee Precious Metals. - source posture: Company Disclosed

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