Scout AI

Scout AI develops foundation-model autonomy for defence robots. Its Fury system lets operators command ground and aerial robots through natural language, map inputs or mission intent, with edge autonomy designed for coordinated robotic operations in military environments.

Market context

Scout sits in the mission-autonomy layer of the defense robotics stack, where the key bottleneck is coordinating many unmanned systems under degraded communications and battlefield constraints. Its $100 million Series A and reported U. S. military contract traction make it a high-signal infrastructure company in unmanned warfare autonomy.

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Website: https://scoutco.ai/
HQ: Sunnyvale, United States
Founded: 2024
Segment: defense robotics
Known funding rounds: 2

Funding

2026-04-29 - Series A - $100M - Scout AI raises $100M Series A to build Fury foundation model for unmanned warfare - source: prnewswire.com
2025-04-16 - Seed - $15M - Scout AI emerges from stealth with $15M seed round and initial DoD contracts - source: prnewswire.com

Investors

Align Ventures - Lead - Vc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2025-04-16 - latest 2026-04-29
Draper Associates - Lead - Angel / Individual - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2025-04-16 - latest 2026-04-29
Booz Allen Ventures - Lead - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-16
BVVC - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-16
Decisive Point Ventures - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-16
Evolution VC - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-16
Expansion VC - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-16
FJ Labs - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-16
Gaingels - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-16
Habitat Partners - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-16
Monte Carlo Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-16
Perot Jain - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-16
Piedmont Capital Investments - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-16
Revelry Venture Partners - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-16
Sigmas Group - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-16

Commercial

2 commercial events; 2 contract awards; latest event 2025-08-29

2025-08-29 - Contract award - Scout AI awarded U.S. Army UxS autonomy contract - source: prnewswire.com
2025-08-27 - Contract award - Scout AI selected in U.S. Army OTA agreements for UxS autonomy - source: army.mil

Defence AI foundation model company

Scout AI develops Fury, a defence AI foundation model intended to support unmanned warfare and autonomous military systems.

Target environment: Defence autonomy programs, unmanned systems, military decision-support settings and contested operational environments.
Deployment model: AI model and software infrastructure development for defence users and unmanned-system applications.
Customer context: Defence agencies, military operators, unmanned-system developers and security organizations.
Workflow context: Mission intelligence, unmanned system control, defence AI modeling, autonomy support and battlefield decision assistance.
Commercial maturity: Early-stage defence AI company with funding and valuation visibility. Scaling depends on military validation, model trust, platform integration, safety controls, and operational security.
Market position: Defence AI infrastructure company focused on foundation models for unmanned warfare.
Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on military validation, safety controls, model trust, integration with platforms, procurement cycles and operational security.
Adjacent context: Adjacent context includes defence foundation models, autonomous warfare software, unmanned system intelligence and military AI infrastructure.
Source confidence: medium

Events

2026-04-29 - Funding - Scout AI raises $100M Series A to build Fury foundation model for unmanned warfare - Scout AI raised an oversubscribed $100 million Series A financing round. The round was co-led by Align Ventures and Draper Associates. The funding will accelerate development of Fury, Scout's foundation model for unmanned warfare.
2026-02-18 - Product Launch - Scout AI introduces Fury autonomous vehicle orchestrator - Scout AI introduced Fury as an autonomous vehicle orchestrator designed to coordinate heterogeneous unmanned systems. The system translates commander intent into coordinated actions across robotic fleets. The launch formalizes Fury as the company's core auton…
2026-02-18 - Capability - Scout AI showcases AI-agent architecture for multi-system autonomy - Scout AI detailed its architecture where a large foundation model coordinates smaller models deployed on vehicles and drones. The system enables dynamic replanning and mission execution based on real-time conditions. The approach positions Scout's stack as a…
2026-02-18 - Demonstration - Scout AI demonstrates autonomous strike mission using AI agents - Scout AI demonstrated an autonomous mission involving a ground vehicle and drones executing a coordinated strike. The system used AI agents to locate and destroy a target with minimal human intervention. The demo showcased multi-agent coordination across robo…
2025-09-16 - Partnership - Scout AI collaborates with Nominal on autonomy development tooling - Scout AI partnered with Nominal to accelerate development workflows for autonomous systems. The collaboration focuses on testing, validation and iteration of autonomy models. The partnership supports faster deployment cycles for robotics and unmanned systems.
2025-09-02 - Partnership - Scout AI partners with Hendrick Motorsports on NOMAD autonomy program - Scout AI partnered with Hendrick Motorsports to advance autonomy development under the NOMAD program. The collaboration focuses on high-performance autonomy testing and system validation. The partnership connects motorsports environments with autonomous syste…
2025-08-29 - Contract Award - Scout AI awarded U.S. Army UxS autonomy contract - Scout AI was awarded a U.S. Army contract focused on autonomy for unmanned systems. The contract supports development and deployment of mission-level autonomy capabilities. The award reflects early adoption of Scout's autonomy stack within military programs.
2025-08-27 - Contract Award - Scout AI selected in U.S. Army OTA agreements for UxS autonomy - Scout AI was selected as one of multiple companies in U.S. Army OTA agreements for unmanned system autonomy. The program focuses on advancing autonomy capabilities across military robotic systems. Selection places Scout within a cohort of autonomy providers w…
2025-04-16 - Funding - Scout AI emerges from stealth with $15M seed round and initial DoD contracts - Scout AI announced a $15 million seed round as it emerged from stealth. The company disclosed early contracts with U.S. Department of Defense customers. Fury was introduced as a foundation model for robotics and unmanned systems at launch.

Team

Colby Adcock - Co-Founder and CEO
Collin Otis - Co-Founder and CTO - Adds technical founder context for Scout AI's Fury model and autonomous defence systems work.

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Scout AI raises $100M for unmanned systems autonomy - 2026-04-29 - The Sunnyvale company is building Fury, a foundation model for coordinating unmanned systems across air, ground, sea and space; its early work includes autonomous vehicle orchestration, Army evaluation and $11M in U.S. defence contracts.

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