Scout AI

Backed byDraper Associates

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Total raised$115.0M
StageSeries A
Hiring pace12 roles / 90d
Founded2024
Team size11-50
HQSunnyvale, California
Industries

About Scout AI

Founded in 2024, this venture-backed defense technology company is headquartered in Silicon Valley with a center of excellence in Maine. The company builds AI brains for defense robotics, focusing on transforming uncrewed platforms into intelligent, mission-adaptive agents that operate across ground, air, sea, and space domains. Its mission is to ensure the U.S. and its allies lead the future of defense through advanced autonomous capabilities.

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Company at a glance

Location
Paso Robles, United States
Websitescoutco.ai
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Founders & Leadership

CA

Colby Adcock

Co-Founder & CEO @ Scout AI | Physical AI for Defense 🇺🇸

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Collin Otis

Co-Founder & CTO Scout AI | prev Kodiak Uber Target NASA AFRL

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Engineering44%
  • Specialized26%
  • Operations19%
  • Leadership7%
  • Sales4%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  2. 2.United States Military Academy at West Point
  3. 3.University of California, Riverside
  4. 4.U.S. Naval War College
  5. 5.Stanford University

Team Worked At

  • Anduril Industries
  • Palantir Technologies
  • SpaceX
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Kodiak

Team Composition

19 people
  • Engineering8
  • Operations4
  • Entrepreneurship2 senior2
  • Information Technology1

Culture & values

Mission Operations team operates as a bridge between R&D and real-world performance

Team executes hands-on field testing and autonomous system validation

Work involves multi-day offsite trips across diverse terrain environments

Team collaborates directly with engineering on development test requests

Daily operations include customer demonstrations and real-world performance validation

Funding History

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