Scout AI
About
About Scout AI
Scout AI develops Fury, an embodied foundation model for commanding and coordinating defence robots. Operators can issue mission intent through voice, text or map inputs, and each vehicle interprets goals, reports its status in natural language and plans actions locally at the edge.
The architecture is intended for ground, aerial and other uncrewed platforms and supports robot-to-robot communication for heterogeneous teams. A commander can task one vehicle or a swarm without learning a separate control station for every model. Fury remains an emerging defence-autonomy product being developed and demonstrated with military users, with the company focused on field operation where communications, terrain and mission conditions change rapidly.
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Funding
- 2026-04-29 - Series A - $100M - Scout AI raises USD 100M Series A for Fury unmanned-warfare foundation model
valuation: $394.7M - Scout AI raised an oversubscribed $100 million Series A financing round. - source: prnewswire.com
- 2025-04-16 - Seed - $15M - 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. - source: prnewswire.com
Investors
- Align Ventures - Lead - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2025-04-16 - latest 2026-04-29
- Booz Allen Ventures - Lead - Corporate / CVC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - strategic/corporate - first seen 2025-04-16 - latest 2026-04-29
- BVVC - Participant - Unknown - 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
- Sigmas Group - Participant - Angel / Individual - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2025-04-16 - latest 2026-04-29
- Decisive Point - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-29
- Decisive Point Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-16
- Disruptive Founders Fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-29
- Evolution VC - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-16
- Evolution VC Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-29
- 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
- Heraclitus Capital Management - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-29
- Monte Carlo Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-16
- Neman Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-29
- 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
- Vaughn Capital Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-29
Team
- Colby Adcock - Co-Founder and CEO
- Collin Otis - Co-Founder and CTO
Timeline
Events
- 2026-04-29 - Funding - Scout AI raises USD 100M Series A for Fury unmanned-warfare foundation model
Align Ventures and Draper Associates co-led the round, with Decisive Point, Booz Allen Ventures, BVVC and other defense-focused investors participating. Fury translates commander intent into coordinated autonomous action across mixed fleets operating in air, land, sea and space. Scout secured USD 11 million of defense contracts in its first year and previously demonstrated an autonomous end-to-end strike.
Source - 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 robotic systems under a single mission command.
Source - 2026-02-18 - Demonstration - 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 reasoning layer for robotic fleets rather than single-platform autonomy.
Source - 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 autonomy product for multi-domain unmanned operations.
Source - 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.
Source - 2025-09-02 - Product Launch - Hendrick and Scout AI introduce NOMAD with Fury autonomy
NOMAD became the second unmanned-ground-vehicle form factor controlled by Scout AI’s Fury system. Scout paired the vehicle with a second-generation hardware stack described as more than 90% smaller and more power-efficient than its predecessor. The camera-only system supports beyond-line-of-sight movement, human following and integration of payloads for light tactical missions.
Source - 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 system development.
Source - 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.
Source - 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 working with the Army.
Source - 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.
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Commercial
- Scout AI awarded U.S. Army UxS autonomy contract
2025-08-29 · Order / contract · Scout AI was awarded a U.S. Army contract focused on autonomy for unmanned systems.
Source - Scout AI selected in U.S. Army OTA agreements for UxS autonomy
2025-08-27 · Order / contract · Scout AI was selected as one of multiple companies in U.S. Army OTA agreements for unmanned system autonomy.
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