Keystone
The enablement layer of the Sovereign AI Stack that provides deployment solutions across hyperscale partners, on‑premises hardware and edge environments.


Startup · United Kingdom
HQ London, United KingdomFounded 201611-50 employees
Adarga delivers the Sovereign AI Stack to drive Decision Advantage for Defence, Security and Resilience .
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Series A | Undisclosed | — | BOKA Group | Allectus Capital | Speculative |
| 2023 | Undisclosed | $20.0M | — | BOKA Group | — | Reported |
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The enablement layer of the Sovereign AI Stack that provides deployment solutions across hyperscale partners, on‑premises hardware and edge environments.
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| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command, control and communications | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: AI software stack explicitly delivering decision advantage for defence and security. | Reported |
| Military AI and autonomy | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: AI software stack explicitly delivering decision advantage for defence and security. | Reported |
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| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Robert Cross · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder and Chief Executive Officer |
| Jesse Sherman · LinkedIn ↗ | CFO & COO |
Adarga · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Adarga delivers the Sovereign AI Stack to drive Decision Advantage for Defence, Security and Resilience .”
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LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
Owler · Supports Organization · country, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“country: GB”
Adarga · Supports System
“Keystone is the Sovereign AI Stack’s enablement layer, providing the flexibility to deploy at the scale and into the environments our customer's demand. Keystone offers customers deployment solutions across hyperscale partners, on-premises hardware and edge solutions”
Crunchbase · Supports Funding round, Organization · country, Organization · hq city, Organization · ownership, Role
“Series A - Adarga”
The SaaS News · Supports Funding round · amount
“secured $20 million in a new funding round led by BOKA Group”
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