Startup · United States
Cenith Innovations
Updated HQ Ashburn, VirginiaFounded 201911-50 employees
Develops mission-planning tools and specialized autonomous systems.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $2.1M |
| FY2025 | $8.3M |
| FY2024 | $978K |
| FY2023 | $3.4M |
| FY2022 | $3.0M |
Direct is the company's own reviewed UEIs. Reported by USAspending is subsidiaries as reported by USAspending: recipients that name this company as their parent, not yet reviewed ownership.
Recipients (UEIs) tied to this company
- CENITH INNOVATIONS LLC · ML3NGPZG8PS3 · $17.8M
Each action counts for the company USAspending reported on that row, so a subsidiary's dollars count for Cenith Innovations only for the period it reported Cenith Innovations as its parent. Net of de-obligations; these are obligations, not ceilings. They come from the whole USAspending baseline (every recipient size, contracts and assistance) and are a separate view from the curated contract totals on this page. Fiscal year 2027 is partial.
Systems6
- Autonomy CoreRugged compute and sensor stack that plugs into UAS or UGV controllers for onboard planning and decision‑making.
- Autonomy Ground ControlMap‑based mission dashboard for managing autonomous aircraft and swarms from a web browser.
- DISRUPT™Software platform that enables rapid development of new services and open‑architecture integration for weapons systems.
- FulcrumAn Azure cloud environment for application deployment.
- PATH™Central brain software that orchestrates complex tasks across a fleet of autonomous assets.
- PrimusStarter application pre‑configured with security requirements to accelerate full‑stack development.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military AI and autonomy | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds mission-planning tools and specialized autonomous assets, and its profile is tagged "Defense and Space Manufacturing". | Reported |
| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds mission-planning tools and specialized autonomous assets, and its profile is tagged "Defense and Space Manufacturing". | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds mission-planning tools and specialized autonomous assets, and its profile is tagged "Defense and Space Manufacturing".—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds mission-planning tools and specialized autonomous assets, and its profile is tagged "Defense and Space Manufacturing".—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Supply Chain1 facility
Facilities1
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburn headquarters | Headquarters | Ashburn, Virginia, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
- Ashburn headquartersHeadquarters · Ashburn, Virginia, United StatesOperatingConfirmed
People2
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Bryan O'Rourke · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder & CTO |
| Kristopher Pruitt · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder and CEO |
Sources9
Profile3
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“country: US”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "c19cdc35-7497-43e2-994b-6ead431cd58b", "name": "Cenith Innovations"}”
- 3
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · country, Organization · description, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · ownership, Organization · website
“country: US”
Systems3
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Cenith Innovations · Supports System
“The Cenith Autonomy Core (AC) is a rugged compute and sensor stack that easily plugs into your UAS or UGV controller to plan, decide, and act without constant human comms.”
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Cenith Innovations · Supports System
“Primus This starter application has most applicable STIG security requirements preconfigured, accelerating secure full-stack application development from months to weeks”
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Cenith Innovations · Supports System
“Autonomy Ground Control is a map-based mission dashboard for managing autonomous aircraft in the field. From a web browser, one person can assign missions, monitor location and status, and manage a single vehicle or a coordinated swarm”
Supply chain2
- 7Government recordhttps://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/recipient/ce8f733d-d1d2-87a1-e68d-0a1d3fd7b544-C/?year=all
Supports Facility · street address
“20398 NORTHPARK DR”
- 8Government recordhttps://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/locations/onelineaddress?address=20398+Northpark+Dr%2C+Ashburn%2C+VA&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&format=json
Supports Facility · coordinates
“Census address-range match: 20398 NORTHPARK DR, ASHBURN, VA, 20147; longitude -77.456334169562; latitude 39.051401715622.”
People1
- 9
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“country: US”
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