Startup · United States
KEF Robotics
HQ Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFounded 201811-50 employeesUpdated
Visual navigation and autonomy for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) .
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | $1.2M |
| FY2025 | $1.5M |
| FY2024 | $2.9M |
| FY2023 | $0 |
| FY2022 | $1.8M |
| FY2021 | $0 |
| FY2020 | $1.2M |
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.
Directly matched recipients (up to 12)
UEIs matched to this organization, largest obligations first. Subsidiary recipients are not included in this list; their attributed obligations can appear in the company totals above.
- KEF ROBOTICS INC · ND14Y6VSGRY1 · $8.7M
Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for KEF Robotics only for the period a subsidiary reported KEF Robotics as its parent; reviewed links follow their reviewed dates. 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. FY2026 and later are partial, as on Markets.
Funding3 rounds
- Equity raised
- Undisclosed
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- $1.5M
- Latest
- UndisclosedGrant · Mar 7, 2024
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2024 | Grant | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Speculative |
| Aug 1, 2022 | Grant | $1.5M | — | — | — | Reported |
- GrantUndisclosedMar 7, 2024
- Pre-SeedSpeculativeUndisclosedMar 7, 2024
- Grant$1.5MAug 1, 2022
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Visual navigation and autonomy for UAS; no defense or security use is stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Visual navigation and autonomy for UAS; no defense or security use is stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People3
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Fraser Kitchell | Co-founder |
| Kerry Snyder | Co-founder |
| Olga Pogoda | Chief Operating Officer |
Sources6
Profile2
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "5dffe813-3965-456a-b515-46fb529b2775"}”
- 2
KEF Robotics · Supports Organization · description, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Visual navigation and autonomy for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) .”
Funding3
- 3
PitchBook · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · ownership
“07-Mar-2024”
- 4
Wellfound · Supports Funding round
“Their most recent funding was raised on March 6, 2024.”
- 5
LinkedIn · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region
“funding round: Grant, 2024-03-07, lead: The Robotics Factory”
People1
- 6
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