Startup · United States
Kestrel
HQ Colorado Springs, ColoradoFounded 20251-10 employeesUpdated
US startup building agentic AI software that tasks and orchestrates commercial and government sensors across space, air and ground and fuses the collected data, offered as sensing-as-a-service.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | $600K |
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.
- KESTREL INTELLIGENCE, INC. · GSPZK4GGNPD3 · $600K
Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for Kestrel only for the period a subsidiary reported Kestrel 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.
Capabilities4
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic sensor tasking and orchestration | Developer | Prototype | — | Demonstrated to Space Delta 7 at the Catalyst Accelerator demo day (April 2026); Army CRREL R&D contract for cold-region sensing. | Reported |
| Command-and-control software | Developer | Development | — | — | Reported |
| Information management and cybersecurity | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Agentic AI that tasks and fuses commercial and government sensors across space, air and ground; government sensor tasking is a stated government use, but no explicit military customer is named. | Reported |
| ISR and targeting | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Agentic AI that tasks and fuses commercial and government sensors across space, air and ground; government sensor tasking is a stated government use, but no explicit military customer is named. | Reported |
- DeveloperDemonstrated to Space Delta 7 at the Catalyst Accelerator demo day (April 2026); Army CRREL R&D contract for cold-region sensing.PrototypeReported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Agentic AI that tasks and fuses commercial and government sensors across space, air and ground; government sensor tasking is a stated government use, but no explicit military customer is named.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Agentic AI that tasks and fuses commercial and government sensors across space, air and ground; government sensor tasking is a stated government use, but no explicit military customer is named.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People3
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Eric Straub · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder |
| Remington Barrett · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder |
| Thomas Higginbotham · LinkedIn ↗ | CEO |
Company Metrics
Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.
Sources8
Profile4
- 1Government recordDefinitive contract W913E526CA002 to Kestrel Intelligence, Inc.
USAspending.gov · Mar 31, 2026 · Supports Organization
“Recipient: KESTREL INTELLIGENCE, INC.; Address: 555 E PIKES PEAK AVE STE 120, Colorado Springs, CO”
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Kestrel Intelligence · Supports Organization · hq city
“Boise, ID · Rosslyn, VA”
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LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range
“employee_range: 1-10 (profile: 2-10 employees)”
Technologies3
- 5NewsCatalyst Accelerator CAAMO Cohort Demonstrates AI-Driven Intelligence Capabilities for Space Delta 7
Catalyst Accelerator via GlobeNewswire · Apr 23, 2026 · Supports Organization technology
“Kestrel delivers scalable, autonomous sensing-as-a-service for modern command & control, intelligence, and business operations.”
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Kestrel Intelligence · Jan 15, 2026 · Supports Organization, Organization technology
“Kestrel was founded by operators and intelligence officers from the CIA and Air Force, combined with over a decade of experience building AI systems at Stanford, Google X, and C3 AI.”
- 7OtherBlack Flag 100.2
Black Flag · Supports Organization, Organization technology, Role
“Kestrel builds agentic AI software that autonomously orchestrates sensor networks across space, air, and ground to deliver faster intelligence.”
Other1
- 8DatabaseKestrel — linkedin profile
Linkedin via Bright Data · Supports Organization · logo, Organization metric · employees in linkedin, Organization metric · followers
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