Startup · United States
Kilsar
HQ Virginia Beach, VirginiaFounded 20211-10 employeesUpdated
Train Technicians Faster.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | $75K |
| FY2025 | $2.1M |
| FY2024 | $3.1M |
| FY2023 | $254K |
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.
- KILSAR, INC. · JYJGRNH19KU4 · $5.6M
Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for Kilsar only for the period a subsidiary reported Kilsar 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.
Funding1 round · $3.7M
- Equity raised
- $3.7M
- Latest
- $3.7MSeed · Jul 17, 2025
- $3.7MJul 17, 2025
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.
Systems1
- OrionAn AI‑powered maintenance platform that provides intelligent assistance, workflow automation and knowledge management for aviation, defense and industrial organizations.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities3
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense services and support | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 72, sonnet-pass2, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: AI-guided maintenance training and knowledge platform for aviation, defense and industrial organizations, with a U.S. Air Force testimonial. | Reported |
| Logistics and sustainment | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 72, sonnet-pass2, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: AI-guided maintenance training and knowledge platform for aviation, defense and industrial organizations, with a U.S. Air Force testimonial. | Reported |
| Military AI and autonomy | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 72, sonnet-pass2, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: AI-guided maintenance training and knowledge platform for aviation, defense and industrial organizations, with a U.S. Air Force testimonial. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 72, sonnet-pass2, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: AI-guided maintenance training and knowledge platform for aviation, defense and industrial organizations, with a U.S. Air Force testimonial.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 72, sonnet-pass2, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: AI-guided maintenance training and knowledge platform for aviation, defense and industrial organizations, with a U.S. Air Force testimonial.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 72, sonnet-pass2, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: AI-guided maintenance training and knowledge platform for aviation, defense and industrial organizations, with a U.S. Air Force testimonial.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People1
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Brendan Lawlor · LinkedIn ↗ | CEO & Co-Founder |
Sources6
Profile3
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year
“employee_range: 1-10 (profile: 8)”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "9d613de0-e49e-433d-a3b4-ba033cd2b107"}”
- 3
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region
“employee_range: 1-10 (profile: 2-10 employees)”
Systems1
- 4
Kilsar · Supports Organization · description, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Train Technicians Faster. Capture Critical Knowledge. Keep Systems Operational.”
Funding1
- 5
FinSMEs · Jul 17, 2025 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“The round was led by Lightbank and Cotulla Capital, with participation from Techstars and Scalewolf.”
People1
- 6
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Role
“employee_range: 1-10 (profile: 1-10)”
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