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.

Systems3

Backbone

A vision‑based, platform‑agnostic autonomy engine for independent operations in complex terrain.

Maturity not rated

Console

An interface that lets a single operator task, monitor, and supervise a fleet of platforms across domains.

Maturity not rated

Kilo

A software‑defined autonomous aerial system designed for mass deployment at the tactical edge.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Capabilities3

Capabilities
Technology	Role	Maturity	TRL	Notes	Confidence
Military AI and autonomy	Developer	—	—	classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomy layer for unmanned systems in GPS-denied and contested environments, a clear defense use case though no customer is named.	Reported
Positioning, navigation, timing and spectrum resilience	Developer	—	—	classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomy layer for unmanned systems in GPS-denied and contested environments, a clear defense use case though no customer is named.	Reported
Uncrewed systems	Developer	—	—	classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomy layer for unmanned systems in GPS-denied and contested environments, a clear defense use case though no customer is named.	Reported

Military AI and autonomy
Developer
classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomy layer for unmanned systems in GPS-denied and contested environments, a clear defense use case though no customer is named.
—Reported
Positioning, navigation, timing and spectrum resilience
Developer
classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomy layer for unmanned systems in GPS-denied and contested environments, a clear defense use case though no customer is named.
—Reported
Uncrewed systems
Developer
classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomy layer for unmanned systems in GPS-denied and contested environments, a clear defense use case though no customer is named.
—Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

People1

All 1 people →

People
Person	Role
Luukas Lohilahti	Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer

Sources7

Profile4

1
DatabaseKova Labs - PitchBook company profile
PitchBook · Supports Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“founded_year: 2025”
2
DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Finland", "hq_iso2": "FI", "id": "e1fdf8cf-2c32-49c6-9d26-25ba32de9797"}”
3
DatabaseKova Labs - Crunchbase company profile
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”
4
DatabaseKova Labs - LinkedIn company profile
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”

Systems1

5
CompanyKova Labs — Autonomy for Denied Terrain
Kova Labs · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Kova Labs builds the foundational autonomy layer for unmanned systems in GPS-denied, contested, and complex environments. Based in Helsinki, Finland.”

Funding1

6
NewsKova Labs secured a €1.5 million pre-seed funding round, led by Lifeline Ventures and Tuomas Rasila
Nordic9 · Aug 4, 2025 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“Kova Labs secured a €1.5 million pre-seed funding round, led by Lifeline Ventures and Tuomas Rasila”

People1

7
CompanyKova Labs selected for Phase II of BraveTech EU DefTech Forges.
Kova Labs · Supports Role
“It was great to see the impressed faces of European and Ukrainian military officers and soldiers, and to get to answer all the ‘how did you do it’ questions,” said Luukas Lohilahti, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Kova Labs.”

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