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Bone AI
Seoul and Palo Alto, CA · Founded 2025
Bone AI builds autonomous air, ground and marine vehicles for defense and government clients, starting with aerial drones. It designs, manufactures and flight-tests its hardware in its own facility in South Korea.
Profile
What it builds and who buys it
- ·Its drones are designed for logistics support, wildfire detection and anti-drone defense.TechCrunch, Nov 17, 2025
- ·Bone acquired the South Korean drone company D-Makers and its intellectual property six months after launch.TechCrunch, Nov 17, 2025
- ·The founder told TechCrunch that Bone landed a seven-figure B2G contract and took in $3 million in its first year of operation.TechCrunch, Nov 17, 2025
- ·Bone was selected as a winner in a South Korean government-backed end-to-end logistics program that will deploy UAVs and UGVs running its autonomy stack.TechCrunch, Nov 17, 2025
- ·Density, its deployment software, plans missions, tasks assets and connects operators, sensors and robotic systems in one operating picture.Bone
- ·For counter-UAS missions, Density coordinates Saerier, a carrier drone, with Saena, an interceptor, under operator supervision.Bone
- ·The company lists about 40 team members, and keeps design, fabrication, assembly and flight test in-house.Bone
Founders and leadership
- DK Lee (Dokyung Lee)Founder and chief executive
Co-founded MarqVision, an AI-based IP management company, where he was chief business officer and led the Korean office. He is a Y Combinator alumnus and a Cornell University business graduate.Wowtale, Nov 18, 2025
Funding
- Last valuation
No citable valuation
- Last round or tender
$12Mraised
SeedTechCrunch, Nov 17, 2025
Led by Third Prime, with Kolon Group as a strategic investor, as TechCrunch reported. Wowtale reported the round as $11.6 million (17 billion won), with Kolon Industries, Timefolio Asset Management, KNet Investment Partners, The Ventures and Bass Ventures. The founder told TechCrunch he committed about $1.5 million of the round. No valuation was stated.
- Latest revenue figure
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Post-money valuation by round
Fewer than two dated figures on file to plot; the table carries what there is.
| Date | Round | Raised | Post-money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2025 | SeedLed by Third Prime, with Kolon Group as a strategic investor, as TechCrunch reported. Wowtale reported the round as $11.6 million (17 billion won), with Kolon Industries, Timefolio Asset Management, KNet Investment Partners, The Ventures and Bass Ventures. The founder told TechCrunch he committed about $1.5 million of the round. No valuation was stated. | $12M | — |
Primary capital across the rounds on file: $12M
Revenue
No citable revenue figure on file.
Secondary venues
- Caplightpublic page seen Oct 15, 2026
No price on the public page.
Listed as Bone AI under the slug bone, with the company’s bonerobotics.ai site. No public MarketPrice. Historical pricing is behind a login.
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Reads
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Sources
- Bone AI raises $12M to challenge Asia’s defense giants with AI-powered roboticsTechCrunch, Nov 17, 2025
- Bone Raises $11.6M Seed to Construct Physical AI Infrastructure Combining Defensetech and Manufacturing InnovationWowtale, Nov 18, 2025
- BONE: Building the backbone of the Physical AI eraBone
Researched Oct 15, 2026