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EdgeRunner AI
Bellevue, Washington · Founded 2024
EdgeRunner AI builds military-specific language models and AI agents that run on local devices without an internet connection. Its customers and research partners include the Army, Air Force and Space Force.
Profile
What it builds and who buys it
- ·The platform runs several open-source language models locally on AI PCs or edge devices, with occupation-specific adapters for military roles such as logistics, maintenance and acquisitions.EdgeRunner AI (company release), May 1, 2025
- ·In October 2025 it signed CRADAs with the Army Research Laboratory, for computer vision and small language models on robotic platforms, and with the Air Force Research Laboratory, for language models and agents for Airmen and Guardians.EdgeRunner AI (company release), Oct 1, 2025
- ·In April 2026 Space Systems Command awarded it a firm-fixed-price contract through the CDAO Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace to deploy its platform into the Space Force’s IL-5 environment over six months.EdgeRunner AI (company release), Apr 6, 2026
- ·Under a CRADA with the Army’s AI Integration Center, it trained EdgeRunner-Camo on CamoGPT conversation data; the company reports a 37% reduction in error rates across military task categories.EdgeRunner AI (company blog), Aug 14, 2026
- ·Its strategic advisory board includes retired Gen. Andrew Poppas, former commander of U.S. Army Forces Command, and former House Speaker Paul Ryan.EdgeRunner AI (company site)
Founders and leadership
- Tyler Xuan SaltsmanCo-founder and chief executive
Served as an officer and logistician in the U.S. Army.EdgeRunner AI (company site)
- Colton MalkersonCo-founder and chief operating officer
Worked in the U.S. Congress before co-founding the company.EdgeRunner AI (company site)
Funding
- Last valuation
No citable valuation
- Last round or tender
$12Mraised
Series AEdgeRunner AI (company release), May 1, 2025
Led by Madrona Ventures, with Four Rivers Ventures, HP Tech Ventures and Alumni Ventures. The company said the round brought its total funding to $17.5 million. The Form D records $11,999,987 of equity sold to 9 investors from April 25, 2025, the whole offering. No valuation was stated.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2025 | Series ALed by Madrona Ventures, with Four Rivers Ventures, HP Tech Ventures and Alumni Ventures. The company said the round brought its total funding to $17.5 million. The Form D records $11,999,987 of equity sold to 9 investors from April 25, 2025, the whole offering. No valuation was stated. | $12M | — |
| Jun 14, 2024 | SeedLed by Four Rivers Ventures, which the company’s Series A release says closed the $5.5 million seed in June 2024. The Form D records $5,499,995 of equity sold to 7 investors from June 14, 2024, the whole offering. No valuation was stated. | $6M | — |
Primary capital across the rounds on file: $17.5M
Revenue
No citable revenue figure on file.
Secondary venues
- Caplightpublic page seen Oct 15, 2026
No price on the public page.
No public MarketPrice. Historical pricing is behind a login. The page dates the seed July 18, 2024.
- Nasdaq Private Marketpublic page seen Oct 15, 2026
No price on the public page.
No price: the page says the company has no publicly available stock price. Its funding table lists a Series A dated April 25, 2025 at $12M and a seed of June 14, 2024 at $5M, with price per share and valuation behind sign-up.
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Reads
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Sources
- Introducing EdgeRunner-Camo: A Warfighter’s LLM Built by EdgeRunner AI and the U.S. Army Artificial Integration Center (AI2C)EdgeRunner AI (company blog), Aug 14, 2026
- EdgeRunner Wins Contract with U.S. Space Force to Develop Domain-Specific AI AgentsEdgeRunner AI (company release), Apr 6, 2026
- EdgeRunner Selected for Dual CRADAs with U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Research LaboratoriesEdgeRunner AI (company release), Oct 1, 2025
- EdgeRunner Raises $17.5M to Develop Air-Gapped, On-Device AI for the WarfighterEdgeRunner AI (company release), May 1, 2025
- EdgeRunner AI, Inc., Form D for an offering begun April 25, 2025SEC (Form D), May 9, 2025
- EdgeRunner AI, Inc., Form D for an offering begun June 14, 2024SEC (Form D), Jun 28, 2024
- Company | EdgeRunner AIEdgeRunner AI (company site)
Researched Oct 15, 2026