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Tycho.AI

Corporate marketperceptionsafetyCurated record

Builds Voyager, a low-SWaP hardware+software autonomy stack for tactical UAS, maritime and ground platforms, enabling precision navigation, obstacle avoidance and edge decision-making in GPS-denied and comms-degraded environments (dense urban, smoke, fog, over water). Founded by MIT LIDS professor Sertac Karaman. Exited stealth in October 2025 with a $10M round led by FirstMark. Won a $2M, 18-month AFRL/AFWERX TACFI contract in May 2026 to adapt Voyager to maritime autonomy.

HeadquartersCambridge, US

Founded2022

Corporate funding$22M

TeamNot listed

Deployments0

Open roles5

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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typePhysical AI software

Market segmentCorporate

StageSeries A

FoundersSertac Karaman (Founder & CEO)

Regions servedNorth America

Countries deployedNot listed

Service footprintNot listed

Last reviewed2026-07-05

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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

2026-05-28$2M

Government Contract

U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

2026-05-01$8M

Form D

Investors undisclosed

2025-10-16$10M

Series A

2022-11-01$2M

Form D

Investors undisclosed

Investors on recordFirstMark

HR

Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-07-13

Open roles5

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

Autonomy Engineer - Motion Planning & ControlsSoftware Engineering · Cambridge, MA Autonomy Engineer - PerceptionSoftware Engineering · Cambridge, MA Autonomy Engineer - State EstimationSoftware Engineering · Cambridge, MA Senior Software EngineerSoftware Engineering · Cambridge, MA Software EngineerSoftware Engineering · Cambridge, MA

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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-05-28$2M AFRL TACFI contract to advance maritime autonomy in GPS-denied environmentsGlobeNewswire

2026-05-01Scalable AI-Powered Autonomy Solutions for Tactical Drones & Robotics ↗Unmanned Systems Technology

2025-10-16Exited stealth with $10M Series A led by FirstMarkAviation Today

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Source ledger

4 unique public sources

Tycho.AI Secures $2M AFRL TACFI Contract to Advance Maritime Autonomy in GPS-Denied EnvironmentsGlobeNewswire · retrieved 2026-07-05

SEC Form D: $8,000,000 sold of $8,000,000 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05

Autonomous Drone Navigation Startup Tycho.AI Exits Stealth With $10 Million RaiseAviation Today · retrieved 2026-07-05

SEC Form D: $2,000,000 sold of $3,000,000 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05