Bone AI (Bone Robotics) is a defense-robotics startup headquartered in Seoul, South Korea with a US base in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2025 by serial entrepreneur DK Lee, co-founder of MarqVision and a Y Combinator alum. Bone is building a fully unified physical-AI platform that ties together software, hardware and manufacturing to produce mission-ready autonomous air (UAV), ground (UGV) and marine (USV) vehicles for defense and government clients, starting with aerial drones for logistics support, forest-fire detection and counter-drone missions. Within its first year the company generated about $3 million in revenue, landed a seven-figure B2G contract, and acquired South Korean drone maker D-Makers. In November 2025 Bone AI raised a $12 million seed round led by Third Prime with participation from Korean strategic investor Kolon Group.
Bone AI
ActiveMission-ready physical AI for defense and government
Total raised
$12M
1 round
Stage
Seed
Nov 2025
Team
11-50
since 2025
Pricing
Enterprise
Founded
2025
Seoul, South Korea
Agent-ready
—
Unified physical-AI software/hardware platform
Autonomous aerial vehicles (UAV)
Autonomous ground vehicles (UGV)
Autonomous marine vehicles (USV)
Counter-drone capabilities
Forest-fire detection drones
Logistics-support missions
In-house manufacturing integration
10/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
Nov 2025 Seed $12M ● Third Prime
Capital network
$12M raised ·3 backers·6 network links
- Backers3
- Shared portfoliocompanies these backers also fund
- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What does Bone AI do?
- It builds a unified physical-AI platform for autonomous air, ground and marine vehicles for defense and government.
- Who founded Bone AI?
- DK Lee, co-founder of MarqVision and a Y Combinator alum, in 2025.
- How much did Bone AI raise?
- A $12 million seed round in November 2025, led by Third Prime with Kolon Group.
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