Apkudo, Inc.

BALTIMORE, MD · Founded 2019 · Robotics · Private

Robotic system and software platform for automated device data capture, certification, and asset recovery across mobile device lifecycles

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · apkudo.com

Sector: Robotics
Headquarters: BALTIMORE, MD
Founded: 2019
Latest Form D: $37.5M, Mar 2023
Total capital: $66M

Federal grants: None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised: $66M; 3 Form D · last Mar 2023; 43 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 2; first 2020; Rank in peer group#30 of 138

Capital timeline

Latest events

Mar 2023Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$37.5M
Feb 2022Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$14.5M
Nov 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$14M

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 138 peers

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Robotics · System

Granted patents#30 · top 22%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Benjamin LeslieExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
BRIAN CARNEYDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
CHAD GOTTESMANExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Daniel HanksDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
George KrautzelDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
JOSHUA MATTHEWSExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

Show all 11 people

LAWSON DEVRIESDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
MARTIN AARESDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Nick ChenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
NING NICHOLAS CHENDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Timothy LaughlinExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 2

Dec 8, 2020GrantedSystem And Method For Objectively Measuring User Experience Of Touch Screen Based DevicesUSPTOUS 10,860,122
Nov 10, 2020GrantedSystem And Method For Facilitating Carrier-specific Configuration Of A User Device Based On Pre-stored Information For Multiple CarriersUSPTOUS 10,834,555

MOTMOT, INC.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
LADON ROBOTICS LLCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
AMBI ROBOTICS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
Ximpatico Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
Fish On, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
Overlay, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts

Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.