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Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Pittsburgh, PA · Founded 2015 · Defense · Private

Robotic ultrasonic inspection system for non-destructive testing of steel liners and concrete structures in missile silos

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Sector
Defense
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded
2015
Latest Form D
$122M, Jun 2025
Total capital
$176M
Federal grants
$1.6M
3 awards · 2019–2023
Rank in peer group#30 of 113
Private capital raised
$171M
3 Form D · last Jun 2025
16 months since last filing
Federal contracts
$3.9M
6 awards · Veterans Affairs, Interior, Homeland Security
Rank in Defense#575 of 1442
Granted patents
20
20 pending · first 2025
Rank in peer group#3 of 113

Capital timeline

20192020202120222023202420252026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $176M$1.5M$95K$72K$72K$3.4M$247K2nd Form D$40M3rd Form D$122M
2019202120232025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $176M$1.5M$95K$3.4M$247K2nd Form D$40M3rd Form D$122M

Latest events

  • Federal contractHomeland Security · Cgc Charles David Jr Underwater Side Scan$247K
  • Federal contractGeneral Services A · Gecko Robotics Cnsp To 01$3.4M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$122M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Robotic Data Acquisition And Digital Analysis For Cargo Aircraft Sustainment$72K
  • Federal contractDefense · Robotic Data Acquisition And Digital Analysis For Cargo Aircraft Sustainment$72K
  • Federal contractHomeland Security · Side Scan Ultrasonic Hull Survey Needed For The Cg Frc Richard Etheridge.$95K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Robotic Inspections and Digital Analysis for AFNWC Asset and Infrastructure Evaluation and Maintenance$1.5M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$40M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$9.1M
Show 3 earlier federal awards
  • Federal contractInterior · Robotic Non-destructive Inspection Of Hydraulic Steel Structures$45K
  • Federal contractVeterans Affairs · Condensate Tank Inspection$4K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$50K

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 113 peers

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Defense · Device

  • Federal grants#30 · top 27%
  • Granted patents#3 · top 3%

Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.

Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Troy Jake DemmerResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $50K in grants as PI
  • Andrew Jake DavisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Gaetano Jake CrupiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Mark Jacob KvammeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Mark Jake LoosararianExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Trae Jake StephensDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 20 granted of 40
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Regulatory activity · Defense

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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

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