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Guardian RF is a 2024-founded, Washington, D.C.-based counter-drone company building passive RF sensing and airspace-intelligence systems that detect, classify, and geolocate drones and pilots. Public sources conflict on some third-party business facts (especially HQ and funding totals), but the company site and LinkedIn company page consistently describe the core business as passive RF drone detection for defense, public safety, and critical infrastructure.
Primary product
Scout passive RF drone-detection sensor and airspace-intelligence platform
Founded
2024
Headquarters
Washington, D.C., United States
Team size
11-50
Work style
Remote
Industry
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Sub-industry
Counter-UAS / passive RF sensing
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Offices
Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$3.1M
Latest round
Seed · May 2025
Latest amount
$125K
Leadership
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Investors
Mission-driven and technically oriented, with a strong field-deployment mindset: low-SWaP, attritable sensing, rapid setup, operational relevance, and customer-facing execution for defense and public-safety use cases.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
No public salary bands or compensation details were found. Public careers material emphasizes mission scope, travel, customer deployment, and technical execution rather than compensation.
Pricing
Quote-based, demo-led enterprise/government sales; contracts and SBIR-style procurement appear to be important channels.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
Estimated ARR of about $440K (GetLatka estimate, updated 2025-09-02)
Estimated monthly visits
2.7K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Guardian RF · Jul 2026
Guardian RF said it supplied passive RF drone detection for the live demonstration phase of the Chippewa County Drone Project, a 12-month ANRA-led initiative focused on making non-cooperative drone activity visible across correctional and critical-infrastructure sites.
GlobeNewswire · Feb 2026
Picogrid announced a joint contract with Guardian RF to support installation security at Vandenberg Space Force Base, integrating Guardian RF Scout sensors into Picogrid's command-and-control nodes for drone-defense operations.
DIU · Dec 2025
Guardian RF was named the passive RF winner of the Counter-UAS Low-Cost Sensing challenge.
Forbes · Dec 2025
Forbes spotlighted co-founders John Andrzejewski, Eli Kerstein, and Lucas Raskin in its 30 Under 30 Transportation & Aerospace coverage.
Guardian RF / AFWERX · Jun 2025
Guardian RF said AFWERX selected it for a $1,195,000 Direct-to-Phase II SBIR contract to support low-altitude airspace security and integration with Picogrid at Vandenberg Space Force Base.