Acquisition
Jun 2024Dean Drako acquired Cobalt Robotics/Cobalt AI; the company rebranded from Cobalt Robotics to Cobalt AI and Ken Wolff remained CEO.
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Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Cobalt Robotics, now Cobalt AI after a 2024 acquisition by Dean Drako, builds AI-powered physical security monitoring and robot-enabled security services for enterprise GSOC teams. Its flagship offering is Cobalt Monitoring Intelligence, which combines AI handlers, existing security-system integrations, and human verification to reduce alarm noise and speed response.
Primary product
Cobalt Monitoring Intelligence
Founded
2016
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, USA
Team size
70-80
Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Sub-industry
Physical security automation / security technology
Offices
San Francisco, California, USA
San Mateo, California, USA
Fremont, California, USA
Utah, USA
Business model
Funding
Stage
acquired
Total raised
$51.6M
Latest round
Acquisition · Jun 2024
Jun 2024 · Dean Drako
Jun 2019 · Coatue
People & investors
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Technology Officer
VP, Global Operations, Finance & Customer Success
Work & culture
Mission-driven, engineering-first culture centered on excellence, craftsmanship, continuous learning, and human-in-the-loop security outcomes. Public materials emphasize direct impact, collaboration, and building safer spaces with AI plus human judgment.
Compensation
Public careers pages advertise competitive salary and compensation packages, but no public salary bands or equity details were found.
Benefits
competitive salary and compensation packages
unlimited PTO
regular town hall meetings
open-door policy
mentorship and career growth opportunities
Product & market
Pricing
Subscription-based Robots-as-a-Service / managed security service; public materials also reference a 30-day pilot program and included robot subscriptions.
Differentiators
- —AI handlers that automate investigation and triage before human escalation
- —human-in-the-loop verification for critical events
- —integrates with existing access control, video, intrusion, and workflow systems
- —supports edge, cloud, and hybrid deployment
- —root-cause analysis across video, badge logs, and device health data
- —uses autonomous robots plus monitoring software and human specialists
- —publicly claims high event-resolution rates and very fast response times
Technology
React
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Signals & risks
Latest news
Cobalt AI · Jun 2026
Cobalt AI appointed Amrit DePaulo as CTO to lead engineering and product for Cobalt Monitoring Intelligence, emphasizing enterprise security and AI-platform leadership.
Brivo · Mar 2026
Brivo and Cobalt AI announced an integration that combines access control, video, intrusion, and sensor data with Cobalt Monitoring Intelligence to reduce false alerts and automate context-aware responses.
Cobalt AI / Business Wire · Jun 2024
Dean Drako acquired Cobalt (then Cobalt Robotics) and the company rebranded to Cobalt AI while keeping Ken Wolff as CEO and operating independently.
GlobeNewswire · Jan 2023
Cobalt announced a Johnson Controls C•CURE 9000 integration so alarms can dispatch robots in real time and escalate incidents with full audit trails.
Open Positions
10 jobs at Cobalt Robotics
Reserve Engineer (On-site) - Arlington, VA
On-siteArlington, VA1y ago
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