Cobalt Robotics

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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

SaaS

Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS)

Managed security services

Security-as-a-Service

Funding

Stage

acquired

Total raised

$51.6M

Latest round

Acquisition · Jun 2024

Acquisition

Jun 2024 · Dean Drako

Series B

Jun 2019 · Coatue

$35M

Series A

Mar 2018 · Sequoia

$13M

Seed

Mar 2017 · Bloomberg Beta / Promus Ventures

$3.5M

People & investors

Leadership

Ken Wolff

Chief Executive Officer

Amrit DePaulo

Chief Technology Officer

Tyler Bayne

VP, Global Operations, Finance & Customer Success

Kodie Artner

VP, Product & AI

Greg Kreusser

Director of Information

Cathy Lindemann

Director of Security Operations

Ryan Clement

General Counsel

Founders

Alejandro Ramirez

Cofounder & Chief Product Officer

Erik Schluntz

Co-Founder & CTO

Mike LeBlanc

Founder, President & COO

Travis Deyle

Founder & CEO

Investors

Haystack Management Co LLC

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

TypeScript

Python

Django

Java

Spring Boot

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

AWS Lambda

Redis

GraphQL

Datadog

Prometheus

TensorFlow

PyTorch

OpenCV

Okta

ServiceNow

Customers

Salesforce

FedEx

Ally Financial

Fortune 500 enterprise customers

Competitors

Verkada

Rhombus

Genetec

Milestone

Brivo

Eagle Eye Networks

Asylon

Evolon

BlueEye Monitoring

Indoor Robotics

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

$1M-$10M

support@cobaltai.com +1 (650) 781-3623

Signals & risks

Acquisition

Jun 2024

Dean Drako acquired Cobalt Robotics/Cobalt AI; the company rebranded from Cobalt Robotics to Cobalt AI and Ken Wolff remained CEO.

Source

Latest news

Cobalt AI names Amrit DePaulo as Chief Technology Officer

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 integrates with Cobalt AI for enterprise incident management

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.

Dean Drako acquires Cobalt AI, Enterprise Security Automation Leader

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.

Cobalt Robotics announces collaboration with Johnson Controls for integration with C•CURE Alarm System

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.

Cobalt Robotics announces industry-first robot integration with Envoy Workplace Platform

GlobeNewswire · Dec 2022

Cobalt launched an Envoy visitor-management integration that turns the robot into a sign-in kiosk and supports visitor screening, badges, and document signing.

Jobs and careers at Cobalt Robotics

10 jobs at Cobalt Robotics

Reserve Engineer (On-site) - Arlington, VA

On-site

Arlington, VA

1y ago

On-site

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