
Crow Industries (CI) is an innovative deep-tech startup founded in 2018 by Dr. James Crowell, specializing in advanced autonomous robotic solutions for the defense and mining industries, with a long-term vision for space exploration. Their flagship product, Fenris, is a versatile, scalable, low-SWaP-C Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) capable of carrying up to 1,000 lbs of payload in contested, GPS-denied, and austere environments. Fenris is designed for battlefield assistance, allowing a single operator to control thousands of units simultaneously. In the mining sector, CI utilizes autonomous aerial and ground robots for comprehensive data gathering, creating high-fidelity digital twins of mine sites. The company was selected for the Techstars Industries of the Future accelerator program in June 2023 and is venture-backed as of September 2023. Their business model appears to be a mix of technology development and solutions provision, likely involving hardware sales and software licensing or service contracts.

Crow Industries (CI) is an innovative deep-tech startup founded in 2018 by Dr. James Crowell, specializing in advanced autonomous robotic solutions for the defense and mining industries, with a long-term vision for space exploration. Their flagship product, Fenris, is a versatile, scalable, low-SWaP-C Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) capable of carrying up to 1,000 lbs of payload in contested, GPS-denied, and austere environments. Fenris is designed for battlefield assistance, allowing a single operator to control thousands of units simultaneously. In the mining sector, CI utilizes autonomous aerial and ground robots for comprehensive data gathering, creating high-fidelity digital twins of mine sites. The company was selected for the Techstars Industries of the Future accelerator program in June 2023 and is venture-backed as of September 2023. Their business model appears to be a mix of technology development and solutions provision, likely involving hardware sales and software licensing or service contracts.
Founded: 2018
Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Founder / CEO: Dr. James Crowell
Flagship product: Fenris — rugged autonomous aerial and ground robots / UGV and fleet command-and-control for austere, GPS‑denied environments
Funding / investor signal: Pre-Seed; selected for Techstars Industries of the Future (completed June 2023); Techstars listed as lead investor
Defense, mining, and aerospace (future space operations) — autonomous operations in remote and austere environments
2018
DeepTech (robotics)
USD 120,000
Selected for and completed Techstars Industries of the Future accelerator (June 2023); company states it is venture-backed as of September 2023.
“Selected for Techstars Industries of the Future (completed June 2023); Techstars listed as lead investor on Pre-Seed round”