Hellbender
Industrial-Grade Physical AI. Engineered for the Edge.
Hellbender was founded in 2021, is headquartered in Pittsburgh, United States, lists 11–50 employees, and has $12.5M in recorded funding across 1 round.
- Headquarters
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Employees
- 11–50
- Founded
- 2021
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- hellbender.com
- Total Funding
- $12.5M
- Last Round
- $12.5M SeedMay 2026
- Rounds
- 1
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About
Hellbender builds mission-critical hardware and software infrastructure for AI-driven perception systems in autonomy, robotics, and industrial applications. The company offers turn-key manufacturing, physical AI engineering, and Computer Vision as a Service (CVaaS), delivering on-edge AI camera systems from prototype to production. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Hellbender secured a $12.5 million seed round in 2026 to accelerate domestic manufacturing and launch its on-edge camera line.
Summary
Hellbender is a Defense Tech company based in Pittsburgh, United States, founded in 2021. It lists 11–50 employees. It has raised $12.5M in total across 1 round, most recently a $12.5M Seed round in May 2026. Investors include Magarac Venture Partners.
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Funding History
May 2026
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