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PiLogic raises $4M Seed Round to scale exact AI

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May 24, 2025

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Scout Ventures and Seraphim Space led the round, which enjoyed significant participation from Sovereign’s Capital, and investment from Flex Capital, FN Fund, and superangel Gokul Rajaram.

PiLogic builds exact AI models. On key problems, its platform is faster and more accurate than Generative AI Large Language Models (LLMs), and PiLogic’s engine uses drastically less compute power. The company’s approach applies a range of AI techniques: logical inference, probabilistic inference, search, and machine learning. The models incorporate first engineering principles and expert knowledge directly into the decision-making process. This approach does not require huge data sets nor expensive hardware such as Graphics Processing Units (GPUs).

An early predecessor of PiLogic’s inference engine has been benchmarked as scaling dramatically better than competing techniques. Incorporating dramatic new advances, PiLogic’s latest inference engine is much more powerful yet, and allows the company to address complex problems that other inference engines simply cannot. What’s more, PiLogic’s technology allows exact AI to be deployed on remote devices like satellites without the need for additional compute resources.

PiLogic’s first two models address significant challenges in the defence and space industries:

Radar model: this model is designed to track and predict objects in 3D space, distinguishing between different types of objects such as airplanes and drones. It offers superior performance even when objects cross paths or are close together, making it several times more effective than existing solutions. The model is adaptable to sonar, GPS, and LIDAR technologies
Electrical power system diagnostics model: this model allows satellite operators to predict the health state of components using on-board sensor data, in addition to providing remediation in near real time. It can be implemented both on the ground and on the satellite itself. This model has been validated through work with NASA

Future use cases include supporting autonomous flights, automatic threat prediction and response, diagnosing and predicting electric power system failures on aircraft and spacecraft, other onboard diagnostics, radar tracking, and sensor fusion. PiLogic’s models and inference engine are designed for mission-critical scenarios where precision is paramount.

PiLogic is using its funds to grow its core team, build out its product suite, and support early customers with mission-critical challenges in two of the most important domains of today: aerospace and defence.

PiLogic was founded by a team of leading entrepreneurs and inventors: Mark Chavira, Johannes Waldstein, and Geoff Bough.

Mark Chavira, Founder and CTO, is an AI expert with decades of real-world experience. Mark spent 12 years at Raytheon designing avionics operating systems; earned a PhD in probabilistic inference from UCLA; applied his research to problems at NASA; and spent 13 years at Google, where he became an Engineering Director, led an advanced AI/ML team of 125, and owned products generating billions in annual revenue in ad targeting.

Johannes Waldstein, Founder and CEO, co-founded and led five startups over the past 20 years with a focus on data science and AI innovations. His latest achievement was founding Fan.AI, an AI-driven adtech company, working with Coke and Pepsi on sports attribution, and was ultimately acquired by Spiqe.com in 2024.

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Geoff Bough, Co-Founder and CRO, has over 15 years of experience in business development, sales, and marketing. He was employee # 8 at FanDuel, where he played a key role in the company’s growth. He has since held executive positions at Flutter, Caesars, and Triller, where he facilitated a $4 billion merger with AGBA.

Johannes Waldstein, Founder and CEO PiLogic, said: “We are incredibly excited about the potential of exact AI to transform industries at the point of need, where precision is critical. We believe that  many of these critical applications, especially in defence and space, can’t feasibly be addressed by GenAI. And that is what we are here to solve. This funding will allow us to scale our team and expand our platform, bringing our innovative technology to more commercial and government clients.” 

Brad Harrison, Founder and Managing Partner of Scout Ventures, said: “PiLogic’s lightweight, efficient, and exact inference engine will help chart a new course for AI adoption in industries like aerospace and defence. At Scout, we are excited by the opportunity to support a team and technology that will ultimately enhance the efficacy of the critical systems supporting no-fail missions.”

Andre Ronsoehr, Partner Seraphim Space, added: “PiLogic’s approach to high-stakes decision making on the edge has the potential to transform the space industry. It is a sector still rife with rules-based-systems and humans in the loop, often for the lack of viable alternatives. PiLogic will change that and enable satellite and spacecraft operators to realize the full benefit of AI. Notably, their approach is both differentiated and counterintuitive in a world currently obsessed with generative AI. And I very much like that.”

2025-05-24

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