Dominion Dynamics x Collaborative Robotics

Collaborative Robotics (brand name Cobot) is a Santa Clara-based robotics company founded by former Amazon Robotics chief Brad Porter. The company develops Proxie, a collaborative robot designed to work alongside humans across sectors including logistics, healthcare, and retail. Backed by [Sequoia capital](/companies/sequoia-capital), Cobot raised $100M in Series B funding in 2024, bringing total funding to $140M.

Ottawa-based defense technology company building next-generation defense systems for extreme environments, with an initial focus on the Canadian Arctic. Dominion develops AuraNet, a software communications and monitoring platform for command and control, and Scout, an Autonomous [Collaborative](/companies/collaborative-robotics) Platform (ACP) that extends the reach of crewed fighter jets into austere environments. The company has recruited senior engineering talent from Anduril, Tesla, Rheinmetall, Google, and Rivian, combining Silicon Valley velocity with a hard national security mission focus.