Cobalt Academy turns combat-earned lessons into affordable UAS training, veteran workforce pathways, and manufacturability-first prototyping. Your support builds national capability through training, technology, and trust.
America needs more skilled, mission-ready drone operators than it is producing, and too many transitioning veterans never get an affordable, hands-on path into the field.
Drone capability is scaling faster than the workforce and the Counter-UAS tools to meet it. Cobalt is already operating, and catalytic support now compounds into national capability.
Cobalt Academy is an early-stage, revenue-generating company. We are honest about where we are: operating, enrolling students, and building.
// Institutional and international items are exploratory discussions (pipeline), not signed contracts. Detailed metrics, financials, and references are shared in the private briefing.
A staged plan. A modest pre-seed round now to prove the model, growing toward a $5M catalytic raise unlocked in stages as milestones are met.
Initial round now open to mission-aligned backers and sponsors.
Unlocked in stages as milestones are achieved.
// Milestones are targets, not guarantees. Specific figures are shared in the private briefing.
The full vision is a $5M catalytic raise, unlocked in stages as milestones are achieved: scholarships and cohorts at scale, an equipped build and prototype lab, a low-cost Counter-UAS testing and release pathway, and durable veteran workforce pipelines.
The programs and capabilities your support stands up and accelerates.
Open more seats for veterans and transitioning students who cannot yet pay their own way into Part 107 and hands-on flight training.
Add qualified instructors and grow structured, flight-hour-based training capacity beyond the founding team.
Equip a hands-on build and flight facility for manufacturability-first, low-cost UAS prototyping.
Advance agency, public-safety, and allied engagements that extend Cobalt's mission and reach.
Formalize financial oversight and advisory governance, including fractional CFO and public-safety advisory support.
Scale the online training platform and curriculum to reach more operators nationwide.
Directed support maps to clear, mission-critical priorities.
Sponsor a student seat, covering training, materials, and in-person flight time for a veteran or transitioning operator.
Underwrite a full training cohort, from ground school through a Cobalt practical flight assessment and logged flight hours.
Help stand up a hands-on build and flight lab, the airframes, tools, and space behind field-ready UAS.
// Specific funding levels for each priority are shared in the private donor briefing.
Clear outcomes at every level, from seeding scholarships to catalyzing national capability.
// Figures reflect current planning. Exact terms and reporting are confirmed in the private briefing.
Your support advances a testing, validation, and release pathway for practical, affordable Counter-UAS, designed to challenge incumbent cost structures. Concept shown is illustrative.
Scholarships and training cohorts turn combat-earned discipline into civilian UAS careers, building a veteran workforce pipeline and public-safety-ready operators.
A permanent facility for manufacturability-first, low-cost UAS, with university and industry partnerships that turn training and prototyping into durable national capability.
Cobalt Academy Inc. is a for-profit company. Contributions are not tax-deductible. We keep the structure clean and the intent clear.
Directed support to Cobalt Academy Inc. for scholarships, cohorts, or the training lab, with agreed impact reporting.
A direct contribution to the mission. Simple, honest, and not tax-deductible, in line with our for-profit structure.
Growth and equity conversations are handled privately with appropriate counsel. Request a briefing to discuss.
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Tell us how you would like to support the mission and we will schedule a private walkthrough of the plan, the numbers, and the specific funding priorities. No public commitment required.