# PDKINEMATICS: drone company

Canonical ID: `e7a11421-44e1-4970-b313-2f480273141b`

## Key facts

- **Funding:** [€2M seed (Jun 2026, total €3M)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **HQ:** Vilnius, Lithuania
- **Product:** [Gannet precision guidance system](/models/gannet-precision-guidance.md) for UAVs
- **Investors:** [Coinvest Capital](/investors/coinvest-capital.md), [Iron Wolf Capital](/investors/iron-wolf-capital.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Deployed:** Battle-tested in Ukraine; selected for Iron Wolf 2026 NATO exercises
- **CEO:** [Rapolas Markevičius](/people/rapolas-markevicius.md)
- **Co-founder:** [Simonas Stasevičius](/people/simonas-stasevicius.md) (aerospace engineer)
- **Co-founder:** [Dominykas Rinkevičius](/people/dominykas-rinkevicius.md) (Head of Engineering, joined 2025)
- **Total funding:** [€3M](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Key partnership:** Bavovna.ai (Ukrainian UAV manufacturer)
- **Key partnership:** SiraLab (Italian UAV manufacturer)
- **Award:** Flaming Shield: Mission AI 2025 hackathon winner (Padūkėlis project)

- **Slug:** pdkinematics
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2022
- **HQ:** Vilnius, Lithuania
- **Funding total (USD):** 3000000
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)

## Models

- [Gannet Precision Guidance System](/models/gannet-precision-guidance.md) (aerial) (id: `151b226b-3d94-4929-a119-979d35a84873`)

## Current leadership (4)

- [Rapolas Markevičius](/people/rapolas-markevicius.md) CEO & Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Rapolas Markevičius](/people/rapolas-markevicius.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Simonas Stasevičius](/people/simonas-stasevicius.md) Co-founder & Aerospace Engineer (secondary-verified)
- [Dominykas Rinkevičius](/people/dominykas-rinkevicius.md) Co-founder & Head of Engineering (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (2)

- [PDKINEMATICS x SiraLab](/partnerships/pdkinematics-x-siralab.md) with SiraLab _technology_
- [PDKINEMATICS x Bavovna.ai](/partnerships/pdkinematics-x-bavovna-ai.md) with Bavovna.ai _technology_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is PDKINEMATICS?

Lithuanian defense engineering company building [GNSS-independent precision guidance systems](https://pdkinematics.com/) for unmanned aerial vehicles. Its flagship product, [Gannet](/models/gannet-precision-guidance), is a low-SWaP-C platform-agnostic guidance kit enabling sub-meter target engagement from release altitudes up to 700 metres, designed for integration with standard multi-rotor UAV platforms. The company serves UAV manufacturers, defence integrators, and European armed forces, with systems battle-tested in Ukraine and expanding across NATO.

### What does PDKINEMATICS make?

PDKINEMATICS has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Gannet Precision Guidance System (PDKINEMATICS builds physical robots).

### Is PDKINEMATICS publicly traded?

No. PDKINEMATICS is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### Who competes with PDKINEMATICS?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to PDKINEMATICS building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.

### How can I invest in PDKINEMATICS?

PDKINEMATICS is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $3M in disclosed funding.

### Where is PDKINEMATICS headquartered?

PDKINEMATICS is headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania.

### How much funding has PDKINEMATICS raised?

PDKINEMATICS has raised approximately $3M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

### Who owns PDKINEMATICS?

PDKINEMATICS is privately held and venture-backed ($3M raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Where does PDKINEMATICS operate robots?

PDKINEMATICS is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### When was PDKINEMATICS founded?

PDKINEMATICS was founded in 2022.


## Sources (9)

1. https://www.suasnews.com/2026/06/pdkinematics-raises-e2m-seed-to-scale-ukraine-deployed-precision-guidance-systems-across-nato/
2. https://www.therecursive.com/lithuanian-defense-tech-startup-raises-eur2m-for-nato-uav-guidance/
3. https://app.dealroom.co/news/note/pd-kinematics-raises-2-24m-seed-to-scale-drone-precision-guidance-systems
4. https://thedefensepost.com/2026/06/18/lithuanian-firm-drone-precision-guidance/
5. https://resiliencemedia.co/lithuanias-pdkinematics-raises-e2m-to-scale-precision-guidance-systems-across-nato/
6. https://www.finsmes.com/2026/06/pdkinematics-raises-e2m-in-seed-funding.html
7. https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/06/drone-warfare-startup-pdkinematics-raises-e2-million-for-precision-guidance-systems-out-of-lithuania/
8. https://www.startupresearcher.com/news/pdkinematics-secures-2-million-seed-round-for-precision-drone-guidance-system
9. https://pdkinematics.com/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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