Kodama Systems Raises $7M to Expand Forestry Robotics

Kodama Systems, a San Francisco, CA-based robotics company building physical AI for forestry, has secured $7 million in a funding round, bringing total funding to $14 million.

The round was co-led by Konvoy Ventures and Breakwater Ventures, with participation from Blue Forest Asset Management, NYA Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Congruent Ventures, Dangerous Ventures, M1C, and others.

The company intends to use the funds for expanded commercial deployments, deeper OEM partnerships, and continued development of autonomy capabilities for complex off-road environments.

What is Kodama Systems?

Kodama Systems develops robotics and AI technology to help forestry companies operate heavy equipment more efficiently in remote and difficult environments.

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Its platform combines supervised autonomy with remote operation. Machines can handle repetitive tasks autonomously, while experienced operators remotely manage complex work and unexpected situations.

The technology helps forestry contractors improve machine utilisation, address labour shortages, and maintain productivity without replacing their existing equipment fleets.

How Much Funding Has Kodama Systems Raised?

Kodama Systems raised $7 million in its latest funding round, bringing its total funding to $14 million.

The source does not provide details of previous funding rounds or their dates.

Who Invested in Kodama Systems’ Funding Round?

The $7 million funding round was co-led by Konvoy Ventures and Breakwater Ventures.

Other participating investors include:

• Blue Forest Asset Management
• NYA Ventures
• Breakthrough Energy Ventures
• Congruent Ventures
• Dangerous Ventures
• M1C
• Other investors

Why the Funding Matters

Kodama Systems will use the funding to expand commercial deployments, develop deeper partnerships with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and improve its autonomous operating capabilities for complex off-road environments.

Who founded Kodama Systems?

Kodama Systems was founded in 2021 by Merritt Jenkins. The company is based in San Francisco, California.

“Kodama’s tech stack is not something that can be vibe coded,” said Merritt Jenkins, CEO and co-founder of Kodama. “It has to work in harsh environments with high uptime for crews that depend on it every day. That requires ruggedized hardware, production-grade software, safety systems, and a tight feedback loop with customers in the field.”

“Kodama is building more than autonomy software,” said Jackson Vaughan, Managing Partner at Konvoy Ventures. “The company is developing integrated hardware, deepening relationships with customers and equipment manufacturers, and building the real-world dataset required to make intelligent forestry work at scale.

Market and Business Growth

Kodama's technology is already being used in commercial logging operations across the southeastern United States.

Over the six months before the announcement, machines equipped with its technology moved more than 100,000 tons of timber across multiple states.

The company is also integrating its platform with forestry equipment manufacturers, and expanding support for additional equipment platforms. Each deployment generates operating data that can help improve system performance.

What Happens Next?

Kodama Systems plans to expand its commercial deployments, strengthen OEM partnerships, and continue developing autonomy technology for forestry equipment.

The company aims to support increasingly autonomous forestry operations while allowing customers to continue using their existing machine fleets.

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