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Lola Vision Systems

Techstars '24

Los Angeles, US Β· Founded 2023 Β· 8 employees on LinkedIn Β· 6 known investors

Lola Vision Systems develops edge AI processors purpose-built for defense applications, designed to deliver AI capabilities for military platforms in contested environments with emphasis on security and reliability. The company serves warfighters and defense platforms requiring tactical edge AI for mission-critical decision-making.

Also known as Lola Vision Β· LVS

Founders & leadership

Lola Vision Systems was founded in 2023 by Joshua Bush.

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Joshua BushinFounder

Investors Β· 6

Also in the syndicate Β· 2

angel investorsfriends and family

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Lola Vision Systems is a fabless semiconductor and edge AI company designing AI system-on-chiplets and accompanying software for autonomous machines operating in GPS-denied and RF-contested environments. Its offering has two parts: the LVS Edge SDK, described as available now, which provides AI model training, optimization and edge deployment, multi-modal sensor fusion across vision, RF and LIDAR, a retargetable runtime across commercial off-the-shelf hardware including NVIDIA and Qualcomm platforms, post-quantum encrypted mesh networking, vision AI and cognitive electronic warfare software agents, and deterministic real-time processing pipelines; and the LVS-250, a purpose-built processor still in development.

The company frames three capability pillars: on-device edge AI inference for real-time object detection, classification and autonomous decision-making without cloud connectivity; sensor fusion combining vision, RF, LIDAR and positioning data into a unified operational picture; and secure communications via post-quantum encrypted mesh networking with cognitive electronic warfare features. Named application areas are intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, counter-UAS, autonomous systems and maritime, with ISR capabilities including multi-spectral sensor fusion, pattern-of-life analysis and automated target recognition. Positioning material cites ITAR compliance, CMMC 2.0 and U.S. design.

Beyond defense, company and third-party profiles describe the target market as OEMs in the automotive, aerospace and defense sectors, with mission-critical computer vision and generative AI solutions.

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources β€” announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
EmployeesJan 20268 people
First-year production potentialJan 2026$150M
Letters of InterestJan 202610 letters
LVS-250 AI performanceJan 2026~230 TOPS in a <25W, 35mm package
LVS-250 power efficiencyJan 202630 TOPS/W

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β€” not independently audited.

Timeline Β· 7

launches, deals, and filings
Mar 2026
Headquarters relocated to Washington, D.C.

Moved headquarters from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C.

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Jan 2026
Collaborative R&D agreement with NSWC Crane Division

Listed traction includes a Collaborative R&D Agreement with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division.

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Aug 2025
Won $125,000 grand prize at Invest Fest pitch competition

Won the Invest Fest annual startup pitch competition in Atlanta, receiving $125,000; the announced $125K prize was expanded to a $250,000 pool split between two winning founders. Founder and CEO Tayo Adesanya said the prize would be used to scale product visibility and partnerships.

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Jan 2025
Joined Plug and Play Aerospace & Defense Batch 2 and Capital Factory All-Access Program

Participated in the Plug and Play Aerospace & Defense Batch 2 cohort and the Capital Factory All-Access Program.

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Jun 2024
Completed Techstars accelerator

Completed the Techstars accelerator program; separately reported as selection for the Techstars Los Angeles Accelerator Spring Class of 2024.

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Feb 2024
Company founded as a Delaware C Corporation in Los Angeles

Lola Vision Systems was formed as a Delaware C Corporation based in Los Angeles, California.

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Jan 2024
Pre-seed round of $500K

Raised $500,000 from angels, friends and family.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

In the news

β–ΈResearch sources Β· 8

primary sources listed

8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Lola Vision Systems do?
Fabless developer of edge AI software and chiplet-based AI processors for defense and autonomous systems.
Who founded Lola Vision Systems?
Lola Vision Systems was founded by Joshua Bush in 2023.
Who are Lola Vision Systems's investors?
Lola Vision Systems's investors include Capital Factory, K Street Capital, Open Opportunity Fund, Techstars.
Where is Lola Vision Systems headquartered?
Lola Vision Systems is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.