# Damon Henry

> Damon Henry is the CEO and co-founder of Asylon Robotics, a Philadelphia-area company building an American-made robotic perimeter security platform that pairs autonomous aerial drones, robot dogs, and human-in-the-loop AI into a Robotics-as-a-Service offering. An MIT-trained aeronautical engineer who worked at GE, Boeing, and Johns Hopkins APL before founding the company in 2015 with two dorm roommates, Henry has grown Asylon into a company that has flown more than 100,000 security missions for Fortune 500 firms and the Department of Defense, and raised a $26M Series B led by Insight Partners in 2025.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Asylon Robotics
- **Organizations:** Asylon Robotics
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Aeronautical / Aeronautics & Astronautics Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled Asylon Robotics into a full-service, American-made robotic perimeter security company, Led Asylon to complete more than 100,000 autonomous security missions, Raised a $26M Series B led by Insight Partners in 2025 (roughly $45M total raised including grants)

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Graduated from MIT with a B.S. in aeronautical engineering
- **2010-2013** — Held management roles at GE Aviation, overseeing thrust reversers and military aerospace structures
- **2013-2015** — Worked at Boeing on small UAVs for the military; also spent time at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
- **2015** — Co-founded Asylon with MIT dorm roommates Adam Mohamed and Brent McLaughlin, inspired by the commercial drone boom
- **2019** — Signed Ford as Asylon's first customer
- **2021** — Hurricane Ida flooded Asylon's Philadelphia HQ; the team rebuilt within six weeks
- **2022** — Grew Asylon past 50 employees; scaled DroneDog and Guardian offerings
- **2025** — Raised a $26M Series B led by Insight Partners; surpassed 100,000 security missions

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled Asylon Robotics into a full-service, American-made robotic perimeter security company
- Led Asylon to complete more than 100,000 autonomous security missions
- Raised a $26M Series B led by Insight Partners in 2025 (roughly $45M total raised including grants)
- Won Fortune 500 customers (starting with Ford in 2019) and Department of Defense contracts
- Deployed autonomous security systems across 15 states
- Commercialized DroneDog (a security-hardened Boston Dynamics Spot) and the Guardian drone-and-software platform

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Asylon raised a $26M Series B led by Insight Partners, with Veteran Ventures Capital, Allegion Ventures, and the GO PA Fund participating.
- **2025-07** — Company reported surpassing 100,000 security missions and deployments across 15 states.

## Links

- Website: https://asylonrobotics.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damonchenry
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/asylonrobotics
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ0RrnpNzL0
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asylonrobotics/

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Last updated: 2026-07-01