EchoShield
Medium-range MESA electronically scanned radar for counter-UAS detection and tracking, with AI/ML object classification; usable fixed, rapidly deployed or on the move.


Supplier · United States
HQ Kirkland, United StatesFounded 2014
Radar maker using metamaterials electronically scanned array (MESA) technology; opened a Washington state radar factory in 2026.
Medium-range MESA electronically scanned radar for counter-UAS detection and tracking, with AI/ML object classification; usable fixed, rapidly deployed or on the move.
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| Announced | Stage | Valuation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2014 | Series A | $33.4M | Post-money |
| May 22, 2017 | Series B | $90.4M | Post-money |
| Sep 11, 2019 | Series B | $207M | Post-money |
| Jun 13, 2022 | Series C | $528M | Post-money |
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2023 | Strategic | Undisclosed | — | Supernal | — | Reported |
| Jun 13, 2022 | Series C | $135M | $528M | Baillie Gifford | Madrona Venture Group, New Enterprise Associates, Northrop Grumman | Reported |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Strategic | Undisclosed | — | Northrop Grumman | — | Reported |
| Sep 11, 2019 | Series B | $20.0M | $207M | — | Lux Capital, Madrona Venture Group, New Enterprise Associates | Reported |
| May 22, 2017 | Series B | $29.0M | $90.4M | New Enterprise Associates | Lux Capital, Madrona Venture Group | Confirmed |
| Dec 19, 2014 | Series A | $15.0M | $33.4M | Madrona Venture Group | Lux Capital | Confirmed |
Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.
| Announced | Award | Agency | Type | Program | Obligated | Ceiling | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | MESA counter-UAS radars for JIATF-401 Domestic ShieldW912CH26DA083 | Joint Interagency Task Force 401 | IDIQ | JIATF-401 counter-UAS IDIQ marketplace | — | Up to $250M | Confirmed |
| Program | Role | Program status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIATF-401 counter-UAS IDIQ marketplace | Prime | Production | Confirmed |
Obligated is what has been committed so far; ceiling is the most the award can reach. Joint values cover all recipients and are excluded from this company’s money totals.
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echodyne Washington radar factory | Factory | Washington, United States | Operating · 2026 | Reported |
Echodyne · Supports Organization · name
“Echodyne | Radar Reinvented”
CB Insights · Supports Organization · founded year
“It was founded in 2014 and is based in Kirkland, Washington.”
Supports Organization · hq city
“Location:Kirkland,Washington,United States”
PitchBook · Supports Organization · founded year
“Echodyne was founded in 2014.”
AFP (Business Wire) · Sep 30, 2026 · Supports System, System · maturity
“The medium-range radar delivers persistent, high-quality tracks at a 10 Hz update rate”
Echodyne · Supports System
“EchoShield's advanced AI/ML models define objects into one of several classes, including human, vehicle, fixed-wing, and multi-rotor.”
CB Insights · May 9, 2023 · Supports Funding round
“Corporate Minority”
GeekWire · May 9, 2023 · Supports Funding round
“making a minority investment in Echodyne as part of the deal”
GeekWire · Jun 13, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount
“a $135 million round co-led by Gates and Baillie Gifford”
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Jun 13, 2022 · Supports Funding round
“<totalAmountSold>129296952</totalAmountSold>”
Frag Out! Magazine · Feb 17, 2022 · Supports Funding round
“a new strategic agreement with, and minority investment from, Northrop Grumman Corporation”
Army Technology · Feb 17, 2022 · Supports Funding round
“has made a minority investment in radar platform company Echodyne”
Pulse 2.0 · Sep 16, 2019 · Supports Funding round · amount
“announced the close of an additional $20 million financing round”
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Sep 11, 2019 · Supports Funding round
“<totalAmountSold>19983550</totalAmountSold>”
Echodyne · May 22, 2017 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“Series B funding round was led by”
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · May 22, 2017 · Supports Funding round
“<totalAmountSold>28935961</totalAmountSold>”
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Dec 22, 2014 · Supports Funding round
“<totalAmountSold>14769531</totalAmountSold>”
Forge · Dec 19, 2014 · Supports Funding round · post money valuation usd
“$528.1M”
Echodyne · Dec 19, 2014 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Echodyne Announces $15 million Series A Led by Bill Gates and Madrona Venture Group”
U.S. Department of War · Sep 29, 2026 · Supports Government award · ceiling usd
“EchoDyne Corp., Kirkland, Washington, was awarded a $250,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for commercial counter-unmanned aerial systems and counter small-unmanned aerial systems capabilities.”
Army Technology · Supports Government award · ceiling usd
“Radar technology firm Echodyne has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $250m to support counter-drone operations under JIATF-401's Domestic Shield programme.”
Interesting Engineering · Jul 9, 2026 · Supports Facility, Organization
“Echodyne has opened a new radar manufacturing facility in Washington state that will eventually produce more than 30,000 radars each year”
Aerospace America (AIAA) · Jul 7, 2026 · Supports Role
“said Eben Frankenberg, co-founder and chief executive of Echodyne.”
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