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Echodyne

HQ Kirkland, United StatesFounded 2014

Radar maker using metamaterials electronically scanned array (MESA) technology; opened a Washington state radar factory in 2026.

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Products1

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.

Fielded

Newest unveiled first. Open a product for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Funding6 rounds · $199M

Disclosed
$199M
Latest
UndisclosedStrategic · May 9, 2023
Cumulative raised$199M
Dec 19, 2014Jun 13, 2022
Valuation over time$528M · Jun 13, 2022
Valuation over timeReported valuation rose from $33.4M (Dec 19, 2014) to $528M (Jun 13, 2022) across 4 valued rounds. All are post-money.
Valuations by round
AnnouncedStageValuationBasis
Dec 19, 2014Series A$33.4MPost-money
May 22, 2017Series B$90.4MPost-money
Sep 11, 2019Series B$207MPost-money
Jun 13, 2022Series C$528MPost-money

Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.

Government awards & programs1 award · up to $250M ceiling · 1 program

Awards received1

Programs1

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.

Supply chain1 facility

Facilities1

  • Echodyne Washington radar factory
    Factory · Washington, United States
    Operating · 2026
    Reported

People1

Sources23

Profile4

  1. 1

    Echodyne · Supports Organization · name

    “Echodyne | Radar Reinvented”
  2. 2

    CB Insights · Supports Organization · founded year

    “It was founded in 2014 and is based in Kirkland, Washington.”
  3. 3

    Supports Organization · hq city

    “Location:Kirkland,Washington,United States”
  4. 4

    PitchBook · Supports Organization · founded year

    “Echodyne was founded in 2014.”

Products2

  1. 5

    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”
  2. 6

    Echodyne · Supports System

    “EchoShield's advanced AI/ML models define objects into one of several classes, including human, vehicle, fixed-wing, and multi-rotor.”

Funding13

  1. 7

    CB Insights · May 9, 2023 · Supports Funding round

    “Corporate Minority”
  2. 8

    GeekWire · May 9, 2023 · Supports Funding round

    “making a minority investment in Echodyne as part of the deal”
  3. 9

    GeekWire · Jun 13, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “a $135 million round co-led by Gates and Baillie Gifford”
  4. 10

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Jun 13, 2022 · Supports Funding round

    “<totalAmountSold>129296952</totalAmountSold>”
  5. 11

    Frag Out! Magazine · Feb 17, 2022 · Supports Funding round

    “a new strategic agreement with, and minority investment from, Northrop Grumman Corporation”
  6. 12

    Army Technology · Feb 17, 2022 · Supports Funding round

    “has made a minority investment in radar platform company Echodyne”
  7. 13

    Pulse 2.0 · Sep 16, 2019 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “announced the close of an additional $20 million financing round”
  8. 14

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Sep 11, 2019 · Supports Funding round

    “<totalAmountSold>19983550</totalAmountSold>”
  9. 15

    Echodyne · May 22, 2017 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount

    “Series B funding round was led by”
  10. 16

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · May 22, 2017 · Supports Funding round

    “<totalAmountSold>28935961</totalAmountSold>”
  11. 17

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Dec 22, 2014 · Supports Funding round

    “<totalAmountSold>14769531</totalAmountSold>”
  12. 18

    Forge · Dec 19, 2014 · Supports Funding round · post money valuation usd

    “$528.1M”
  13. 19

    Echodyne · Dec 19, 2014 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Echodyne Announces $15 million Series A Led by Bill Gates and Madrona Venture Group”

Government2

  1. 20

    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.”
  2. 21

    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.”

Supply chain1

  1. 22

    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”

People1

  1. 23

    Aerospace America (AIAA) · Jul 7, 2026 · Supports Role

    “said Eben Frankenberg, co-founder and chief executive of Echodyne.”

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