Funding rounds
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

Strategic
Led by Supernal
Undisclosed
May 9, 2023
Series C
Led by Baillie Gifford
With Madrona Venture Group, New Enterprise Associates, Northrop Grumman
Valuation $528M
$135M
Jun 13, 2022
Strategic
Led by Northrop Grumman
Undisclosed
Feb 17, 2022
Series B
With Lux Capital, Madrona Venture Group, New Enterprise Associates
Valuation $207M
$20.0M
Sep 11, 2019
Series B
Led by New Enterprise Associates
With Lux Capital, Madrona Venture Group
Valuation $90.4M
Confirmed
$29.0M
May 22, 2017
Series A
Led by Madrona Venture Group
With Lux Capital
Valuation $33.4M
Confirmed
$15.0M
Dec 19, 2014

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Programs1 program

Programs1

Programs
Program	Role	Program status	Confidence
JIATF-401 counter-UAS IDIQ marketplace	Prime	Production	Confirmed

JIATF-401 counter-UAS IDIQ marketplace
Prime · Production
Confirmed

Systems1

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 system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Capabilities1

Capabilities
Technology	Role	Maturity	TRL	Notes	Confidence
Advanced sensors and sensor systems, including distributed apertures	Developer	—	—	Company-reported capability; mapping does not establish government endorsement, supplier qualification or a contract.	Reported

Advanced sensors and sensor systems, including distributed apertures
Developer
Company-reported capability; mapping does not establish government endorsement, supplier qualification or a contract.
—Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

Supply Chain1 facility

Facilities1

Facilities
Facility	Kind	Location	Status	Confidence
Echodyne Washington radar factory	Factory	Washington, United States	Operating · 2026	Reported

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

People1

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Eben Frankenberg
Co-Founder & CEO

Sources24

Show all 24 sources and supporting evidence

Profile6

1
CompanyEchodyne | Radar Reinvented
Echodyne · Supports Organization · name
“Echodyne | Radar Reinvented”
2
DatabaseEchodyne - Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Locations
CB Insights · Supports Organization · founded year
“It was founded in 2014 and is based in Kirkland, Washington.”
3
DatabaseEchodyne - PitchBook company profile
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 201-500 (profile: 260)”
4
DatabaseEchodyne — hq city
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“Location:Kirkland,Washington,United States”
5
DatabaseEchodyne - Owler company profile
Owler · Supports Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“linkedin_url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/echodyne”
6
DatabaseEchodyne 2026 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors | PitchBook
PitchBook · Supports Organization · founded year
“Echodyne was founded in 2014.”

Systems2

7
CompanyEchodyne Awarded $250 Million JIATF-401 Counter-UAS Contract
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”
8
CompanyEchoShield Radar
Echodyne · Supports System
“EchoShield's advanced AI/ML models define objects into one of several classes, including human, vehicle, fixed-wing, and multi-rotor.”

Technologies1

9
CompanyPrimary-source capability evidence: echodyne
Supports Organization technology
“Echodyne combines patented hardware with powerful software to create unrivaled, next-generation, commercial MESA® radar systems.”

Funding13

10
DatabaseEchodyne - CB Insights company profile
CB Insights · May 9, 2023 · Supports Funding round
“Corporate Minority”
11
NewsEchodyne radar venture joins forces with Supernal to enhance eVTOL safety system
GeekWire · May 9, 2023 · Supports Funding round, Organization · ownership
“making a minority investment in Echodyne as part of the deal”
12
NewsEchodyne radar venture flies higher with $135M funding round led by Bill Gates and Baillie Gifford
GeekWire · Jun 13, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount
“a $135 million round co-led by Gates and Baillie Gifford”
13
Regulatory filingEchodyne Corp. - SEC Form D (0001628751-22-000001)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Jun 13, 2022 · Supports Funding round
“<totalAmountSold>129296952</totalAmountSold>”
14
NewsEchodyne and Northrop Grumman Expand Partnership on Defense and Security Applications
Frag Out! Magazine · Feb 17, 2022 · Supports Funding round
“a new strategic agreement with, and minority investment from, Northrop Grumman Corporation”
15
NewsNorthrop Grumman invests in radar platform company Echodyne
Army Technology · Feb 17, 2022 · Supports Funding round
“has made a minority investment in radar platform company Echodyne”
16
NewsEchodyne: This High-Performance Radar Company Has Secured $20 Million
Pulse 2.0 · Sep 16, 2019 · Supports Funding round · amount
“announced the close of an additional $20 million financing round”
17
Regulatory filingEchodyne Corp. - SEC Form D (0001628751-19-000001)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Sep 11, 2019 · Supports Funding round
“<totalAmountSold>19983550</totalAmountSold>”
18
CompanyEchodyne gets $29M from NEA, Bill Gates and others to boost radar for drones
Echodyne · May 22, 2017 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“Series B funding round was led by”
19
Regulatory filingEchodyne Corp. - SEC Form D (0001628751-17-000002)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · May 22, 2017 · Supports Funding round
“<totalAmountSold>28935961</totalAmountSold>”
20
Regulatory filingEchodyne Corp. - SEC Form D (0001628751-14-000001)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Dec 22, 2014 · Supports Funding round
“<totalAmountSold>14769531</totalAmountSold>”
21
DatabaseEchodyne - Forge company profile
Forge · Dec 19, 2014 · Supports Funding round · post money valuation usd
“$528.1M”
22
CompanyEchodyne Announces $15 million Series A Led by Bill Gates and Madrona Venture Group
Echodyne · Dec 19, 2014 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Echodyne Announces $15 million Series A Led by Bill Gates and Madrona Venture Group”

Supply chain1

23
NewsUS boosts defense radar output with $40M factory producing 30,000 systems annually
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

24
NewsEchodyne expands production of drone-detecting radars
Aerospace America (AIAA) · Jul 7, 2026 · Supports Role
“said Eben Frankenberg, co-founder and chief executive of Echodyne.”

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