Echodyne

Market context

Echodyne supplies radar sensing hardware used in autonomous systems, drone operations and counter-UAS/security workflows.

Facts

• Website: https://www.echodyne.com/
• HQ: Kirkland, United States
• Segment: Perception
• Known funding rounds: 1

Funding

• 2022-06-13 - Growth funding - $135M - Echodyne closes $135M radar funding round - source: echodyne.com

Investors

• Baillie Gifford; Bill Gates - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-06-13
• Madrona Ventures - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-06-13
• NEA - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-06-13
• Northrop Grumman - Participant - Corporate / Cvc - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2022-06-13
• Vanedge Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-06-13
• Vulcan Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-06-13

Events

• 2026-07-09 - Facility Opening - Echodyne opens Washington radar manufacturing facility - The 86,350 sq ft site is built to support more than 30,000 radars per year, equivalent to over 2,500 units per month. Echodyne framed the expansion around demand from U.S. and allied customers for C-UAS, force-protection, BVLOS and autonomous-system sensing.…
• 2022-06-13 - Funding - Echodyne closes $135M radar funding round - Baillie Gifford and Bill Gates co-led the round. Northrop Grumman, NEA, Madrona Ventures, Vulcan Capital and Vanedge Capital participated. The capital supports robot sensing, actuation, compute or communications systems as Echodyne moves from product developm…

Context tags

• Drone subsystem integration - Capability - Profile source supports this robotics context.
• High-resolution radar perception - Capability - Profile QA added approved context tag matching company robotics exposure.
• Counter-UAS radar perception - Capability - Profile QA added approved context tag matching company robotics exposure.