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Echodyne

Defense marketsensingCurated record
echodyne.com

Maker of MESA (metamaterial electronically scanned array) radar modules — EchoShield, EchoGuard, EchoFlight — supplied as sensing components into counter-UAS platforms, interceptor drones and autonomous vehicles: EchoShield is the primary radar in Trust Automation's $490M USAF SUADS counter-UAS IDIQ (announced Apr 2026), selected by Zone 5 Technologies for the Paladin interceptor drone (Dec 2025), plus Axon partnership for public-safety UAS infrastructure; backed by Bill Gates, NEA, Madrona, Baillie Gifford, Northrop Grumman, Supernal. Customer base is defense/security-dominant, hence segment defense; radar is a sensor, not a weapon/munition, so the weapons exclusion does not apply. Re-adjudicated under 2026-07-13 component ruling; prior reject was component-maker exclusion only.

HeadquartersKirkland, US
Founded2014
Defense funding$199M
Team51-200
Deployments4
Open roles32
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeComponent supplier
Market segmentDefense
StageLate VC
FoundersEben Frankenberg (Co-founder/CEO), Shawn Amick (Co-founder)
Regions servedNorth America
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
XNot listed
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-05-27Axon (public safety drone ecosystem)public safety / law enforcementUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
2026-01-01Moog Inc.defense / weapons integrationUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-01-01Australian Defence Forcecounter-drone / militaryAUNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-01-01OpenWorks Engineeringcounter-UASGBNot disclosedAnnouncement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordBill GatesNEAMadrona Venture GroupBaillie GiffordNorthrop GrummanSupernal
HR

Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-08-10

Open roles32

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

APAC Business Development DirectorTeam unlisted · Remote - AustraliaApplications Developer II - Manufacturing SystemsTeam unlisted · Kirkland, WAArchitect, Manufacturing TestTeam unlisted · Kirkland, WAAssembly Test Technician (Multiple Shifts)Team unlisted · Woodinville, WAContract Regulatory SpecialistTeam unlisted · Kirkland, WAElectrical Engineer II (Analog & Mixed Signal)Team unlisted · Kirkland, WAElectronics Test Technician IIITeam unlisted · Kirkland, WAFacilities ManagerTeam unlisted · Kirkland, WA
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Source ledger

7 unique public sources

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Echodyne Closes $135 Million to Expand Distribution, Production, and Development Across Defense, Security, and Autonomous Machine MarketsBusiness Wire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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SEC Form D: $19,983,550 sold of $20,000,000 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Echodyne gets a $29 million boost for low-cost radar systemGeekWire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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SEC Form D: $14,769,531 sold of $15,019,531 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Echodyne Expands Public Safety Radar Applications Through Partnership with AxonEchodyne · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Moog and Echodyne Announce CollaborationEchodyne · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Echodyne radar venture flies higher with $135M funding round led by Bill Gates and Baillie GiffordGeekWire