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Overland AI
Spun out of the University of Washington Robot Learning Laboratory; builds ULTRA, its own autonomous tactical ground vehicle, plus the SPARK autonomy kit and OverDrive off-road autonomy stack for GPS-denied, comms-degraded terrain; scaling ULTRA production for US military programs of record.
HeadquartersSeattle, US
Founded2022
Defense funding$222M
Team51-200
Deployments2
Open roles0
01
Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentDefense
StageSeries B
FoundersByron Boots (CEO), Stephanie Bonk (President)
Regions servedNorth America
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models
Specifications remain vendor-claimed
Machinesecurity
ULTRA
- Purpose-built autonomous tactical ground vehicle for military use; debuted 2025; production scaling for US military including USMC MADIS support under a $20M production contract
role and production status of the ULTRA UGV
Claim source
DP
Deployment log
Announced and cited only
CA
Funding history
Publicly announced rounds
Unknown
Investors undisclosed
Round sourceForm D
Investors undisclosed
Round sourceSeries A
8VC, Point72 Ventures, Overmatch Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Ascend, Osage University Partners, Caprock
Round sourceForm D
Investors undisclosed
Round sourceForm D
Investors undisclosed
Round sourceForm D
Investors undisclosed
Round sourceInvestors on record8VCValor Equity PartnersStepStone GroupTriplePoint CapitalPoint72 VenturesAscendShasta VenturesOvermatch Ventures
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Company timeline
Milestones and announcements
2026-06-29Awarded $20M USMC contract to produce autonomous ground vehicles supporting the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS); first ground autonomy company to prime a production contractBreaking Defense
2026-02-05Raised $100M Series B led by 8VC (including $20M TriplePoint venture debt) to scale ground autonomy with the US armed forcesThe Robot Report
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Source ledger
10 unique public sources
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Overland AI raises $100M to scale autonomy with the U.S. armed forcesThe Robot Report · retrieved 2026-07-05
02SEC Form D: $79,999,994 sold of $79,999,994 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
03Overland AI Raises $32 Million in Series A Funding to Advance Ground Autonomy for U.S. Defense ForcesGlobeNewswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
04SEC Form D: $7,599,987 sold of $7,599,987 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
05SEC Form D: $1,500,000 sold of $1,500,000 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
06SEC Form D: $1,000,000 sold of $1,000,000 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
07USMC awards $20 million contract for first autonomous ground vehiclesMilitary Times · retrieved 2026-07-05
08Marine Corps inks first contract for autonomous ground vehicle productionDefense One · retrieved 2026-07-05
09Overland AI Selected by U.S. Army for the UxS Autonomous Maneuver Program to Evaluate Autonomy on Infantry Squad VehiclesOverland AI · retrieved 2026-07-05
10Overland AI nets Marine Corps autonomous ground vehicle contractBreaking Defense · retrieved 2026-07-05