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Echodyne radar venture joins forces with Supernal to enhance eVTOL safety system

by Alan Boyle on May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 at 6:46 am

Kirkland, Wash.-based Echodyne, a next-generation radar platform company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has forged a partnership with Supernal to enhance the safety of that company’s air mobility system.… Read More

The 10 biggest funding rounds for Pacific Northwest startups in 2022

by Nate Bek on December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 at 10:54 am

Venture capitalists slowed investments this year in response to the cooling economy. But some startups were still able to secure large sums of cash. The top 10 funding rounds across… Read More

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Echodyne radar venture flies higher with $135M funding round led by Bill Gates and Baillie Gifford

by Alan Boyle on June 13, 2022June 21, 2022 at 2:48 pm

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Echodyne, the radar platform company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is announcing its biggest influx of funding to date: a $135 million round co-led by Gates… Read More

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Echodyne wins $20M contract for radar systems designed to watch U.S. borders

by Alan Boyle on November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 at 4:22 pm

Kirkland, Wash.-based Echodyne says it’s won a $20 million, five-year contract from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection Innovation Team to widen deployment of the company’s… Read More

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NASA drone test demonstrates use case for compact radars built by Bill Gates-backed Echodyne

by Bryan Corliss on March 15, 2021March 16, 2021 at 12:49 pm

Recently concluded NASA tests prove that compact radars built by Echodyne will allow drones to fly autonomously in crowded airspace. Last month, Kirkland, Wash.-based Echodyne teamed with NASA’s Armstrong Flight… Read More

GeekWire 200 update reveals trending startups in edtech, consumer tech, B.C. and more

by Taylor Soper on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 at 4:09 pm

There’s a growing cohort of education tech companies across the Pacific Northwest. A flurry of up-and-coming startups are sprouting up in British Columbia. And while Seattle is an enterprise software… Read More

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Echodyne and Univ. of Washington assist DARPA with aerial drone surveillance test

by Alan Boyle on November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 at 5:00 pm

When the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency tested an “Aerial Dragnet” system for tracking drones over urban terrain last month, Echodyne lent a helping hand. Echodyne — a Kirkland,… Read More

Echodyne raises $20M from Bill Gates and others as surveillance radar gains traction

by Alan Boyle on September 11, 2019September 12, 2019 at 12:48 pm

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and other investors have contributed to a fresh $20 million funding round for Kirkland, Wash.-based Echodyne, a company that makes use of exotic metamaterials to build… Read More

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Backed by Bill Gates, Echodyne plays role in a pioneering flight of a drone on its own

by Alan Boyle on August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 at 11:06 am

A public-private consortium led by the University of Alaska has conducted the first-ever federally authorized test flight of a drone beyond the operator’s line of sight without on-the-ground observers keeping… Read More

Fortem vs. Echodyne? Super Bowl could host battle of drone-seeking radar systems

by Alan Boyle on February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 at 4:53 pm

Fortem Technologies, a Utah-based venture that makes drones as well as radar detection systems, wants to be in on a drone-hunting test to be conducted during Sunday’s Super Bowl in… Read More

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Echodyne seeks thumbs-up from FCC for Super Bowl test of drone-detecting radar

by Alan Boyle on January 28, 2019January 29, 2019 at 4:14 am

Kirkland, Wash.-based Echodyne, a radar-focused startup backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is seeking the Federal Communications Commission’s expedited approval to have its drone-detecting radar system used in an experiment… Read More

Tech Moves: New CFOs at Crowd Cow, Echodyne, and Icertis; Olis Robotics taps scientist; and more

by Frank Catalano on November 5, 2018November 5, 2018 at 2:49 pm

Crowd Cow, a Seattle-based marketplace for craft meat straight from farm to consumer, has added its first chief financial officer and head of marketing. Michelle Newbery joins as CFO, coming… Read More

Washington governor signs executive order to support autonomous vehicle development

by Clare McGrane on June 7, 2017July 13, 2017 at 4:50 pm

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wants to ensure that his state is at the forefront of autonomous vehicle development. The governor on Wednesday signed an executive order that encourages pilot tests of… Read More

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Echodyne gets $29M from NEA, Bill Gates and others to boost radar for drones

by Alan Boyle on May 22, 2017May 26, 2017 at 11:49 pm

Microsoft co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen are among the investors putting another $29 million into Echodyne, the Intellectual Ventures spin-out that’s developing low-cost, miniaturized radar systems for drones and self-driving… Read More

Science, spinoffs and french fries: Q&A with Adriane Brown, Intellectual Ventures president and incoming Pacific Science Center board chair

by Todd Bishop on May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 at 10:40 am

Adriane Brown is president and chief operating officer of Intellectual Ventures, the Bellevue, Wash.-based intellectual property and tech company best known for its giant patent portfolio and big ideas from its co-founder, former Microsoft CTO Nathan… Read More

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Echodyne radar venture joins forces with Supernal to enhance eVTOL safety system

The 10 biggest funding rounds for Pacific Northwest startups in 2022

Echodyne radar venture flies higher with $135M funding round led by Bill Gates and Baillie Gifford

Echodyne wins $20M contract for radar systems designed to watch U.S. borders

NASA drone test demonstrates use case for compact radars built by Bill Gates-backed Echodyne

GeekWire 200 update reveals trending startups in edtech, consumer tech, B.C. and more

Echodyne and Univ. of Washington assist DARPA with aerial drone surveillance test

Echodyne raises $20M from Bill Gates and others as surveillance radar gains traction

Backed by Bill Gates, Echodyne plays role in a pioneering flight of a drone on its own

Fortem vs. Echodyne? Super Bowl could host battle of drone-seeking radar systems

Echodyne seeks thumbs-up from FCC for Super Bowl test of drone-detecting radar

Tech Moves: New CFOs at Crowd Cow, Echodyne, and Icertis; Olis Robotics taps scientist; and more

Washington governor signs executive order to support autonomous vehicle development

Echodyne gets $29M from NEA, Bill Gates and others to boost radar for drones

Science, spinoffs and french fries: Q&A with Adriane Brown, Intellectual Ventures president and incoming Pacific Science Center board chair

Vote for Innovation of the Year: Groundbreaking tech for driverless cars, VR, data centers and more

U.S. Border Patrol strikes a deal to put Echodyne’s drone radar system to the test

Echodyne’s drone-sized radar detection system passes its first flight test

Echodyne unveils a palm-size radar that’s just right for drones and driverless cars

Bill Gates and Madrona lead $15M investment in secretive high-tech radar company Echodyne