Overland AI

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington, USA

Founded

2022

Employees

100+

Total funding

$142M

Stage

Series A

Status

active

Domains

Unmanned ground vehicles, Defense logistics, Robotics and autonomy

Website

www.overland.ai/

• FounderByron BootsCEO and co-founder of Overland AI, spun out of the University of Washington's Robot Learning Lab, which he directed as the Amazon Endowed Professor of Machine Learning. BA Computer Science & Philosophy, Bowdoin College; MS/PhD Machine Learning, Carnegie Mellon; previously assistant professor at Georgia Tech (2014). Principal Investigator on DARPA RACER.
• FounderStephanie BonkPresident and co-founder of Overland AI. BS Industrial Engineering, Purdue; MBA, Wharton (UPenn); roughly 12 years of software/product experience including Apple and PROS (dynamic-pricing SaaS), and was Director of Strategic Initiatives at UW's Robot Learning Lab before co-founding Overland AI.
• FounderGreg OkopalCOO and co-founder of Overland AI. Master's and PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh; 15+ years developing autonomous systems, sensors, and algorithms for DoD applications, including Co-PI on DARPA RACER, Co-PI/Software Lead on DARPA Aerial Dragnet, and software lead roles on UW's LDUUV and an ONR autonomous-sampling program. Two-time visiting researcher at the NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation.

• Fund8VCVC firm founded by Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, active in defense technology.
• FundPoint72 VenturesVC arm of Point72 with dedicated defense tech investment practice.
• FundValor Equity PartnersChicago growth-equity firm; led Anduril's Series E round.
• FundShasta VenturesVenture capital investor in Overland AI's Seed and Series B rounds.
• FundLightspeed Venture PartnersGlobal venture capital firm; participated in Overland AI's Series A and both of Orqa's Seed and Series A rounds.
• FundAscend VCVenture capital investor across Overland AI's Series A and Series B rounds.
• FundOvermatch VenturesDefense-focused venture capital investor in Overland AI's Series A and Series B rounds.
• FundStepStone GroupPrivate markets investment firm; participated in Overland AI's $100M Series B (Feb 2026).
• FundTriplePoint CapitalVenture-lending/growth-finance firm; participated in Overland AI's $100M Series B (Feb 2026).
• FundOsage University PartnersVenture capital firm that invests alongside university technology-transfer offices in spinouts commercializing academic research, sharing returns back with affiliated institutions; participated in Overland AI's $32M Series A (Jan 2025), reflecting the company's University of Washington origins.
• FundVoyager CapitalSeattle-based venture capital firm founded in 1997, focused on early-stage B2B tech in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada; participated in Overland AI's $10M Seed round (May 2024).
• FundPioneer Square LabsSeattle-based startup studio and early-stage venture fund (PSL Ventures) investing in Pacific Northwest tech companies; participated in Overland AI's $10M Seed round (2024).
• FundCubit CapitalDallas-based early-stage venture capital firm and investment arm of the Rees-Jones family office; participated in Overland AI's $10M Seed round (2024).
• FundCaprockBoise-based multi-family office and wealth manager that makes private-market and venture co-investments for ultra-high-net-worth clients; participated in Overland AI's $32M Series A round (Jan 2025).

Approximate ownership by holder. Indexed holders link to their records.

• ContractPrototype OT — Autonomous Navigation for Robotic Combat Vehicles24-month, $18.6M-ceiling prototype Other Transaction agreement to develop an autonomous navigation stack for the U.S. Army's Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) program.
• ContractxTechOverwatch Award — 1st Cavalry Division Autonomous Ground Vehicles$2M Army award, following an xTechOverwatch competition win, to put Overland AI's autonomous ground vehicles into the hands of 1st Cavalry Division Troopers for autonomous route clearance, overwatch, and tethered-drone ISR.
• ContractMADIS Production Contract — Autonomous Ground VehiclesProduction contract for ULTRA autonomous ground vehicles supporting the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) for resupply/logistics; Overland AI states this is the first ground-autonomy company to prime a DoD production contract. Initial deliveries expected early 2027, full delivery by October 2027.

• ProgramDARPA RACERDARPA's Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency program, developing off-road autonomous driving technology; Overland AI co-founders Byron Boots (PI) and Greg Okopal (Co-PI) led this work at the University of Washington before founding the company, and it underlies Overland AI's ULTRA autonomy stack.

What does Overland AI do?

Overland AI is a Seattle-based company spun out of the University of Washington's Robot Learning Laboratory, founded in 2022 by Byron Boots (CEO) and Stephanie Bonk (President). It builds ULTRA, an autonomous ground-vehicle (UGV) platform for off-road military logistics, resupply, and ground autonomy, and has since won a Pentagon/Marine Corps production contract.

Where is Overland AI headquartered?

Overland AI is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA and was founded in 2022.

How much funding has Overland AI raised?

Overland AI has raised $142M in disclosed funding.

What does Overland AI specialize in?

Overland AI works across Unmanned ground vehicles, Defense logistics, Robotics and autonomy.

Does Overland AI hold government contracts?

Defense Tech Atlas links Overland AI to 3 government contracts and 1 program.

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