Stridar
Denver, Colorado-based startup building modular unmanned ground vehicle platforms for humanitarian demining, tactical sensing, and payload delivery in high-attrition environments.
Stridar, Inc. develops modular unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) platforms designed for forward-deployed, distributed operations. Its systems extend sensing, maintain communications, and deploy payloads — including ISR and electronic-warfare payloads — at the tactical edge without expanding force structure, and are also positioned for large-scale humanitarian mine clearance, enabling safe, efficient explosive-ordnance disposal in areas beyond safe human reach. The team includes engineers from Amazon Robotics. In July 2026, Stridar partnered with Fotokite to integrate Fotokite's tethered aerial situational-awareness technology with Stridar's ground platform for defense, public-safety, and enterprise customers.
Overview
- Headquarters
- Denver, Colorado, USA
- Founded
- 2024
- Employees
- Total funding
- $518,500
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Status
- active
- Domains
- Website
- www.stridar.com
Investors3
- FundD3 VCEarly-stage venture fund focused on Ukrainian and allied defense technology (drones, EW, autonomy, sensors, AI); launched 2023 by Eveline Buchatskiy, Anton Verkhovodov, and Elya Chiechienieva, backed by investors including former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Participated in Uforce's $50M seed round and Cambridge Aerospace's ~$130M raised to date.
- FundLIP VenturesVenture capital firm; investor in Stridar's pre-seed round, alongside D3 and Denver Ventures.
- FundDenver VenturesEarly-stage venture capital firm ($20M Fund I, launched 2025); co-founder/managing partner Amy Brandenburg sits on Stridar's board.
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Raised per round
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| Holder | Instrument | Ownership |
|---|---|---|
| Preferred (Pre-Seed) | ~33.3% | |
| Preferred (Pre-Seed) | ~33.3% | |
| Preferred (Pre-Seed) | ~33.3% |
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Frequently asked
- What does Stridar do?
- Stridar, Inc. develops modular unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) platforms designed for forward-deployed, distributed operations. Its systems extend sensing, maintain communications, and deploy payloads — including ISR and electronic-warfare payloads — at the tactical edge without expanding force structure, and are also positioned for large-scale humanitarian mine clearance, enabling safe, efficient explosive-ordnance disposal in areas beyond safe human reach. The team includes engineers from Amazon Robotics. In July 2026, Stridar partnered with Fotokite to integrate Fotokite's tethered aerial situational-awareness technology with Stridar's ground platform for defense, public-safety, and enterprise customers.
- Where is Stridar headquartered?
- Stridar is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USA and was founded in 2024.
- How much funding has Stridar raised?
- Stridar has raised $518,500 in disclosed funding.
Sources & citations7
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Stridar builds modular unmanned ground vehicle platforms for forward-deployed operations — sensing, communications relay, and payload deployment (including ISR/EW) at the tactical edge
Stridar: About — STRIDARVerified2026-08-11 - 2
D3 (D3 VC) lists Stridar among its portfolio companies, describing it as building 'scalable robotic solutions that prioritize safety, efficiency, and affordability' in ground drones
D3: D3 PortfolioVerified2026-08-11 - 3
Stridar partnered with Fotokite in July 2026 to combine tethered aerial situational awareness with Stridar's ground platform for defense, public-safety, and enterprise customers
sUAS News: Fotokite Partners with Stridar to Advance Persistent Situational AwarenessVerified2026-07-01 - 4
Independent reporting confirms Stridar (alongside Kela Technologies) is a D3 portfolio company
The Defender: D3 comes out of the shadows: inside the fund's 16-startup portfolioReported2025-05-01 - 5
Stridar is headquartered in Denver, CO
Gusto: Embedded Software Engineer — Denver, CO — Stridar, Inc.Reported2026-08-11 - 6
Stridar has raised approximately $518K from investors including D3 (D3 VC), Denver Ventures, and LIP Ventures; founded 2024
LIP Ventures: Stridar — A LIP Ventures InvestmentReported2026-08-11 - 7
Stridar, Inc. filed a Form D reporting $518,500 raised, first sale 2024-06-04, from investors including D3, Denver Ventures, and LIP Ventures.
SEC EDGAR: Stridar, Inc. — Form DVerified2026-08-15