Overland AI develops autonomy for uncrewed ground vehicles built for the hardest environments in defense: off-road, GPS-denied, and without direct operator control. Its software stack, OverDrive, brings robust perception and planning to military vehicles, while its ULTRA platform is a purpose-built uncrewed ground vehicle for missions such as counter-UAS, ISR, logistics, and breaching. Spun out of robotics research, Overland AI focuses on rugged off-road mobility where commercial self-driving stacks fail, enabling autonomous maneuver across unmapped terrain. The company works closely with the U.S. armed forces to scale ground autonomy from prototypes to fielded systems. Headquartered in Seattle, Overland AI raised a $32M Series A in early 2025 and a $100M round in early 2026 (plus venture debt), bringing total equity to roughly $142M, led by 8VC.
Overland AI
ActiveOff-road ground autonomy for military vehicles in GPS-denied terrain
Total raised
$132M
2 rounds
Stage
Series A
Jan 2025
Team
51-200
since 2022
Pricing
Enterprise
Founded
2022
Seattle, United States
Agent-ready
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OverDrive off-road autonomy software stack
ULTRA uncrewed ground vehicle platform
GPS-denied navigation and maneuver
Perception and planning on unmapped terrain
Counter-UAS, ISR, logistics and breaching missions
Rugged hardware for contested environments
Operator-supervised autonomous maneuver
Modular mission payload integration
10/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
Cumulative raise
From 2022 to 2026 · 2 rounds tracked
Total
$132M
Feb 2026 Series B $100M ● 8VC
Jan 2025 Series A $32M ● 8VC
Capital network
$142M raised ·8 backers·10 network links
- Backers8
- Shared portfoliocompanies these backers also fund
- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What does Overland AI do?
- It builds off-road ground autonomy software (OverDrive) and uncrewed ground vehicles (ULTRA) for defense missions in GPS-denied terrain.
- How much has Overland AI raised?
- About $142M in equity, including a $32M Series A in 2025 and a $100M round in 2026, led by 8VC.
- Who founded Overland AI?
- Roboticists Byron Boots (CEO) and Stephanie Bonk (President).
- Where is it headquartered?
- Seattle, Washington.
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