The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Overland AI: 1 model, 10 deployments across 7 regions, $132.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDefense UGV
Overview
Overland AI is a Seattle-based defense autonomy startup pioneering off-road autonomous vehicle technology for military applications. The company developed the ULTRA unmanned ground vehicle for cross-country autonomous operations without roads or GPS. Founded by CEO Byron Boots, Overland AI raised $100M to scale ULTRA production and landed a Pentagon contract with the Marine Corps.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 10 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundOther post-money
Key facts
CEO
Co-Founder
Fundingsee investors →
Product
Contract
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Overland AI has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1U.S. Marine Corps3× joint
- 2US Marine Corps2× joint
- 3Pentagon1× joint
Most recent
- Overland AI x US Marine Corps2026-06-29with US Marine Corpsoperating
- Overland AI x USMC (MADIS Resupply)2026-06-29with U.S. Marine Corpsoperating
- with US Marine Corpsoperating
- Overland AI x USMC (MADIS Resupply AGV)2026-06-29with U.S. Marine Corpsjust announced
- Overland AI x USMC Pentagon APFIT2026-06-29with U.S. Marine Corpsjust announced
Overland AI on the deployment map
View the global map10 verified deployments across 7 regions, newest verified Jun 2026. Explore where Overland AI's robots are operating, by place and type.
- announcedULTRA at United States →Massachusetts · verified Jun 2026
- operationalULTRA at United States →United States · verified Jun 2026
- operationalULTRA at Morocco →Africa · verified Apr 2026
- pilotULTRA at Fort Irwin, California, USA →West Coast · verified Nov 2025
- pilotULTRA at Fort Hood, Texas →Southwest · verified Oct 2025
- pilotULTRA at Fort Polk, Louisiana, USA →Southeast · verified Oct 2025
- pilotULTRA at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia →Southeast · verified Jul 2025
- pilotULTRA at United States (SOCOM) →United States · verified Jan 2025
- pilotULTRA at Africa →Africa · verified Jan 2025
- pilotULTRA at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, USA →Midwest · verified Jan 2025
View the full Overland AI deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Byron Boots Co-founder and CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Byron Bootscofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Overland AI.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Overland AI10 deployments
Recent coverage
Overland AI in third-party press
Overland AI unveils IBEX, a new autonomous ground vehicle selected by the Marine Corps
Overland AI представила автономний транспорт Ibex для перевезення боєприпасів
Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP retires; former Amazon SVP to lead Boston Dynamics; Qualtrics, Overland AI, Fred Hutch name execs
Peers
88 peers across 1 segment. Every Overland AI competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
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57 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 4969.122215850638) · leader Waymo at 6990%
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AIRdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Alsodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aseon Labsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aurora Innovationdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AutoXdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (5)
Registry pages whose text names Overland AI.
Robots and products (1)
Deployments (3)
ULTRA at United States (SOCOM), ULTRA at Fort Hood, Texas, ULTRA at Fort Irwin, California, USA
People (1)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $132.0M
- Employees
- 200
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
5 total · 3 operating · 2 just announced
Every company Overland AI has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Overland AI x US Marine Corps2026-06-29with US Marine Corpsoperating
- Overland AI x USMC (MADIS Resupply)2026-06-29with U.S. Marine Corpsoperating
- with US Marine Corpsoperating
- Overland AI x USMC (MADIS Resupply AGV)2026-06-29with U.S. Marine Corpsjust announced
- Overland AI x USMC Pentagon APFIT2026-06-29with U.S. Marine Corpsjust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1U.S. Marine Corps3× joint
- 2US Marine Corps2× joint
- 3Pentagon1× joint
All 5 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Overland AI x US Marine CorpswithUS Marine Corpsdeployment2026-06-29operating
- Overland AI x USMC (MADIS Resupply)withU.S. Marine Corpsdeployment2026-06-29operating
- Overland AI x US Marine Corps (MADIS Autonomous Ground Vehicle)withUS Marine Corpsdeployment2026-06-29operating
- Overland AI x USMC (MADIS Resupply AGV)withU.S. Marine Corpsdeployment2026-06-29announcedjust announced
- Overland AI x USMC Pentagon APFITwithU.S. Marine Corps,Pentagondeployment2026-06-29announcedjust announced
Funding rounds (2)
Overland AI’s 2 disclosed rounds, $132M in total, oldest to newest.
- Other2026-06-01
$100M(reported) · $500M post
Investors: 8VC (lead), Point72 Ventures (follow)
- Series A2025-01-01
$32M(reported) · $192M post
Timeline
Every recorded move in Overland AI’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipOverland AI x USMC (MADIS Resupply AGV)
2026-06-29Overland AI secured a 0 million Pentagon production contract to build autonomous ground vehicles that will provide resupply for Marine Air Defense Integrated Systems. The deal was spurred by the APFIT initiative. Initial deliveries scheduled for about nine months after contract award, with more than a dozen vehicles to be provided.
PartnershipOverland AI x USMC Pentagon APFIT
2026-06-29Overland AI secured a 0 million Pentagon production contract via the APFIT initiative to build autonomous ground vehicles for Marine Air Defense Integrated Systems resupply. Initial deliveries are scheduled within nine months, with more than a dozen fully autonomous vehicles to be provided. The contract includes OverDrive autonomy stack and OverWatch command-and-control software.
PartnershipOverland AI x US Marine Corps (MADIS Autonomous Ground Vehicle)
2026-06-29Overland AI secured a production contract from the US Marine Corps to deliver autonomous ground vehicles for the Marine Air Defense Integrated Systems (MADIS) program, supporting resupply missions. The fully autonomous AGV will integrate with existing Marine Corps platforms including the JLTV. Vehicles are due for delivery in approximately nine months.
PartnershipOverland AI x US Marine Corps
2026-06-29Pentagon selected Overland AI to build autonomous ground vehicles for the Marine Corps. 9.7M contract to produce AGVs that will resupply Marine Air Defense Integrated Systems. First ground autonomy company to prime a production contract.
PartnershipOverland AI x USMC (MADIS Resupply)
2026-06-29Overland AI secured a 0 million production contract through the Pentagon's APFIT initiative to build autonomous ground vehicles for Marine Air Defense Integrated Systems resupply. The fully autonomous AGVs use OverDrive autonomy stack and OverWatch command-and-control, with initial deliveries beginning approximately nine months after contract award.
Funding roundOther funding round
2026-06-01Other raising $100000000
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2025-01-01Series A raising $32000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 29, 2026
ULTRA at United States
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 29, 2026
ULTRA at United States
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedApr 20, 2026
ULTRA at Morocco
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedNov 1, 2025
ULTRA at Fort Irwin, California, USA
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Overland AI.Peer companies
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- BAE Systems3 models
- Elbit Systems3 models
- Milrem Robotics3 models
- Quantum Systems3 models
- ARX Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Overland AI from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Overland AI unveils IBEX, a new autonomous ground vehicle selected by the Marine Corps
The Seattle-based defense startup's latest vehicle carries a 2,000-pound payload and provides onboard compute and export power for frontline counter-drone operations. Read More
Overland AI представила автономний транспорт Ibex для перевезення боєприпасів
Два прототипи Ibex щодня проходять випробування у штаті Вашингтон. Та перш ніж машина вирушить до підрозділів, Overland AI ще має доопрацювати конструкцію. The post Overland AI…
Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP retires; former Amazon SVP to lead Boston Dynamics; Qualtrics, Overland AI, Fred Hutch name execs
Microsoft CVP Ravi Vedula retires; former Amazon SVP Rohit Prasad is now the CEO of Boston Dynamics; and Qualtrics, Overland AI and Fred Hutch name new executives. Read More
US Army to bolster its obstacle breaching capability with autonomous vehicles
A Seattle-based company is set to boost autonomous operations in the U.S. Army. Overland AI,...
Army awards 6 companies prototype contracts for last tactical mile program
The six companies awarded through prototype Other Transaction Agreements are: Maren-Go, Overland AI, Forterra, Hendrick’s Motorsports, American Rheinmetall and HDT, according to a…
Overland AI Is the First Ground Autonomy Company to Prime a Production Award
Overland AI announced it is the first ground autonomy company to prime a production award, reaching production OTA status less than three years after its DARPA prototype origin,…
Overland AI Is the First Ground Autonomy Company to Prime a Production Award
Overland AI detailed its path from DARPA prototype to production OTA in under three years, the first ground autonomy company to achieve this milestone for the U.S. military.
Overland AI nets Marine Corps autonomous ground vehicle contract
The autonomous ground vehicle is not intended to replace the JLTV, according to Overland AI CEO Byron Boots.
Seattle Company to Field Autonomous Ground Vehicles To Marine Corps
Overland AI awarded 0M production contract to deliver autonomous ground vehicles to Marine Corps. First production contract for autonomous ground vehicles. Delivery by early 2027.
Marine Corps inks first contract for autonomous ground vehicle production
Marine Corps paying Overland AI 9.7M to produce more than a dozen autonomous ground vehicles by early 2027. First production contract for autonomous ground vehicle.
Overland AI lands Pentagon contract to produce autonomous ground vehicles for Marine Corps
Overland AI secures 0M Pentagon production contract for autonomous ground vehicles to provide resupply for Marine Air Defense Integrated Systems.
Overland AI to build autonomous ground vehicle for Pentagon
Pentagon selected Overland AI to build unmanned ground vehicles for Marine Corps. 9.7M contract. First ground autonomy company to prime a production contract.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/overland-ai.md
- RSS feed: /companies/overland-ai/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b7978317-08dd-40ae-aafc-5213e2390733
- Revision history: /companies/overland-ai/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Elbit Systems3 models
- Milrem Robotics3 models
- Quantum Systems3 models
- ARX Robotics2 models
Video
Heat Index
Category contender85/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Overland AI draws attention at the 45th percentile but verifies reality at the 73rd percentile among defense_ugv robots. Hype Gap -28.1, 28th widest among defense_ugv robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 10 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $132M raised and recent funding activity. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 11, 2026