One of the leading sensor software companies, Spartan Radar, recently announced the closing of an initial B round of $17 million headed by 8VC and joined by Microsoft, MaC VC, Gaingels, Prime Movers Lab, and others, which shows that investors are still interested in significant technology and products with clear plans for getting to market, even though the start-up community is facing strong economic headwinds. With the funding, Spartan will be able to bring its most important product, Ago, to market and grow its product team and Commercial Vehicle Division in Detroit, Michigan. As a result, the company's products help improve existing radars' performance and presence in Detroit. In addition, it allows a closer relationship with its current Tier 1 and OEM partners, who validate and test its software.
Spartan's goal is to make all vehicles safer, more reliable, and more self-driving by adding its software on them. Its Flagship product, Ago, is a software solution that improves the range and resolution of driver assistance systems. This allows automatic emergency brakes to work better, with fewer false alarms, and safer vulnerable road users (VRUs). Unlike the other new mobility start-ups that have proven challenging to commercialize due to the moonshot requirements, Spartan sells into the Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and commercial vehicle markets today.
Hoplo is a Spartan commercial vehicle powered by Ago software to eliminate blind spots behind and along commercial vehicles. The company's products offer a shield of protection around 360 degrees for fleet and drivers. It was built by the people who have been protecting America's heroes for the last 30 years. The technology and products of the company have been developed in battle and are ready to disrupt the automotive mobility market, unlike science projects or R&D adventures.
About Spartan Radar
Founded in 2020, Spartan Radar is a next-generation mobility sensor software provider with expertise in Radar Digital Signal Processing and antenna design. The company's flagship software project, ' Ago,' is primarily used to boost the performance of existing radar designs in a computationally efficient manner. It is engineered to put sensor systems on the ground, air, and space. The company can improve upon tried-and-true technology by applying systems engineering and practical thinking. In addition, it's working on sensing software to boost transportation safety.