Zendar Inc.
Distributed aperture radar systems for autonomous vehicles and sensing applications
- Sector
- Defense
- Headquarters
- BERKELEY, CA
- Founded
- 2017
- Latest Form D
- $8M, Jun 2021
- Total capital
- $18.5M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $18.5M
- 2 Form D · last Jun 2021
- 64 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 8
- 16 pending · first 2019
- Rank in peer group#14 of 129
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$10.5M
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Standing among 129 peers
Line = medianDefense · Device
- Granted patents#14 · top 11%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Ching Ming WangResearcherDirectorLinked by 1 patent
- Kanupriya GulatiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Sven StrohbandDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Vinayak NagpalExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 8 granted of 24- PendingSystem For Learning-based Processing Of RADAR DataUSPTOApplication 19359558
- GrantedSystem For Centralized Processing Of Loosely Synchronized RadarsUSPTOUS 12,360,202
- PendingSystem For Learning-based Processing Of RADAR DataUSPTOApplication 18202162
Show all 24 patent records
- System For Learning-based Processing Of RADAR DataFeb 12, 2026 · Application 19359558Pending
- System For Centralized Processing Of Loosely Synchronized RadarsJul 15, 2025 · US 12,360,202Granted
- System For Learning-based Processing Of RADAR DataNov 28, 2024 · Application 18202162Pending
- Systems And Methods For Vehicle Mapping And Localization Using Synthetic Aperture RADAROct 15, 2024 · US 12,117,312Granted
- Systems And Methods For Detecting ObjectsJun 6, 2023 · US 11,668,815Granted
- Systems And Methods For Combining RADAR DataMar 14, 2023 · US 11,604,251Granted
- Systems And Methods For RADAR DetectionMay 26, 2022 · Application 17534185Pending
- Systems And Methods For Enhancing Target DetectionMar 3, 2022 · Application 17473939Pending
- Systems And Methods For Enhancing Target DetectionSep 14, 2021 · US 11,119,184Granted
- Systems And Methods For Combining RADAR DataSep 15, 2020 · US 10,775,481Granted
- Systems And Methods For Enhancing Target DetectionAug 6, 2019 · US 10,371,797Granted
- Systems And Methods For Detecting ObjectsJul 30, 2019 · US 10,365,364Granted
- Self-focussed Automotive Synthetic Aperture RADAR SystemApplication 62673622Pending
- System For Centralized Processing Of Loosely Synchronized RadarsApplication PCTUS2025011465Pending
- System For Learning-based Processing Of RADAR DataApplication PCTUS2024031124Pending
- System For Centralized Processing Of Loosely Synchronized RadarsApplication 63620681Pending
- Systems And Methods For RADAR DetectionApplication 63117272Pending
- Systems And Methods For Combining RADAR DataApplication PCTUS2020024937Pending
- Systems And Methods For Vehicle Mapping And Localization Using Synthetic Aperture RADARApplication PCTUS2020018995Pending
- Systems And Methods For Enhancing Target DetectionApplication PCTUS2019033589Pending
- Systems And Methods For Detecting ObjectsApplication PCTUS2019032813Pending
- Systems And Methods For Combining RADAR DataApplication 62840926Pending
- Systems And Methods For Vehicle Mapping And Localization Using Synthetic Aperture RADARApplication 62808739Pending
- Method To Remove Aliasing Sidelobes From Forward-facing Automotive Sparse RADAR Using Vehicle Position EstimatesApplication 62675550Pending
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Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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