Oculii is developing high resolution imaging radars to enable the next generation of autonomous systems. Traditional phased array radars have been used for decades and follow a strict size for performance tradeoff - the larger the sensor aperture, the higher the angular resolution. Oculii’s Virtual Aperture Imaging radar technology fundamentally breaks this tradeoff - enabling its sensors to trade increased compute/processing for angular resolution enhancement with the same physical aperture. Leveraging this technique enables Oculii sensors to extract unprecedented accuracy, range, and 4D positioning information from commodity off the shelf low-cost radar elements, bringing high resolution radar imaging to the next frontier.
Our work emphasizes RF sensing, signal processing, target feature exploitation, and prototype system development for complicated operating environments. Challenging problems are analyzed in a comprehensive manner taking into account underlying physics, experimental data, and system operating concepts. The group synergistically combines hardware know-how with digital signal processing to enable new radar and intelligence data collection capabilities. Our technologies move beyond classical radar signal detection and imaging to exploit target features and data fusion from multiple sensor modes as well as multiple sensor platforms, thereby enhancing detection and tracking in challenging environments.
We are backed by some of the top investors and corporations from Silicon Valley, and are working with the leaders in Self Driving Vehicles, Robotics, and Drones - helping them deliver on an autonomous future with an advanced, robust, affordable perception platform.
Our work emphasizes RF sensing, signal processing, target feature exploitation, and prototype system development for complicated operating environments. Challenging problems are analyzed in a comprehensive manner taking into account underlying physics, experimental data, and system operating concepts. The group synergistically combines hardware know-how with digital signal processing to enable new radar and intelligence data collection capabilities. Our technologies move beyond classical radar signal detection and imaging to exploit target features and data fusion from multiple sensor modes as well as multiple sensor platforms, thereby enhancing detection and tracking in challenging environments.
We are backed by some of the top investors and corporations from Silicon Valley, and are working with the leaders in Self Driving Vehicles, Robotics, and Drones - helping them deliver on an autonomous future with an advanced, robust, affordable perception platform.
Location: United States, Ohio, Beavercreek Township
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $55M
Founded date: 2015
Investors 9
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 05.06.2021 | Series B | $55M | - |
Mentions in press and media 13
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| 02.02.2022 | КВЧ-радары изменят нашу жизнь. Военная технология идёт в смартфоны RF CMOS 4D КВЧ-радары в бытовой технике | Слева направо: эволюция датчиков КВЧ-излучения со встроенным радаром, источник: Google AI Миллиметровые волны (ММВ) или крайне высокие частоты (КВЧ) — диапазон радиоволн с длиной волны от 10 мм до 1 мм, что соответствует частоте от 30 ГГц д... |
| 29.12.2021 | Meet Marco Marinucci, co-founder and lead partner at HELLA Ventures | HELLA Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of the German automotive part supplier Venture capital used to be a cottage industry, with very few investing in tomorrow's products and services. Oh, how times have changed! While there a... |
| 05.06.2021 | Oculii Corp. announced that it has received $55 million in funding from a group of investors | Oculii Corp. announced that it has received $55 million in series B round of funding co-led by Catapult Ventures and Conductive Ventures on May 6, 2021. The transaction included participation from Taiwania Capital Management Corporation, Su... |
| 23.05.2021 | Oculii Raises $55M in Series B Funding | Oculii, a Dayton, OH-based maker of high-resolution commercial imaging 4D radar, raised $55M in Series B funding. The round, which brought total funding amount to $75m, was co-led by Catapult Ventures and Conductive Ventures, with participa... |
| 07.05.2021 | Oculii, radar software maker for autonomous vehicles, raises $55 million | ReutersOculii CEO Steven Hong shows the company's radar kit at the CES tech show in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Jane Lanhee Lee Oculii, a startup that makes software to boost the resolution of radars for use in self-dri... |
| 06.05.2021 | Oculii looks to supercharge radar for autonomy with $55M round B | Autonomous vehicles rely on many sensors to perceive the world around them, and while cameras and lidar get a lot of the attention, good old radar is an important piece of the puzzle — though it has some fundamental limitations. Oculii, whi... |
| 06.05.2021 | Oculii, radar software maker for autonomous vehicles, raises $55 million | By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Oculii, a startup that makes software to boost the resolution of radars for use in self-driving cars, said on Thursday it raised $55 million in its latest funding round. Radars are already widely used in cars ... |
| 06.05.2021 | Oculii, radar software maker for autonomous vehicles, raises $55 million | By Jane Lanhee Lee 3 Min Read Slideshow ( 2 images ) (Reuters) - Oculii, a startup that makes software to boost the resolution of radars for use in self-driving cars, said on Thursday it raised $55 million in its latest funding round. Radar... |
| 06.05.2021 | Oculii Raises $55 Million Series B to Accelerate the Future of Autonomy with AI-Powered Radar | DAYTON, Ohio, May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oculii, the leading provider of advanced AI software for radar perception, today announced a $55 million Series B funding round. The round was co-led by Catapult Ventures and Conductive Venture... |
| 09.03.2021 | Oculii Unveils the World's Highest-Resolution Commercial Imaging 4D Radars, Powered by its AI Software Platform for Radar Perception | Oculii’s Virtual Aperture Imaging™ software platform uses AI to enhance the resolution and sensitivity of any radar hardware by up to 100x - enabling high resolution, long range, all weather perception with existing market proven, low power... |
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