$17M to Scale Imaging Radar for Physical AI
Zadar Labs Secures $17M Series A to Accelerate Deployment of Imaging Radars for Physical AI and Intelligent Infrastructure
Funding will accelerate volume deployment of Zadar’s high-performance imaging radar platforms across autonomy, smart infrastructure, and industrial automation markets
Silicon Valley — June 17, 2026. Zadar Labs, a leader in high-performance 4D imaging radar based perception for physical AI applications, today announced the closing of its $17 million Series-A financing round. The funding comes as the company accelerates volume shipment of its Software-Defined Imaging Radar (SDIR™) platform with customers across mobility, infrastructure, logistics, industrial automation, and security markets.
Zadar Labs Series-A funding is led by Miramar Digital Ventures, with participation by Bidaya Holding, Samsung Catalyst Fund, and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP).
“Over the past several years, we’ve earned the trust of leading customers across autonomous delivery, logistics, industrial automation, and intelligent infrastructure,” said Behrooz Abdi, CEO of Zadar Labs. “Their adoption is a powerful validation of both the performance of our imaging radar technology and the transformative potential of our software-defined platform. This investment enables us to expand production, accelerate innovation, and support large scale deployment with customers worldwide.”
“We believe imaging radar will become a foundational perception layer for the emerging era of physical AI,” said Bruce Hallett, Co-founder and Managing Director at Miramar Digital Ventures. “Zadar Labs has demonstrated exceptional technology leadership and commercial execution, positioning the company to address multiple large-scale markets spanning autonomy, infrastructure, and industrial automation.”
“We recognized early that Zadar Labs was building a differentiated perception platform capable of operating reliably in complex real-world environments,” said Marwan Al-Olayan, Chairman and Lead Investor at Bidaya Holding. “Our continued investment, along with our joint venture partnership, reflects our confidence in the company’s technology and its relevance to major infrastructure initiatives aligned with Saudi Vision 2030.”
“With the rise of Physical AI, imaging radar is emerging as a foundational sensing modality for next-generation autonomous systems,” said Hamid Rategh, Venture Technology Director at the Samsung Catalyst Fund. “Zadar Labs combines an experienced team with a software-defined radar platform, offering high resolution and dynamic scalability necessary to solve real-world autonomy challenges across multiple industries.”
About Zadar Labs
Zadar Labs is a leader in high performance 4D imaging radar technology for safety and security in the mobility, infrastructure and industrial markets. Zadar’s disruptive imaging radars are being utilized by many leading OEMs and system integrators to deliver unprecedented high resolution and all weather clear vision, in markets such as agriculture and mining, autonomous mobile robots, traffic monitoring, transportation and logistics, and security. Zadar Labs is headquartered in Silicon Valley.
About Miramar Digital Ventures
Established in 2014, Miramar Digital Ventures is a next-generation evolution of Miramar Venture Partners, one of Southern California’s longest-standing venture capital firms. Each member of our team has spent decades as a founder, operator or early-stage investor—we have all been in the driver’s seat and understand the commitment and curiosity that’s required to innovate successfully. We have a unique perspective when it comes to supporting world-class entrepreneurs and product designers. We are naturally curious, balanced and disciplined investors with an emphasis on creative deal structuring, long-term value creation and successful exit strategies.
About Bidaya Holding
Bidaya Holding is a Saudi-based technology and investment group redefining how advanced technologies are built, localized, and scaled. It acts as a catalyst, bridging global innovation with local ambition to create lasting impact. More than an investor, Bidaya builds and shapes companies with the strategy, governance, and direction required to compete globally. Anchored in a long-term vision, it is committed to developing a new generation of Saudi enterprises, resilient, future-ready, and built to lead in a knowledge-driven economy.
About Samsung Catalyst Fund
Samsung Catalyst Fund is Samsung Electronics' evergreen multi-stage venture capital fund that invests in deep tech AI infrastructure. We aspire to work closely with brilliant entrepreneurs and disruptive ideas, harnessing Samsung’s global reach to create value and foster mutual growth and benefits.
About Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) was established in 2001 to create a thriving I&T ecosystem grooming 13 unicorns, more than 17,000 research professionals and over 2,500 technology companies from 26 countries and regions focused on developing healthtech, AI and robotics, fintech and smart city technologies, etc.
Our growing innovation ecosystem offers comprehensive support to attract and nurture talent, accelerate and commercialize innovation for technology ventures, with the I&T journey built around our key locations of Hong Kong Science Park in Pak Shek Kok, InnoCentre in Kowloon Tong and three modern InnoParks in Tai Po, Tseung Kwan O and Yuen Long realizing a vision of new industrialization for Hong Kong, where sectors including advanced manufacturing, micro-electronics and biotechnology are being reimagined.
