Overland AI raised $100 million to scale its autonomous ground vehicle operations with US Armed Forces, marking a major step in operational adoption of robotic systems.
Led by 8VC, the equity round also included investors Point72 Ventures, Ascend Venture Capital, Shasta Ventures, Overmatch Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, and StepStone Group.
The funding included a $20-million venture debt facility from TriplePoint Capital. Overland AI said the money would accelerate deployment of its ULTRA autonomous platform used by the army, marines, and US Special Operations Command.
Overland AI highlighted its transition from testing to operational use in 2025, completing DARPA’s Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency program and expanding ULTRA into missions such as counter-drone, contested logistics, resupply, and breaching operations.
“We are training warfighters directly and incorporating continuous feedback to ensure our systems perform in real-world conditions, while building the trust required for operational use,” co-founder Stephanie Bonk said.
Boosting Autonomy in US Defense
Recent years have seen multiple US military initiatives to integrate autonomous systems.
In March 2024, Milrem Robotics completed a weaponized unmanned ground vehicle demonstration for the US Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment.
Project Convergence Capstone 4 in 2025 saw soldiers use semi‑autonomous platforms like the Ghost Robotic Dog and Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) vehicles to enhance reconnaissance, logistical support, and battlespace awareness, illustrating expanding autonomy use across domains.
Industry partners have also showcased autonomous systems tailored to future combat.
In October 2025, Oshkosh Defense unveiled its Light Multi‑Mission Autonomous Vehicle, a modular platform designed for supervised autonomy in logistics and counter‑drone roles, capable of accepting mission payloads while integrating with existing command architectures.
General Dynamics Land Systems has pursued autonomous and hybrid robotic concepts, including the SMET vehicles and robotic combat prototypes like the Tracked Robot 10‑ton and Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle, aimed at supporting infantry and networked battlefield operations.
