Eben Frankenberg
Eben Frankenberg is President & CEO at Echodyne Corp, a startup he co-founded in 2014 that is still running. He previously held executive roles at Intellectual Ventures and Onyx Software, and worked as a geophysicist at BP Amoco.
Radar Company Echodyne Opens $40M Woodinville Plant to Produce 30,000 Drone-Detection Radars Annually
Echodyne, a radar platform company based near Seattle, opened a $40 million manufacturing plant in Woodinville to meet increasing demand for drone-detection radars. The facility, spanning over 86,000 square feet, will create up to 200 jobs and produce around 30,000 radars annually.
Echodyne Opens 86,350-Square-Foot Woodinville Facility on July 9 to Expand Drone-Detection Manufacturing
Echodyne opened a new 86,350-square-foot manufacturing facility in Woodinville on July 9, 2026, to meet growing demand for drone-detection and airspace-monitoring systems and plans to create up to 200 jobs. The company shifted its technology focus to counter-drone security amid the war in Ukraine, transitioning all manufacturing from Kirkland to the new location.
Echodyne Opens $40 Million, 86,350-Square-Foot Radar Manufacturing Plant in Woodinville
Radar company Echodyne opened an 86,350-square-foot manufacturing plant in Woodinville with a $40 million investment, aiming to employ 200 people within two years. The company plans to produce over 30,000 radars annually as it expands its position as a global leader in the industry.
Echodyne Teams with Hyundai's Supernal with Minority Investment to Enhance Safety of eVTOL Air Mobility Systems
Echodyne, a radar company backed by Bill Gates, has partnered with Supernal, a Hyundai subsidiary, to enhance the safety of Supernal's eVTOL air mobility systems. Supernal is also making a minority investment in Echodyne to support in-flight and ground-based radar tracking for its electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles.
Echodyne Secures $135M Funding Led by Bill Gates and Baillie Gifford to Expand Next-Gen Radar Production
Echodyne, a radar technology company backed by Bill Gates and Baillie Gifford, secured $135 million in funding to expand production of its advanced radar systems used in drones, law enforcement, and infrastructure monitoring. The funding boosts its total investment to $195 million as it prepares to launch its next-generation radar with triple the range of its current product.
Echodyne wins $20M, five-year DHS CBP contract to expand EchoGuard radar deployment at U.S. borders
Echodyne won a $20 million, five-year contract from DHS Customs and Border Protection to expand deployment and explore new uses of its compact EchoGuard radars at U.S. borders and ports, after already delivering 30 systems under the IDIQ agreement.
Organizations
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Echodyne Executive Officer, Director 2017–present, President & CEO 2014–present, CEO · current
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Intellectual Ventures Entrepreneur in Residence 2012–2014, EVP Corporate and Invention Development 2009–2012, EVP and COO 2005–2009 · past
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TerraPower EVP 2008–2014 · past
Education
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Stanford University MS, Geophysics · 1988–1989
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Dartmouth College BA, Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences · 1984–1988
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Orange High School 1982–1984
