Mara
Mara is an a16z speedrun SR004 company. Based in San Francisco, California, United States of America. Team of 7, founded in 2024.
About Mara
Summary
Mara builds autonomous counter-drone systems for military and critical infrastructure operators facing coordinated FPV drone attacks. Its first product, Spike, is a portable, low-cost interceptor system that provides hemispherical 360-degree coverage in RF-contested, GPS-denied environments, handling detection and defeat without requiring operator input. The autonomy stack is trained inside a video game, using simulation and player data to develop tactics that adapt continuously, replacing slower, centralized, and more expensive traditional counter-UAS approaches.
Go-to-market
Spike targets warfighters and defense operators who need frontline-deployable air defense; the system is designed for rapid setup by two personnel, positioning it for direct military procurement and platform integration.
Facts
- Robotics / Gov Tech / Defense
- San Francisco, California, United States of America
- 7
- 2024
Founders (2)
- Daniel Kofman
- Sriram Raghu
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