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RADAR is a retail intelligence platform headquartered in New York City [6] that tracks in-store inventory in real time using RFID sensors and AI [2]. The company is Y Combinator-backed, having been accepted in the Winter 2013 batch [3]. RADAR operates as an RF Sensing platform built to automate and augment retail store processes [7]. The platform offers capabilities including automated inventory counts, improved in-store replenishment, instantaneous customer stock checks, autonomous checkout functionality, and measurement of customer-product interactions [7]. As of July 2026, the company had 27 open roles across various positions [1] and maintained a team size of 120 employees [5].

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Open roles (18)

Recent developments

  • 27 open roles, including Product Quality Engineer New San Diego, CA, Bilingual Senior Specialist, Store Technical Support (FR/EN) / Spécialiste Senior Bilingue, Support Technique en Magasin (Français/Anglais), Staff Data Engineer[1]Jul 28, 2026

Funding history

  • RADAR raised a $170M Series B led by Gideon Strategic Partners and Nimble Partners with Align Ventures participating. The company was founded in 2013 by Spencer Hewett.[3]May 20, 2026

Traction

  • RADAR's team says its collective experience spans satellite design and launches, manufacturing tens of thousands of RFID readers, and leading implementations across more than 1,300 stores.[12]

Product

  • RADAR builds an integrated hardware and software system powered by RFID that tracks retail inventory in real time down to individual items and their precise locations in a store.[10]
  • Beyond inventory tracking, RADAR's system enables autonomous checkout, where items are added to a shopper's cart automatically as they shop and the customer is charged on exit, plus item-level analytics on how customers interact with products and faster, more accurate restocking and fulfillment.[11]

About

  • RADAR is an RF Sensing platform built to automate and augment retail store processes. Our technology offers unprecedented speed and location accuracy, which allows stores to: 1) Manage inventory efficiently, through automated inventory counts, improved in-store replenishment and instantaneous customer stock checks 2) Eliminate checkout lines altogether through our autonomous checkout tool. 3) Measure all customer-product interactions, giving physical stores the same insight into consumer behavior and product performance as online stores. https://goradar.com[7]

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