
Phiar is an ultra-lightweight AI company, building the world's most advanced Ultra-Lightweight Spatial AI Engine to enable every vehicle to see its surroundings, running real-time at the edge, using just commodity mobile-grade processors and existing automotive computing platforms with a single camera. Focused first on powering our Intelligent AR Navigation Platform, as the anchoring/foundational use-case to transform driving experience and safety, and to ultimately enable the next-gen connected cars and ADAS services.

Phiar is an ultra-lightweight AI company, building the world's most advanced Ultra-Lightweight Spatial AI Engine to enable every vehicle to see its surroundings, running real-time at the edge, using just commodity mobile-grade processors and existing automotive computing platforms with a single camera. Focused first on powering our Intelligent AR Navigation Platform, as the anchoring/foundational use-case to transform driving experience and safety, and to ultimately enable the next-gen connected cars and ADAS services.
Core product: Ultra-lightweight Spatial AI engine for real-time, camera-based vehicle perception and AR navigation
Founded / HQ: June 2017; Redwood City, California
Known funding: Seed ~$3M (Nov 2018); Series A recorded Sep 27, 2021; total funding reported $15,300,000
Team size (reported): 3 employees
Vehicle perception, augmented reality navigation, edge AI for automotive safety and driver experience
2017
Automotive AI / Augmented Reality
$3,000,000
Seed round announced Nov 28, 2018; additional seed investors reported in coverage.
Series A funding event recorded with date Sep 27, 2021.