Harbinger
About
About Harbinger
Harbinger is a vertically integrated medium-duty vehicle manufacturer whose Praesidia defense business adapts its plug-in hybrid chassis for uncrewed ground missions. The platform combines high-capacity batteries, onboard generation, bidirectional power, drive-by-wire controls and an in-house API for teleoperation or third-party autonomy integration.
Praesidia is configurable for logistics, field communications, troop transport, perimeter security and counter-UAS work. Three wheelbases and gross vehicle weight ratings from 16,000 to 26,000 pounds support payloads up to 18,000 pounds, while the series-hybrid system provides exportable power and published standard-configuration ranges of about 105 electric miles and more than 500 hybrid miles.
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- American Rheinmetall
Outbound - Subsystems - Harbinger supplies hybrid vehicle platform for U.S. Army Project Sustainment
Source
Funding
- 2026-06-26 - Series D - $220.2M - Harbinger completes approximately $220.22M Series D at $1.99B post-money valuation
valuation: $1.99B - Harbinger completed a Series D certificate financing comprising $180.98 million of Series D-1 and $39.24 million of Series D-2 at an exact $1.99 billion post-money valuation. - source: forgeglobal.com
- 2026-06-10 - Strategic investment - In-Q-Tel makes undisclosed strategic investment in Harbinger
In-Q-Tel joined Harbinger as a strategic investor to support the company’s expansion into U.S. government and national-security markets; the amount was not disclosed. - source: harbingermotors.com
Investors
- In-Q-Tel - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-06-10
Team
- John Harris - Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder - Co-founded and leads Harbinger, including the Praesidia unmanned defense-vehicle business.
- Phillip Weicker - Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder - Leads Harbinger’s vehicle architecture and next-generation product development, including autonomy-ready platforms.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-07-31 - Contract Award - Harbinger joins American Rheinmetall team for U.S. Army autonomous-logistics contract
American Rheinmetall received an 18-month contract and leads the industry team as prime contractor. The programme covers hybrid-powered autonomous UGVs for load handling and transport in company-sized sustainment missions. Forterra supplies autonomous-driving capability and Primordial Labs contributes its Anura human-machine interface.
Source - 2026-06-26 - Funding - Harbinger completes approximately $220.22M Series D at $1.99B post-money valuation
The D-1 and D-2 certificate classes together form one approximately $220.22 million Series D financing. The round followed In-Q-Tel's undisclosed strategic investment announced on June 10.
Source - 2026-06-10 - Funding - In-Q-Tel makes undisclosed strategic investment in Harbinger
The investment was announced alongside Harbinger’s Praesidia unmanned hybrid-electric vehicle platform. Praesidia supports configurable logistics, communications, troop-transport, perimeter-security and counter-UAS missions. Harbinger disclosed neither a transaction amount nor a broader financing-round stage.
Source - 2026-05-27 - Partnership - American Rheinmetall and Harbinger formed a teaming partnership for autonomous-ready hybrid UGV…
The teaming agreement covers autonomous-ready hybrid UGV platforms. American Rheinmetall and Harbinger will also work on mission-system integration.
Source - 2026-02-25 - Acquisition - Harbinger announces completed acquisition of Phantom AI
The transaction completed in November 2025 and was announced on 25 February 2026. Phantom AI’s 30-person team continues to operate in Mountain View, California. ZF licensed Phantom AI computer-vision technology for passenger-car ADAS products, creating a software-services revenue stream for Harbinger.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- American Rheinmetall
Technology Partner - American Rheinmetall and Harbinger teamed on autonomy-ready hybrid UGV platforms.
- Phantom AI
Acquired Autonomy Software Company - Harbinger acquired Phantom AI and is integrating its driver-assistance technology into medium-duty electric and hybrid vehicles.
Commercial
1 commercial event; 1 contract award; latest event 2026-07-31
- 2026-07-31 - Contract award - Harbinger joins American Rheinmetall team for U.S. Army autonomous-logistics contract - source: prnewswire.com