ZaiNar
About
About ZaiNar
ZaiNar turns existing wireless networks into a positioning layer for machines and connected assets. Its protocol-agnostic platform applies sub-nanosecond time synchronisation across 5G, Wi-Fi and private cellular signals, computing position in the network without cameras, satellites or additional processing on the tracked device.
The shared spatial data lets fleets coordinate assets relative to one another across indoor and outdoor environments, including locations where GPS is unavailable or unreliable. ZaiNar says deployments span healthcare equipment tracking, construction progress and hazard-zone monitoring, and industrial operations on multiple continents. Its Tokyo programme extends this model to smart-city and green-transformation applications, and ZaiNar reports positioning below ten centimetres at update rates of 100 to 500 times per second over ranges up to 1.5 kilometres.
Funding
- 2026-02-19 - ZaiNar emerges from stealth with more than $100M invested
ZaiNar emerged from stealth after attracting more than $100 million in cumulative investment and said its valuation exceeded $1 billion. - source: zainartech.com
Investors
- AME Cloud Ventures - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-19
- Jaan Tallinn - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-19
- Jerry Yang - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-19
- Nicholas Pritzker - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-19
- Steve Jurvetson - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-19
- Tom Gruber - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-19
Team
- Daniel Jacker - Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
- Steve Jurvetson - Board Member - Provides board oversight and is named among ZaiNar's investors.
- Andreas Weigend - Advisor - Advises the company on data, AI and commercial application context.
- Nishant Batra - Board Advisor - Advises ZaiNar on telecom, 5G and carrier-market strategy.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-09-08 - Partnership - ZaiNar joins Arm Total Design for Physical AI
ZaiNar announced the participation on 8 September 2026. Its role covers shared real-time location awareness for robots and autonomous machines. The evidence supports an active technology partnership, not a separately completed customer deployment.
Source - 2026-04-20 - Facility Opening - ZaiNar opens Tokyo office as its APAC hub
The Tokyo office is ZaiNar's first dedicated Asia-Pacific presence. Tokyo selected ZaiNar as one of seven companies from applicants across 22 countries for the GX support program. The office will focus on smart-city, construction, logistics and urban-traffic applications.
Source - 2026-02-27 - Product Launch - ZaiNar makes its 5G positioning technology commercially available
The system uses existing connectivity signals and operates without device software or dedicated positioning hardware. ZaiNar stated sub-10-centimeter accuracy on CBRS Band 48 networks and support for bandwidth-constrained private 5G. The company described commercial deployments across healthcare, construction, smart-city and industrial applications.
Source - 2026-02-19 - Funding - ZaiNar emerges from stealth with more than $100M invested
The company described the capital as cumulative investment accumulated during nine years of stealth. ZaiNar said its valuation exceeded $1 billion. Named investors include Steve Jurvetson, Jerry Yang, Tom Gruber, Jaan Tallinn and Nicholas Pritzker.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- Arm
Physical AI Location Partner - ZaiNar is a founding location partner in Arm Total Design for Physical AI and is optimizing positioning software for Arm-based systems.
- Arm Total Design
Partnership Counterparty - ZaiNar joined Arm Total Design for Physical AI as a real-time positioning partner.