Near Space Labs
Series B in 2025
Near Space Labs is an aerial imagery and earth observation company based in the United States that specializes in providing high-quality geospatial information for various sectors. The company offers cloud-based delivery of fully processed images through its API, facilitating easy monitoring of assets across broad or specific areas. Near Space Labs supports businesses, government organizations, and partners by delivering actionable insights that enhance remote sensing capabilities. Its services are utilized in diverse fields, including insurance, utilities, infrastructure, conservation, smart cities, retail, energy, and disaster response. By monitoring construction progress and addressing issues such as pipeline leaks, vegetation encroachment, and weather-related damage, Near Space Labs enables clients to improve mobility, leisure, and urban planning.
Cognitive Space
Seed Round in 2023
Cognitive Space is a company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence platform aimed at enhancing satellite constellation management. By leveraging machine intelligence, the platform facilitates mission management, collections planning, and communications link coordination for satellite operators. This innovative technology enables organizations to optimize their satellite capacity in response to dynamic market demands, thereby unlocking significant revenue and operational potential. Cognitive Space's solutions contribute to more effective monitoring of Earth, supporting economic, environmental, and national security initiatives within the rapidly evolving space industry.
Slingshot Aerospace
Series A in 2022
Founded in 2016, Slingshot Aerospace develops mission-critical data and analytics solutions for the aerospace industry. Its platforms integrate global sensor data, artificial intelligence, and astrodynamics to enhance spaceflight awareness, reduce operational risk, and optimize decision-making for commercial and government space operators.
Slingshot Aerospace
Series A in 2022
Founded in 2016, Slingshot Aerospace develops mission-critical data and analytics solutions for the aerospace industry. Its platforms integrate global sensor data, artificial intelligence, and astrodynamics to enhance spaceflight awareness, reduce operational risk, and optimize decision-making for commercial and government space operators.
Near Space Labs
Seed Round in 2018
Near Space Labs is an aerial imagery and earth observation company based in the United States that specializes in providing high-quality geospatial information for various sectors. The company offers cloud-based delivery of fully processed images through its API, facilitating easy monitoring of assets across broad or specific areas. Near Space Labs supports businesses, government organizations, and partners by delivering actionable insights that enhance remote sensing capabilities. Its services are utilized in diverse fields, including insurance, utilities, infrastructure, conservation, smart cities, retail, energy, and disaster response. By monitoring construction progress and addressing issues such as pipeline leaks, vegetation encroachment, and weather-related damage, Near Space Labs enables clients to improve mobility, leisure, and urban planning.
ICEYE is a Finnish company that operates a large synthetic aperture radar satellite constellation to provide near real-time Earth observation data. Its radar imagery works in all weather and at any time, independent of daylight, enabling monitoring and mapping for insurance, disaster response, maritime surveillance, and defense. Customers use ICEYE data to assess flood and wildfire risks, track storm impacts, monitor crops, detect oil spills, monitor sea ice and port activity, and support search-and-rescue operations and security missions. Founded in 2014 and based in Espoo, Finland, ICEYE enables decision-makers to observe areas of interest globally and rapidly respond to events with satellite imagery.
Numetric, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in cloud-based software solutions for traffic safety analytics, catering primarily to the transportation industry. Founded in 2014 and based in Draper, Utah, Numetric provides a comprehensive platform that integrates and visualizes traffic safety data, empowering state and local agencies to make informed, data-driven decisions to enhance roadway safety. Its offerings include the Traffic Safety Suite, which features tools for crash queries, network screening, and safety analysis, and the Design Suite, which assists in asset queries and project design. Additionally, Numetric supports its clients with services such as implementation, training, data preparation, and management. By streamlining data collection and analysis, Numetric enables its users to efficiently assess safety issues and allocate resources more effectively, ultimately aiming to reduce fatalities and improve road safety outcomes.
ICEYE is a Finnish company that operates a large synthetic aperture radar satellite constellation to provide near real-time Earth observation data. Its radar imagery works in all weather and at any time, independent of daylight, enabling monitoring and mapping for insurance, disaster response, maritime surveillance, and defense. Customers use ICEYE data to assess flood and wildfire risks, track storm impacts, monitor crops, detect oil spills, monitor sea ice and port activity, and support search-and-rescue operations and security missions. Founded in 2014 and based in Espoo, Finland, ICEYE enables decision-makers to observe areas of interest globally and rapidly respond to events with satellite imagery.
Mothership Aeronautics
Seed Round in 2017
Mothership Aeronautics Limited is a company that specializes in the development and manufacture of solar-powered airships designed for various inspection, surveillance, and monitoring applications. Founded in 2016 and based in South San Francisco, California, the company integrates lighter-than-air lifting technologies with high power density photovoltaics. Its offerings include infrastructure inspection, magnetic sensing, terrain mapping, thermal sensing, as well as the inspection of solar panels and wind turbines. In addition, Mothership Aeronautics provides data processing services that encompass 3D and digital modeling, mapping, and planimetrics. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including oil and gas, road and rail transportation, mining, and renewable energy.
Kubos Corporation, established in 2014 and headquartered in Denton, Texas, specializes in developing software solutions tailored for the satellite industry. The company's flagship product is KubOS Platform, a flight software designed to manage satellites efficiently. This platform includes features such as command sending through ground stations and laptops, telemetry beacon functionality, data collection and storage, and remote updates. Additionally, Kubos offers service level agreements to satellite operators, ensuring support with guaranteed response times, onsite integration, and operational hours during the satellite's orbit. The company also provides a cloud-native mission control platform for satellite operations, along with an open-source space flight software platform that simplifies the development of satellite software by integrating core flight-critical functions and providing necessary tools for spacecraft builders and operators.
Mothership Aeronautics
Seed Round in 2017
Mothership Aeronautics Limited is a company that specializes in the development and manufacture of solar-powered airships designed for various inspection, surveillance, and monitoring applications. Founded in 2016 and based in South San Francisco, California, the company integrates lighter-than-air lifting technologies with high power density photovoltaics. Its offerings include infrastructure inspection, magnetic sensing, terrain mapping, thermal sensing, as well as the inspection of solar panels and wind turbines. In addition, Mothership Aeronautics provides data processing services that encompass 3D and digital modeling, mapping, and planimetrics. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including oil and gas, road and rail transportation, mining, and renewable energy.
SherpaShare
Seed Round in 2015
SherpaShare provides a driver-focused platform featuring a location-tracking application that helps gig economy drivers optimize revenue by identifying high-value routes and hotspots, while tracking earnings and expenses. The app delivers performance insights, supports expense management, and connects drivers to share tips and opportunities, helping users understand true driving costs and access more income within the sharing economy.
SkyWard
Seed Round in 2015
SkyWard is a company that specializes in developing a comprehensive drone operations software platform aimed at enhancing the efficiency and safety of commercial drone businesses. Its offerings include an interactive drone airspace map, flight planning tools, and a digital system of record, all integrated into a cloud-based solution. The platform facilitates effective operations management by connecting people, projects, and equipment within a streamlined workflow. Additionally, SkyWard provides training and consulting services, ensuring that pilots can implement standardized and low-risk flight procedures. Through these services, the company aims to support the growing demand for safe and efficient drone operations in various industries.
Chronos Mobile Technologies
Seed Round in 2015
Chronos Mobile Technologies, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2012. The company specializes in developing a time-tracking application for mobile devices, designed to help users gain insights into their daily activities and time management. Its flagship product, the Chronos app, operates in the background of users' phones, automatically recording where they have been and how much time they spend on various activities, such as exercising or socializing. The app also enables users to set personal time-related goals, such as improving sleep habits, and provides motivational support to achieve these targets. Additionally, Chronos offers a Data Collector for Android, which allows users to add friends and view personalized infographics about their time usage. The company's focus is on integrating diverse data sources to enhance users' understanding of their time management and decision-making processes. As of August 2015, Chronos Mobile Technologies operates as a subsidiary of Life360 Inc.
SkyWard
Seed Round in 2014
SkyWard is a company that specializes in developing a comprehensive drone operations software platform aimed at enhancing the efficiency and safety of commercial drone businesses. Its offerings include an interactive drone airspace map, flight planning tools, and a digital system of record, all integrated into a cloud-based solution. The platform facilitates effective operations management by connecting people, projects, and equipment within a streamlined workflow. Additionally, SkyWard provides training and consulting services, ensuring that pilots can implement standardized and low-risk flight procedures. Through these services, the company aims to support the growing demand for safe and efficient drone operations in various industries.
Yik Yak is a location-based social network that enables users to connect with their local community. The platform allows individuals to share news, ask questions, upload pictures, and engage in discussions, fostering interactions centered around relatable and casual content. Designed primarily for smartphone use, Yik Yak facilitates the discovery of local happenings and supports a sense of community among users. Through its unique approach, the application encourages users to engage freely, whether by cracking jokes or offering support, thereby enhancing the social fabric of their neighborhoods.
MomentFeed
Seed Round in 2013
MomentFeed, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in mobile customer experience management software for various industries including automotive, banking, restaurants, retail, telecommunications, and travel. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, MomentFeed offers a unified platform that enables multi-location brands to optimize their visibility in proximity search. The platform includes features such as a Mobile Customer Experience management system, Social Media Manager, Paid Media Manager, Reputation Manager, and Visibility Manager, all designed to enhance local engagement and digital reputation. Additionally, the company provides services such as location data publishing, digital presence management, and location data alignment. By leveraging these tools, MomentFeed helps brands connect with customers at the local level, ultimately driving foot traffic and increasing revenue.
Terra Bella
Series B in 2010
Terra Bella is a private company based in Mountain View, California, specializing in high-resolution satellite imagery and analytics services. Originally founded as Skybox Imaging in 2009 by Dan Berkenstock, Julian Mann, John Fenwick, and Ching-Yu Hu, the company operates the SkySat-1 satellite, which captures detailed panchromatic and multispectral images of the Earth. Terra Bella focuses on analyzing the movement of goods and people, providing valuable visual data for various applications, including supply chain monitoring, shipping logistics, industrial plant activity, and humanitarian relief efforts. Through its advanced imaging technology, the company aims to deliver critical insights that support decision-making across multiple sectors.
Terra Bella
Series A in 2009
Terra Bella is a private company based in Mountain View, California, specializing in high-resolution satellite imagery and analytics services. Originally founded as Skybox Imaging in 2009 by Dan Berkenstock, Julian Mann, John Fenwick, and Ching-Yu Hu, the company operates the SkySat-1 satellite, which captures detailed panchromatic and multispectral images of the Earth. Terra Bella focuses on analyzing the movement of goods and people, providing valuable visual data for various applications, including supply chain monitoring, shipping logistics, industrial plant activity, and humanitarian relief efforts. Through its advanced imaging technology, the company aims to deliver critical insights that support decision-making across multiple sectors.
Triporati
Venture Round in 2008
Triporati, Inc. is an online travel company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in helping consumers identify suitable vacation destinations through its innovative "Destination Genome Project" platform. Founded in 2008, the company leverages the expertise of over 70 travel experts, who have contributed to more than 650 travel guidebooks, to analyze and profile over 2,000 global destinations across 62 dimensions, including various attributes and activities. Users can input their interests to receive personalized recommendations, which are presented on a customized map that highlights the best places to visit based on individual preferences. Additionally, Triporati's website enables both travel and non-travel-related advertisers to effectively target leisure travelers, enhancing the overall travel planning experience.