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Best Geographic Information Systems Companies in San Francisco, United States

The 68 best Geographic Information Systems companies in San Francisco, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Mapbox.

68companies tracked
$2.2Bdisclosed funding
2unicorns
41have raised

Ranked: Best Geographic Information Systems companies in San Francisco

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Mapbox 🦄
Provider of customizable maps, navigation, search, and location data products
$507M33 mo ago618Peter Sirota
CEO
WebflowVimeoVarnish+33Top 500k125 patents
Advanced digital map rendering, dynamic viewports, and navigation data processing
3 launchs
2Planet 🦄
Provider of daily satellite imagery and geospatial data analytics services
62Funding top 16%Tech top 20%Moat top 28%Product top 35%
All 11 signals ▾
Fundingtop 16%
Techtop 20%
Moattop 28%
Producttop 35%
Newstop 37%
Patentstop 39%
Globaltop 40%
Markettop 41%
Innovationtop 47%
Talentbottom 49%
Growthbottom 38%
Funding: Raised $484M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 15 yrs (0.7/yr)
Tech: 88 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100
$484M9 mo ago25Robbie Schingler
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
SanityApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+38Top 100k93 patents
Advanced synthetic aperture radar and high‑dynamic‑range satellite imaging technologies.
3 launchs · 1 partnership
3Spire
Provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services using a large nanosatellite constellation in low…
64Partners top 17%Funding top 18%Moat top 29%Market top 30%
All 13 signals ▾
Partnerstop 17%
Fundingtop 18%
Moattop 29%
Markettop 30%
Patentstop 33%
Talenttop 33%
Newstop 37%
Innovationtop 43%
Techtop 44%
Producttop 46%
Globaltop 47%
Growthbottom 45%
Fin. healthbottom 45%
Partners: 6 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 6 deals
Funding: Raised $246M across 18 rounds · 18 rounds over 13 yrs (1.4/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100
$246M2 mo ago132Peter Platzer
Founder & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+25Top 5M145 patents
Wearable physiological and respiration monitoring; low-cost orbital satellite communications services.
1 partnership
4Swift Navigation
Provider of precise positioning solutions for automotive, mobile, and mass markets
74Funding top 19%Innovation top 20%Patents top 22%Tech top 24%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 19%
Innovationtop 20%
Patentstop 22%
Techtop 24%
Moattop 26%
Producttop 29%
Growthtop 45%
Newstop 46%
Marketbottom 47%
Globalbottom 42%
Funding: Raised $200M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr)
Innovation: 129 patents (top 9% of patent-holders) · 97 filings since 2022 vs 31 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100
$200M11 mo ago102
102 → 130 (+27%)
—WordPressMySQLPHP+40Top 5M129 patents
Real-time GNSS correction, integrity monitoring, and outlier mitigation for precise positioning
1 award
5Hover
Platform providing 3D modeling, measurement, design, and estimating for construction
$142M67 mo ago280
280 → 481 (+72%)
Ross Hangebrauck
Co-Founder
HubSpot CMS HubSentryApple iCloud Mail+27Top 500k407 patents
Computer vision and AR-based 3D reconstruction for building modeling and camera pose estimation.
—
6DroneDeploy
Provider of a cloud software platform for commercial drones
$142M64 mo ago238
238 → 375 (+58%)
Jono Millin
Founder
WebflowSalesforceWistia+29Top 500k21 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
1 job opening
7Skycatch
Developer of drone automation and data analysis software platform solutions
$74M63 mo ago10Christian Sanz
CEO
Node.jsSalesforceHeadless UI+19Top 10M46 patents
UAV aerial photogrammetry: precise camera positioning, 3D mapping, mission planning, stockpile analytics
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8NinthDecimal
Mobile audience intelligence platform
67Moat top 21%Growth top 30%Funding top 33%Market top 45%
All 7 signals ▾
Moattop 21%
Growthtop 30%
Fundingtop 33%
Markettop 45%
Patentsbottom 49%
Innovationbottom 46%
Globalbottom 39%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 46 patents
Growth: Headcount 108 → 133 (+23%) across vintages
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100
$74M69 mo ago19———46 patents
Geospatial analytics and accuracy assessment for mobile device location tracking
—
9Orbital Sidekick
Platform offering space-based hyperspectral imaging and analysis solutions
$44M11 mo ago27
27 → 20 (-26%)
Tushar Prabhakar
Co-Founder & COO
———1 job opening
10StreetLight
Platform offering transportation data and analytics for government, business, consultants
$41M72 mo ago95
95 → 154 (+62%)
Laura Schewel
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
WordPressMySQLPHP+29Top 5M—1 launch
11Locaid
Mobile location-enabler
$38M142 mo ago10Mario Proietti
Co-Founder
————
12Bluedot
Provider of location analytics platform for the local businesses
$24M71 mo ago14—WordPressMySQLPHP+33Top 10M15 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
—
13Hivemapper
Network of contributors providing real-time street-level mapping data and applications
64AI top 15%Growth top 28%Tech top 28%Funding top 33%
All 12 signals ▾
AItop 15%
Growthtop 28%
Techtop 28%
Fundingtop 33%
Customerstop 34%
Talenttop 41%
Producttop 46%
Moattop 47%
Innovationbottom 40%
Globalbottom 37%
Marketbottom 34%
Patentsbottom 29%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100
$23M12 mo ago23
23 → 43 (+87%)
Ariel Seidman
Co-Founder
SentryZendeskNode.js+19Top 5M2 patents
Photogrammetric 3D reconstruction for geo‑registered mapping from aerial or street‑level imagery
—
14Enview
Provider of Aerial analytics in the energy industry
$18M73 mo ago16———2 patents
Electromagnetic restraining devices for sheet‑metal blanking and punching operations.
—
15Point One Navigation
Provider of precision location technology, including RTK network and positioning engine
57Tech top 12%Funding top 35%Growth top 35%Talent top 35%
All 10 signals ▾
Techtop 12%
Fundingtop 35%
Growthtop 35%
Talenttop 35%
Newstop 38%
Moattop 39%
Producttop 45%
Innovationtop 48%
Globalbottom 37%
Marketbottom 31%
Tech: 58 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services
Funding: Raised $17.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$17M7 mo ago20Aaron Nathan
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+30Top 5M——
16Civil Maps
Provider of a three-dimensional (HD) mapping and localization platform built for autonomous vehicles
$17M109 mo ago500Anuj Gupta
Co-Founder
————
17LogicHub
Provider of AI-based security automation and orchestration solution for incident response
$16M85 mo ago71—ReadMeApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+10Top 50M2 patents
Automated security intelligence workflow orchestration and its graphical interface
—
18Mavrx
Real-time data driven drone imagery and geoanalytics for agriculture
$12M117 mo ago1—————
19Placecast
Creates audience segments using location data
$10M108 mo ago38—————
20Unfolded
Provider of a geospatial analytics platform
$6M64 mo ago20Isaac Brodsky
Co-Founder
——2 patents
Geospatial data analytics and visualization platform for GIS spatial processing and mapping
—
21SpaceKnow
AI-powered satellite data analytics for actionable intelligence and global monitoring
$5M112 mo ago1Jerry Javornicky
CEO and Co-founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+20Top 5M5 patents
AI-driven multi-spectral satellite image change detection and analysis
1 launch · 1 partnership
22Theseus
GPS denied navigation for drones
$5M14 mo ago—Ian Laffey
Co-Founder
WebflowGSAPLenis+12Top 10M4 patents
Spine imaging analysis and surgical planning for pedicle screw placement
—
23LocusLabs
Indoor location platform
$5M111 mo ago36———2 patents
Computer vision-based indoor object localization and navigation systems
—
24Airphrame
Platform offering aerial imaging and spatial data capture
$4M143 mo ago17Bret Kugelmass
Founder
——10 patents
Autonomous UAV flight control algorithms and navigation systems for unmanned aerial vehicles.
—
25AmigoCloud
Location intelligence platform simplifying mapping, analytics, data collection, and management
$4M93 mo ago11Ragi Burhum
Co-Founder
PythonBootstrapDjango+20Top 10M——
26Navisens
Indoor and Outdoor 3D navigation solutions
$3M118 mo ago3———6 patents
High‑precision motion tracking and inertial navigation for consumer and industrial devices
—
27Mapsense
Tools provider for location-based analysis
$2M132 mo ago12———2 patents
Density-based sampling for map label placement and data visualization optimization.
—
28Tensor Flight
AI-driven property data and aerial image analytics solutions for multiple industries
$2M56 mo ago36Robert Kozikowski
Chief Product Officer
WordPressMySQLPHP+26Top 50M——
29MapJam
Domain name sales and acquisition services with expert pricing
$2M130 mo ago2Scollay Petry
Co-Founder
————
30AxionOrbital Space
Cloud-based no-code IDE offering planetary-scale data analysis and mission management for space applications
$500K5 mo ago—Atharva Peshkar
Co-Founder & CTO
Three.jsLeafletReact+9Top 50M——
31Navagis
Location intelligence and cloud solutions provider, transforming businesses globally
$200K146 mo ago78David Moore
Founder
———1 launch
32Simularity
AI-powered geospatial imagery analysis for change detection and monitoring
$150K127 mo ago5Liz Derr
Co-Founder and CEO
——3 patents
AI-driven predictive archetype modeling and object-based data segmentation solutions.
—
33Bunting Labs
Provider of SaaS-based API for geocoding and routing
$125K48 mo ago3Brendan Ashworth
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityTailwind CSSAlpine.js+9Top 10M——
34Polymath Robotics
Provider of autonomy software for industrial vehicles
$120K48 mo ago10Ilia Baranov
Co-Founder & CTO
WebflowHubSpotKlaviyo+10Top 10M——
35XIX
Provider of Satellite and Drone Imagery
$120K111 mo ago10Emil Mikhailov
Founder & CEO
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Top 12 Geographic Information Systems companies in San Francisco

#1
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2012 · 132 employees
$246.5Mraised
▾

Provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services using a large nanosatellite constellation in low orbit. The company collects and processes radio-frequency and atmospheric signals to deliver actionable insights for weather and climate, aviation, maritime, government, and security use cases, including RF geolocation, flight tracking, ship tracking, and greenhouse gas monitoring. It also offers space-as-a-service solutions that let customers deploy custom payloads and dedicated constellations on its platform, with end-to-end manufacturing, ground station network, and constellation management tools accessible via APIs and dashboards.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Partners
top 17%
Funding
top 18%
Moat
top 29%
Market
top 30%
Patents
top 33%
Talent
top 33%
Partners: 6 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 6 deals · Marquee-customer mentions: top 13% of tracked companies
Funding: Raised $246M across 18 rounds · 18 rounds over 13 yrs (1.4/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Apr 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 6/10 · IP moat: 147 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 68k LinkedIn followers — 13.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Diehl Defence) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Post IPO$70M
  • Mar 2025Post IPO$40M
  • Feb 2024Post IPO$10M
  • Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$468K
Founders & team
Peter PlatzerFounder & CEOJeroen CappaertCo-Founder & CTOGisèle MollatExecutive Assistant to CEO
Investors
Gov, Expon Capital, Luxembourg Future Fund, Scottish Enterprise, Signal Group, Grishin Robotics
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailAutoptimizeBootstrap
#2
Planet 🦄
Public · San Francisco, California · founded 2010 · 25 employees
$483.6Mraised
▾

Provider of daily satellite imagery and geospatial data analytics services. The organization offers high-frequency imagery, mosaics, on-demand tasking, and analytic feeds. It transforms imagery into insights, providing data for monitoring, change detection, and analysis. The company delivers data products and cloud-based tools, offering solutions across various industries.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 16%
Tech
top 20%
Moat
top 28%
Product
top 35%
News
top 37%
Patents
top 39%
Funding: Raised $484M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 15 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Sep 2025)
Tech: 88 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 6/10 · IP moat: 93 patents · Unicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 162k LinkedIn followers — 31.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Isar Aerospace) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Post IPO$460M
  • Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$816.9K
  • Jul 2019Series D—
  • Feb 2019Series D$168M
Founders & team
Robbie SchinglerCo-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Investors
Europa, EDBI, O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, Lux Capital, Felicis Ventures, Industry Ventures
Tech stack
AddsearchAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBabel
#3
Series E · San Francisco, California · founded 2012 · 102 employees
$200Mraised
▾

Provider of precise positioning solutions for automotive, mobile, and mass markets. The company delivers GNSS positioning solutions designed for autonomous applications. It offers a suite of positioning solutions that are accurate, affordable, easily integrated, reliable, and secure. The company designs and assembles products to benefit customers across the globe.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%
Innovation
top 20%
Patents
top 22%
Tech
top 24%
Moat
top 26%
Product
top 29%
Funding: Raised $200M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series E (Jul 2025)
Innovation: 129 patents (top 9% of patent-holders) · 97 filings since 2022 vs 31 in 2017-21 · 12 product lines
Patents: 129 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 97 filings since 2022 vs 31 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 11k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Series E$50M
  • Oct 2022Series D$100M
  • Feb 2021Series C$50M
  • Jun 2017Series B$34M
Investors
First Round Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Eclipse, EPIQ, Global Brain, KDDI Open Innovation Fund
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAtlassian StatuspageBootstrapCart FunctionalityCloudflare
#4
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2016 · 20 employees
$17.5Mraised
▾

Provider of precision location technology, including RTK network and positioning engine. The company delivers centimeter-level accuracy through professionally managed infrastructure. It offers a modern GraphQL API for integration into existing workflows. Software uses sensor fusion to calculate device locations, even without open sky.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 12%
Funding
top 35%
Growth
top 35%
Talent
top 35%
News
top 38%
Moat
top 39%
Tech: 58 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Funding: Raised $17.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series C (Nov 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Series C$35M
  • Mar 2023Series B$20M
  • Nov 2021Series A$10M
  • Nov 2017Series A$7.5M
Founders & team
Aaron NathanCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
IA Ventures, Bolt, UP.Partners, Ludlow Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Alumni Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApolloCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudways
#5
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2016 · 27 employees
$44Mraised
▾

Platform offering space-based hyperspectral imaging and analysis solutions. It offers a constellation of satellites that captures hyperspectral data over customer assets on a daily basis for enabling unparalleled rapid target monitoring services for both commercial and defence users on a global scale. It analyzes the chemical fingerprint of each target and provides multiple services to the energy sector including regulatory compliance, leak prevention, detection, and speciation monitoring services.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Payload Operations Lead
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Series A$3.5M
  • Oct 2024Series A$8.6M
  • Mar 2024Series A$4.6M
  • Jan 2023Series A$10M
Founders & team
Tushar PrabhakarCo-Founder & COODan KatzCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Temasek, Allied Minds, Energy Innovation Capital, 11.2 Capital, Syndicate 708, Williams
Tech stack
BootstrapJsdelivrNetlifyHsts
#6
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2015 · 23 employees
$23Mraised
▾

Network of contributors providing real-time street-level mapping data and applications. The network incentivizes the collection of imagery and verification of outputs. Data usage requires the redemption of tokens, a portion of which are permanently removed from circulation. Applications leverage geospatial data for various commercial and enterprise purposes.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 15%
Growth
top 28%
Tech
top 28%
Funding
top 33%
Customers
top 34%
Talent
top 41%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 36 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront · Devops: Envoy
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Series B—
  • Apr 2022Series A$18M
  • Nov 2015Seed$3M
Founders & team
Ariel SeidmanCo-Founder
Investors
Multicoin Capital, Solana Ventures, Craft Ventures, Shine Capital, 75 & Sunny, Spark Capital
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAws Certificate ManagerCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#7
Mapbox 🦄
Series E · San Francisco, California · founded 2010 · 618 employees
$506.6Mraised
▾

Provider of customizable maps, navigation, search, and location data products. The company offers tools and datasets for developers and organizations. These resources facilitate the creation of location-aware applications and services. Offerings include mapping SDKs, search APIs, and various geospatial datasets. These support diverse applications across industries, including automotive, logistics, and telecommunications.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 68k LinkedIn followers — 13.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 3 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2023Series E$280M
  • Oct 2017Series C$164M
  • Jun 2015Series B$52.6M
  • Oct 2013Series A$10M
Founders & team
Peter SirotaCEO
Investors
Pritzker Group, Promus Ventures, Thrive Capital, DFJ Growth, DBL Partners, Foundry
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApolloAtlassian StatuspageCart Functionality
#8
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2024
$4.8Mraised
▾

GPS denied navigation for drones. It can be retrofit onto any drone that simulates a GPS. It uses cameras and an accelerometer or gyroscope as well as reference satellite imagery for positioning.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Seed$4.3M
  • 2024Seed$500K
Founders & team
Ian LaffeyCo-FounderSacha LevyCo-Founder & Chief Technology OfficerCarl SchoellerCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Y Combinator, First Round Capital, Lux Capital
Tech stack
CalendlyCloudflareGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGsapHsts
#9
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2025
$500Kraised
▾

Cloud-based no-code IDE offering planetary-scale data analysis and mission management for space applications. It offers a no-code platform for accessing and analyzing planetary-scale satellite data, enabling geospatial developers to download imagery and detect changes. It is designed to simplify the process of working with satellite data.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Seed$500K
Founders & team
Atharva PeshkarCo-Founder & CTODhenenjay YadavCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Y Combinator
Tech stack
GodaddyGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHstsLeafletLivefyre
#10
Series E · San Francisco, California · founded 2013 · 238 employees
$142Mraised
▾

DroneDeploy provides a cloud software platform for commercial drones. It enables businesses to collect, manage & interpret drone data and also features imagery & analysis, 3D modeling & other capabilities from multiple drones remotely. Also offers a flight app compatible with iOS & Android devices to capture maps, photos, panoramas, and videos. It has applications across different industries, including agriculture, construction, mining, inspection, and surveying.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 101k LinkedIn followers — 19.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Senior Software Engineer, Lead Software Engineer, 3D Computer Vision
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2021Series E$50M
  • Nov 2019Series D$35M
  • Jun 2018Series C$25M
  • Aug 2016Series B$20M
Founders & team
Jono MillinFounder
Investors
AirTree, Bessemer Venture Partners, Scale Venture Partners, AngelPad, Frontline Ventures, Emergence Capital
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAtlassian StatuspageCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#11
Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2011 · 280 employees
$142.3Mraised
▾

Platform providing 3D modeling, measurement, design, and estimating for construction. It enables users to transform property photos into interactive 3D models. The platform offers tools for accurate measurement, material visualization, and cost estimation. It supports project documentation, progress tracking, and team collaboration for exterior and interior projects.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 17k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2020Series D$60M
  • Apr 2019Series C$25M
  • Jan 2018Series B$25M
  • Oct 2016Series B$14M
Founders & team
Ross HangebrauckCo-Founder
Investors
Google Ventures, The Home Depot, Standard Industries, Menlo Ventures, Alsop Louie Partners, Almaz Capital
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBugcrowdChakra UiCloudflare
#12
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2013 · 10 employees
$73.8Mraised
▾

Developer of drone automation and data analysis software platform solutions. The company provides tools for project management, compliance, and fleet oversight. It offers centralized data management and analytics, along with computer vision and machine learning capabilities. The business also provides a self-serve mapping solution using drone technology.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2021Series B$25M
  • Aug 2017Series B$27.4M
  • Nov 2015Series A—
  • Apr 2015Series A$5M
Founders & team
Christian SanzCEO
Investors
Sherpalo Ventures, Google Ventures, SierraMaya360, WaveMaker, ADB Ventures, Avalon Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsEnvoyHsts

Funding & investor landscape

$2.2Btotal disclosed funding
37companies funded
141disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Y Combinator5 rounds
Berkeley SkyDeck4 rounds
First Round Capital4 rounds
Promus Ventures4 rounds
Crosslink Capital3 rounds
DFJ3 rounds
Europa3 rounds
Gen 1 Capital3 rounds
Google Ventures3 rounds
Industry Ventures3 rounds

Notable founders

Peter Platzer
Founder & CEO · Spire
Jeroen Cappaert
Co-Founder & CTO · Spire
Robbie Schingler
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer · Planet
Aaron Nathan
Co-Founder & CEO · Point One Navigation
Tushar Prabhakar
Co-Founder & COO · Orbital Sidekick
Dan Katz
Co-Founder & CEO · Orbital Sidekick
Ariel Seidman
Co-Founder · Hivemapper
Peter Sirota
CEO · Mapbox
Ian Laffey
Co-Founder · Theseus
Sacha Levy
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer · Theseus
Atharva Peshkar
Co-Founder & CTO · AxionOrbital Space
Dhenenjay Yadav
Co-Founder & CEO · AxionOrbital Space
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 6,780,846 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Geographic Information Systems coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

How research on Earth Observation is moving in the United States

A read on the academic research around Earth Observation — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 7,415 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 46% → 54% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory333
  • United States Geological Survey330
  • Goddard Space Flight Center283
  • National Research Council223
  • Mississippi State University186
leading researchers
Qian Du · Christoph Praschl · David C. Schedl · Anna Maschek · Kathrin Probst · Andreas Stöckl · Webster, Jody M · Ravelo, Ana Christina
▲ Breakthroughs2,431 · 33%
▲ 29%→33% share
▲1.1× share momentum0 median citations87% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (29%→33% of field), led by Hyperspectral imaging.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Hyperspectral imaging83→657
  • Satellite18→334
  • Remote sensing67→352
  • Synthetic aperture radar42→261
  • Pattern recognition (psychology)44→243
Newly emergingRobustness (evolution) 0→70 · Climate change 0→37 · Key (lock) 0→36
Landmark Google Earth Engine: Planetary-scale geospatial analysis for everyone · 13,362 cites
◆ Advancements2,332 · 31%
▼ 44%→30% share
▼0.7× share momentum0 median citations83% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (44%→30% of field), led by Hyperspectral imaging.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Hyperspectral imaging123→562
  • Remote sensing145→517
  • Satellite34→371
  • Synthetic aperture radar62→278
  • Satellite imagery23→229
Newly emergingField (mathematics) 0→40 · Earth (classical element) 0→31 · Robustness (evolution) 0→28
Landmark Landsat-8: Science and product vision for terrestrial global change research · 2,477 cites
▼ Concerns655 · 9%
▼ 12%→8% share
▼0.7× share momentum0 median citations83% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (12%→8% of field), led by Satellite.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Satellite7→101
  • Hyperspectral imaging15→83
  • Synthetic aperture radar17→76
  • Remote sensing47→103
  • Satellite imagery9→64
Newly emergingSnow 0→21 · Flood myth 0→18 · Agriculture 0→13
Landmark Status and distribution of mangrove forests of the world using earth observation satellite data · 3,074 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where earth observation is researched across United States

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Boston271 · +0.56
Hot · MethaneAdvancing · AgricultureOpportunity · Greenhouse gasConcern · Wetland
SF Bay Area244 · +0.51
Hot · BiodiversityAdvancing · MoistureOpportunity · Water contentConcern · Watershed
Los Angeles206 · +0.47
Hot · Interferometric synthetic aperture radarAdvancing · Structural basinOpportunity · RadianceConcern · Seismology
New York171 · +0.43
Hot · Code (set theory)Advancing · GridOpportunity · Artificial neural networkConcern · Climate model
San Diego101 · +0.37
Hot · TransectAdvancing · ResidualOpportunity · Hyperspectral imagingConcern · Seismology
Seattle71 · +0.53
Hot · Satellite altimetryAdvancing · Ocean surface topographyOpportunity · Hyperspectral imaging
Atlanta67 · +0.54
Hot · AutofluorescenceAdvancing · PixelOpportunity · Satellite
Ann Arbor61 · +0.45
Hot · Radar imagingAdvancing · Antenna (radio)Opportunity · CalibrationConcern · Interferometric synthetic aperture radar
Austin61 · +0.38
Hot · Surface (topology)Advancing · Noise (video)Opportunity · SatelliteConcern · Subsidence
Pittsburgh44 · +0.55
Hot · Glacier mass balanceAdvancing · DownscalingOpportunity · Radar
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing earth observation patents in the United States

United States earth observation patent filing is accelerating — 720 filings from 435 assignees (2016–2025), led by Hypermed Imaging, Ethicon, Raytheon; annual filings 50→71.

720 filings435 assigneespeak 138/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Hypermed Imaging51
  • Ethicon50
  • Raytheon50
  • Climate39
  • Corning37
  • Boeing36
  • Altria Client Services35
  • Digitalglobe32

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The Geographic Information Systems companies in San Francisco, United States on this list have raised a combined $2.2B in disclosed equity funding across 37 funded companies.
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Mapbox is the highest-funded Geographic Information Systems company in San Francisco, United States, with $506.6M in disclosed equity funding.
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37 of the 68 Geographic Information Systems companies in San Francisco, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
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2 Geographic Information Systems companies in San Francisco, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
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