Felicis

Felicis is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 and based in Menlo Park, California. The firm focuses on early-stage investments, backing founders who are creating innovative companies that can redefine industries and develop frontier technologies. Felicis seeks to support a diverse range of sectors, including artificial intelligence, healthcare, and security, while primarily targeting consumer internet startups. The firm employs a hands-on approach, combining angel investing with active mentoring and advisory services to provide entrepreneurs with more than just capital. Felicis typically invests between $100,000 and $1 million in its portfolio companies, which span various nationalities and countries, with a significant concentration in the Bay Area. Since its inception, Felicis has invested in over 120 technology companies, achieving notable success with 50 of these companies either being acquired or going public. Aydin Senkut, the founder and president, brings prior experience from a senior management role at Google to guide the firm’s investment strategy.

Nicole Bae

Partner, Operations

Daniel Bartus

Partner

Maddie Chavez

Partner, Operations

Grace Chou

Principal

Tobi Coker

Senior Associate

Viviana Faga

General Partner

Gabriella Garcia

Deal Partner

Ryan Isono

Vice President

Dasha Maggio

Partner and Head of Founder Success

Niki Pezeshki

General Partner

Larissa Rainey

Operating Partner

Jake Storm

Vice President

Victoria Treyger

General Partner and Managing Director

Mischa Vaughn

Partner, Head of Content

Aydin Senkut

Founder and Managing Partner

Astasia Myers

General Partner

Past deals in Geospatial

Wherobots

Series A in 2024
Wherobots is a company focused on harnessing spatial intelligence across various domains, including earth, society, and business. It operates a cloud-native data analytics platform designed to assist businesses in processing data within a geospatial context. The platform enables users to collect, analyze, visualize, integrate, store, and manage geospatial data effectively. By leveraging advanced data and AI technologies, Wherobots simplifies the utilization of spatial intelligence, allowing organizations to derive meaningful insights from their enterprise data and make informed, data-driven decisions.

Dedrone

Series C in 2022
Dedrone GmbH specializes in drone detection and security solutions, offering the DroneTracker system, which is designed to identify and track unmanned aerial vehicles. This multi-sensor platform provides early warning of potential drone threats, addressing concerns such as corporate espionage, drug smuggling, and terrorist activities. Dedrone's technology is particularly relevant for safeguarding critical facilities, including data centers, prisons, and airports. The company's solutions leverage machine learning and sensor data fusion, allowing clients to customize their security measures based on specific threats. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kassel, Germany, Dedrone distributes its products worldwide to enhance security and protect airspace from malicious drone activities.

Dedrone

Series C in 2021
Dedrone GmbH specializes in drone detection and security solutions, offering the DroneTracker system, which is designed to identify and track unmanned aerial vehicles. This multi-sensor platform provides early warning of potential drone threats, addressing concerns such as corporate espionage, drug smuggling, and terrorist activities. Dedrone's technology is particularly relevant for safeguarding critical facilities, including data centers, prisons, and airports. The company's solutions leverage machine learning and sensor data fusion, allowing clients to customize their security measures based on specific threats. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kassel, Germany, Dedrone distributes its products worldwide to enhance security and protect airspace from malicious drone activities.

Factual

Venture Round in 2018
Factual is the location data company the world’s most valuable brands and tech companies trust to understand and intelligently grow their businesses. Factual provides product and engineering teams, marketers and data analysts access to the world’s most trusted, accurate and comprehensive data on places and people worldwide, transforming products, advertising and businesses with data that puts everything in context.

Swift Navigation

Series B in 2017
Swift Navigation, Inc. is a technology company specializing in precise global positioning system (GPS) solutions, founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Melbourne, Australia. The company develops hardware and software that provide centimeter-level accuracy through real-time kinematics (RTK) technology. Its product lineup includes the Piksi Multi GNSS Module, a versatile RTK receiver, and the Duro Ruggedized Receiver, designed for various industrial applications such as agriculture and robotics. Additionally, Swift Navigation offers the Skylark cloud corrections service and the Starling GNSS positioning engine, which caters to automotive and autonomous vehicle needs. The company's innovative solutions, characterized by their affordability and high accuracy—100 times better than standard GPS—serve multiple industries, including unmanned aerial vehicles, surveying, and space applications. Swift Navigation's commitment to making advanced positioning technology accessible is recognized by notable accolades, including mentions in Inc. and Forbes 30 Under 30 lists.

Dedrone

Series B in 2017
Dedrone GmbH specializes in drone detection and security solutions, offering the DroneTracker system, which is designed to identify and track unmanned aerial vehicles. This multi-sensor platform provides early warning of potential drone threats, addressing concerns such as corporate espionage, drug smuggling, and terrorist activities. Dedrone's technology is particularly relevant for safeguarding critical facilities, including data centers, prisons, and airports. The company's solutions leverage machine learning and sensor data fusion, allowing clients to customize their security measures based on specific threats. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kassel, Germany, Dedrone distributes its products worldwide to enhance security and protect airspace from malicious drone activities.

Swift Navigation

Series A in 2015
Swift Navigation, Inc. is a technology company specializing in precise global positioning system (GPS) solutions, founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Melbourne, Australia. The company develops hardware and software that provide centimeter-level accuracy through real-time kinematics (RTK) technology. Its product lineup includes the Piksi Multi GNSS Module, a versatile RTK receiver, and the Duro Ruggedized Receiver, designed for various industrial applications such as agriculture and robotics. Additionally, Swift Navigation offers the Skylark cloud corrections service and the Starling GNSS positioning engine, which caters to automotive and autonomous vehicle needs. The company's innovative solutions, characterized by their affordability and high accuracy—100 times better than standard GPS—serve multiple industries, including unmanned aerial vehicles, surveying, and space applications. Swift Navigation's commitment to making advanced positioning technology accessible is recognized by notable accolades, including mentions in Inc. and Forbes 30 Under 30 lists.

Swift Navigation

Seed Round in 2014
Swift Navigation, Inc. is a technology company specializing in precise global positioning system (GPS) solutions, founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Melbourne, Australia. The company develops hardware and software that provide centimeter-level accuracy through real-time kinematics (RTK) technology. Its product lineup includes the Piksi Multi GNSS Module, a versatile RTK receiver, and the Duro Ruggedized Receiver, designed for various industrial applications such as agriculture and robotics. Additionally, Swift Navigation offers the Skylark cloud corrections service and the Starling GNSS positioning engine, which caters to automotive and autonomous vehicle needs. The company's innovative solutions, characterized by their affordability and high accuracy—100 times better than standard GPS—serve multiple industries, including unmanned aerial vehicles, surveying, and space applications. Swift Navigation's commitment to making advanced positioning technology accessible is recognized by notable accolades, including mentions in Inc. and Forbes 30 Under 30 lists.

Planet

Series B in 2013
Planet is a startup based in San Francisco and founded by former NASA employees that collects information about its changing planet via a fleet of compact, highly capable Earth-imaging satellites. The broad coverage and high frequency of Planet's satellite imagery will enable customers with unprecedented access to global and local insights that currently are either impossible or cost-prohibitive to obtain. It designs, builds, and operates the largest fleet of satellites, as well as online software, tools, and analytics needed to deliver data to users. Planet offers a diverse selection of imagery and analytic solutions, all made available online through our platform and web-based tools. They provide geospatial insights at the speed of change, equipping users with the data necessary to make informed, timely decisions.

Factual

Series A in 2010
Factual is the location data company the world’s most valuable brands and tech companies trust to understand and intelligently grow their businesses. Factual provides product and engineering teams, marketers and data analysts access to the world’s most trusted, accurate and comprehensive data on places and people worldwide, transforming products, advertising and businesses with data that puts everything in context.
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