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.
Base Operations
Series A in 2023
Base Operations Inc. is a security solutions provider specializing in threat analysis through its advanced threat intelligence platform. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company focuses on aggregating, visualizing, and interpreting threat data to help organizations mitigate risks and safeguard their personnel and assets. Its offerings include street-level threat assessments, neighborhood threat ratings, and sophisticated visualizations, which utilize crowdsourced and official data to address geolocation-based challenges. The platform features a granular threat database enhanced by AI-powered predictive analytics, enabling organizations to derive actionable insights and improve response times for security tasks. Additionally, it includes a dashboard for security personnel, facilitating communication with employees in the field and enhancing overall safety during travel.
blackshark.ai
Series A in 2023
Blackshark.ai is a company that specializes in creating a 3D digital twin of Earth by utilizing satellite imagery to extract and reconstruct features in photorealistic detail. Its advanced artificial intelligence platform enables global feature detection with remarkable precision and speed, supporting a range of applications such as geospatial intelligence, autonomous navigation, and urban planning. The patented technology allows for the efficient storage and real-time rendering of vast amounts of data, facilitating powerful visualization and simulation capabilities. With a focus on providing insights into mapping and earth observation, Blackshark.ai serves a diverse clientele worldwide, operating from its offices in Silicon Valley and Graz, Austria, and employing a team of over 100 professionals.
Xplore Inc is a company that specializes in developing space aircraft and offering space as a service. Founded in 2017 and based in Mercer Island, Washington, Xplore provides a range of services including mission planning, spacecraft engineering, flight financing, payload insurance, communications, data management, and spacecraft operations. The company caters to both government agencies and commercial space enterprises, engaging in missions that span the moon, earth, Venus, Mars, asteroids, and custom expeditions. Xplore's satellite constellation is equipped with remote sensing instruments such as optical, video, and hyperspectral sensors, which generate valuable data and insights for clients. Furthermore, Xplore's edge computing capabilities facilitate the creation of data fusion products, allowing for on-orbit insights and reducing latency and data transmission costs.
Base Operations
Seed Round in 2021
Base Operations Inc. is a security solutions provider specializing in threat analysis through its advanced threat intelligence platform. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company focuses on aggregating, visualizing, and interpreting threat data to help organizations mitigate risks and safeguard their personnel and assets. Its offerings include street-level threat assessments, neighborhood threat ratings, and sophisticated visualizations, which utilize crowdsourced and official data to address geolocation-based challenges. The platform features a granular threat database enhanced by AI-powered predictive analytics, enabling organizations to derive actionable insights and improve response times for security tasks. Additionally, it includes a dashboard for security personnel, facilitating communication with employees in the field and enhancing overall safety during travel.
ClimateView
Series A in 2021
ClimateView AB is a technology company based in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing Climate Panorama, a software platform designed to assist local governments in planning, simulating, and executing climate transition strategies. The platform enables cities to collect, organize, and visualize climate data, facilitating systematic and integrated modeling of political, economic, and energy shifts. By providing a coherent data structure, ClimateView allows for comparability between cities, regardless of geography or language. The software supports decision-making by integrating advanced modeling and visualization tools, ultimately aiming to expedite climate action through improved data-driven insights. ClimateView collaborates with various partners, including leading global consultancies and the Swedish Climate Policy Council, and serves over 135 cities across nine countries in Europe and North America.
CivilGrid
Pre Seed Round in 2021
CivilGrid is a construction intelligence platform that integrates utility, environmental, and geotechnical data for project sites. The company curates and aggregates essential datasets, enabling developers, engineers, and construction firms to make informed planning and implementation decisions. By collaborating with local utilities and agencies, CivilGrid ensures access to the latest geographic information system (GIS) datasets. This capability allows users to effectively search project locations, delineate project areas, and obtain detailed site intelligence reports, which include utility line locations. CivilGrid's services help reduce costs associated with utility research and project engineering, enhance risk identification, and streamline construction planning, thereby minimizing the likelihood of dig-ins and expediting site due diligence processes.
Skycatch, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in aerial data capture and 3D rendering, primarily for the construction and mining industries. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, the company develops the Evolution3 drone, designed for real-time data collection and analysis. Skycatch’s offerings include the Commander app, which allows users to operate the drone, and the Skycatch Dashboard, a software platform for data analysis and collaborative viewing. The company utilizes a blend of advanced hardware, software, and artificial intelligence to provide high-precision data rapidly and efficiently. In addition to its core products, Skycatch offers engineering support, training, and integration services, positioning itself as a leader in industrial data collection and analytics.
Skycatch, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in aerial data capture and 3D rendering, primarily for the construction and mining industries. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, the company develops the Evolution3 drone, designed for real-time data collection and analysis. Skycatch’s offerings include the Commander app, which allows users to operate the drone, and the Skycatch Dashboard, a software platform for data analysis and collaborative viewing. The company utilizes a blend of advanced hardware, software, and artificial intelligence to provide high-precision data rapidly and efficiently. In addition to its core products, Skycatch offers engineering support, training, and integration services, positioning itself as a leader in industrial data collection and analytics.
Geosite Inc. is a technology company that specializes in the development of a cloud-based platform for managing and utilizing geospatial data, including satellite imagery, Internet of Things data, and drone mapping. Founded in 2018 and based in Palo Alto, California, Geosite's platform serves various sectors, including energy, defense, and technology. It provides users with access to high-frequency satellite data, planning and logistics tools, and distributed sensor platform integrations. By linking spatial data and analytics to business operations and incident management, Geosite enables customers, including government and military agencies, to effectively scout construction projects and assess planned versus actual outcomes. The platform functions as a comprehensive marketplace for spatial imagery, offering decision-grade intelligence that supports informed decision-making.
Base Operations
Seed Round in 2021
Base Operations Inc. is a security solutions provider specializing in threat analysis through its advanced threat intelligence platform. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company focuses on aggregating, visualizing, and interpreting threat data to help organizations mitigate risks and safeguard their personnel and assets. Its offerings include street-level threat assessments, neighborhood threat ratings, and sophisticated visualizations, which utilize crowdsourced and official data to address geolocation-based challenges. The platform features a granular threat database enhanced by AI-powered predictive analytics, enabling organizations to derive actionable insights and improve response times for security tasks. Additionally, it includes a dashboard for security personnel, facilitating communication with employees in the field and enhancing overall safety during travel.
Sēkr is a crowdsourced mobile platform making every step of the outdoor travel planning experience easier, safer, and more social. The company is creating an inclusive community through access to 50K+ campsites, including the nation’s largest database of free campsites, and local outdoor events.
ClimateView
Seed Round in 2020
ClimateView AB is a technology company based in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing Climate Panorama, a software platform designed to assist local governments in planning, simulating, and executing climate transition strategies. The platform enables cities to collect, organize, and visualize climate data, facilitating systematic and integrated modeling of political, economic, and energy shifts. By providing a coherent data structure, ClimateView allows for comparability between cities, regardless of geography or language. The software supports decision-making by integrating advanced modeling and visualization tools, ultimately aiming to expedite climate action through improved data-driven insights. ClimateView collaborates with various partners, including leading global consultancies and the Swedish Climate Policy Council, and serves over 135 cities across nine countries in Europe and North America.
Geosite
Seed Round in 2019
Geosite Inc. is a technology company that specializes in the development of a cloud-based platform for managing and utilizing geospatial data, including satellite imagery, Internet of Things data, and drone mapping. Founded in 2018 and based in Palo Alto, California, Geosite's platform serves various sectors, including energy, defense, and technology. It provides users with access to high-frequency satellite data, planning and logistics tools, and distributed sensor platform integrations. By linking spatial data and analytics to business operations and incident management, Geosite enables customers, including government and military agencies, to effectively scout construction projects and assess planned versus actual outcomes. The platform functions as a comprehensive marketplace for spatial imagery, offering decision-grade intelligence that supports informed decision-making.