SatVu
Venture Round in 2024
Satellite Vu is a developer of high-resolution thermal imaging satellites designed to monitor the temperature of buildings and infrastructures globally. By utilizing infrared technology to capture heat emissions in near real-time, the company provides valuable insights into economic activity, energy efficiency, and carbon footprints. This information aids various sectors, including the energy industry, investors, natural disaster responders, and building operators, in making informed decisions related to sustainability and resource management. Through its innovative satellite imagery, Satellite Vu aims to enhance understanding of environmental impacts and support initiatives in sustainable finance and disaster response.
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.
Hedron is a company focused on developing a modular and scalable network of data relay satellites designed to enhance data connectivity in space. Their satellite network utilizes a hybrid RF-optical communication system to facilitate real-time communication between Earth and low-earth-orbiting satellites. By offering advanced data connectivity solutions, Hedron aims to address critical global challenges such as food and water security, climate change monitoring, and disaster mitigation. The company's imaging satellites generate valuable data that provide insights to optimize the global economy and improve understanding of the planet. Through its innovative approach, Hedron is positioned to create new opportunities for advancements in space technology and data utilization.
Hidden Level
Venture Round in 2021
Hidden Level develops airspace sensing technologies, specializing in passive radar and drone detection through RF spectrum signal analysis. Its airspace monitoring systems deploy networks of passive sensors to detect and track drones and other aerial vehicles over large geographic areas, supporting critical infrastructure, defense, and public safety customers. The company emphasizes safety through sensing, offering services that cover classical systems engineering, data modeling and analysis, field testing, and full product lifecycle management, including PCB design. Its solutions enable monitoring of low-altitude air traffic while maintaining privacy in compliance with applicable regulations.
PV Labs
Venture Round in 2020
PV Labs Inc. is an established image acquisition and analytics company based in Hamilton, Canada, with an additional office in Van Nuys, California. Founded in 2004, the company specializes in designing and developing advanced aerial imaging systems for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) applications, catering to various levels of government and military needs. PV Labs offers a range of innovative products, including the Look Down Gimbal, which stabilizes sensor payloads, and the Tactical Content Management System, facilitating real-time data management over limited bandwidth. Their technology encompasses sensor solutions for persistent wide area surveillance, extended range electro-optical and infrared telescopes, and hyperspectral imaging. The company also provides camera systems for monitoring and inspecting manufacturing processes and offers specialized aerial imaging solutions for the security, public safety, and geospatial sectors, as well as for cinema, broadcast, and gaming applications.
Ocean Aero
Series B in 2018
Ocean Aero, Inc. is a San Diego-based company that specializes in designing, developing, and manufacturing unmanned autonomous underwater vehicles. It provides innovative solutions for various sectors, including military, scientific, commercial, and security markets. Ocean Aero's products consist of both unmanned underwater and surface vessels, which are powered by wind and solar energy. Their technology enables persistent operations in diverse environments, making these vessels suitable for applications such as critical asset monitoring, oceanographic research, mine countermeasures, and coastal law enforcement. The company employs a System-as-a-Service model that incorporates planning, outfitting, monitoring, and data acquisition to meet the evolving needs of its clients. Established in 2013, Ocean Aero is committed to advancing its technology through a strategic intellectual property approach, aiming to adapt and expand its offerings to support a range of maritime missions.
Ocean Aero
Venture Round in 2017
Ocean Aero, Inc. is a San Diego-based company that specializes in designing, developing, and manufacturing unmanned autonomous underwater vehicles. It provides innovative solutions for various sectors, including military, scientific, commercial, and security markets. Ocean Aero's products consist of both unmanned underwater and surface vessels, which are powered by wind and solar energy. Their technology enables persistent operations in diverse environments, making these vessels suitable for applications such as critical asset monitoring, oceanographic research, mine countermeasures, and coastal law enforcement. The company employs a System-as-a-Service model that incorporates planning, outfitting, monitoring, and data acquisition to meet the evolving needs of its clients. Established in 2013, Ocean Aero is committed to advancing its technology through a strategic intellectual property approach, aiming to adapt and expand its offerings to support a range of maritime missions.
CarteNav Solutions
Funding Round in 2016
CarteNav Solutions Inc., founded in August 2002 and based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a privately held, employee-owned company specializing in mission and sensor management software. Initially focused on research and development for defense laboratories in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, CarteNav gained prominence with the launch of its flagship product, AIMS-ISR®, which integrates moving map technology with advanced sensor control and video processing. AIMS-ISR® has been widely adopted by both government and non-government agencies across more than 25 platforms in over 17 countries, establishing CarteNav as a leader in situational awareness solutions for maritime, land, and air environments. The company also offers AIMS-HD, a cost-effective solution designed to enhance the capabilities of EO/IR cameras. With a commitment to customer service and quality, CarteNav is ISO-9001:2008 certified and recognized for its expertise in sensor management, user interfaces, and systems integration.
Beontra
Acquisition in 2014
Beontra is a company that specializes in providing integrated planning and demand forecasting tools tailored for the aviation, seaport, and ground handling industries globally. Founded in 2001 by Christian Roth and headquartered in Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Beontra offers a comprehensive planning suite designed to assist infrastructure providers in areas such as long-term and operational forecasting, capacity and revenue planning, and route development. Its suite includes several modules: B tactical for flexible traffic forecast scheduling, B strategic for long-term planning, B operational as a real-time data hub from various airport sources, and B capacity for connecting capacity scenarios with traffic forecasts. This suite enables users to develop detailed traffic and cost scenarios, ultimately supporting informed decision-making in the sector.
Gyrocam Systems
Acquisition in 2009
Gyrocam Systems, LLC is a manufacturer of gyrostabilized camera systems tailored for law enforcement and security applications. Founded in 1987 as Aerial Films, Inc. and renamed in 2003, the company is based in Sarasota, Florida. Gyrocam offers a diverse range of products, including triple sensor systems, day/night vision capabilities, dual sensor high-definition color cameras, and solutions for marine patrol and mobile site protection. Additionally, the company provides optical surveillance systems that encompass vehicle-mounted sensors, infrared systems, airborne applications, and transportable surveillance centers. These offerings enable various sectors, including expeditionary, maritime, and airborne markets, to enhance their safety measures effectively. As of 2009, Gyrocam operates as a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Coherent Technologies
Acquisition in 2005
Coherent Technologies performs research, product development, and systems integration for products designed to maintain continuous, real-time operations in demanding environments and provide critical information regarding target identification and hazardous meteorological events.