Top 26 Satellite Imagery startups

September 16, 2024 | By Boris Maslennikov

Satellite imagery startups are harnessing the power of Earth observation satellites to capture high-resolution images and data, offering valuable insights across a wide range of industries. From agriculture and environmental monitoring to urban planning, disaster management, and natural resource exploration, these startups are providing businesses, governments, and researchers with unprecedented access to detailed and up-to-date information.
1
Country: India | Funding: $10.1M
GalaxEye is building the world's first multi sensor imaging satellite for earth observation purposes to gather unique insights with our proprietary mission called Drishti to provide intuitive all time all weather information over any area of interest across the globe.
2
Country: USA | Funding: $573.9M
Planet is an aerospace and data analytics company that builds small satellites and delivers information about the changing planet.
3
Country: USA | Funding: $239M
Capella Space is an information services company that provides on-demand 24/7 SAR data for government and commercial customers.
4
Country: France | Funding: €112.5M
Unseenlabs designs and develops a spectrum surveillance payload.
5
Country: USA | Funding: $93M
Building satellites to capture the ultra-high resolution 10 cm visible imagery, co-collected with 2 m thermal imagery.
6
Country: India | Funding: $71M
Pixxel is building a high-resolution hyperspectral imaging satellite constellation to offer its clients AI-powered insights that discover, solve and predict climate issues in real time.
7
Country: Germany | Funding: $65M
LiveEO provides earth observation technologies and solutions.
8
Country: UK | Funding: $62.6M
Open Cosmos design, build and operate space missions, providing straightforward access to high quality satellite data and insights on a global scale.
9
Country: South Korea | Funding: ₩60B
Hancom provides office software and a variety of other sets of software to the world market to enhance productivity.
10
Country: UK | Funding: £31.3M
Satellite Vu develops “the world’s thermometer”: a satellite constellation capable of monitoring thermal emissions around the world.
Editor: Boris Maslennikov
Boris Maslennikov is a senior editor for Space-Startups. He has spent more than a decade covering the global space industry as a business journalist. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science from the California Institute of Technology. In his free time, Boris enjoys studying history and mathematics, with a particular interest in the history of mathematics. You can contact Boris at borismaslenikov(at)space-startups(dot)com