HawkEye 360

Herndon, Virginia, United States Aerospace & Defense Public

HawkEye 360 operates a constellation of small satellites equipped with radio frequency (RF) sensing payloads to detect, locate, and analyze RF signals globally. The company provides signals intelligence data and analytics for maritime situational awareness, emergency response, national security, and spectrum analysis to U.S. government agencies, defense partners, and international customers.

Public Company

HawkEye 360 is publicly traded

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under its listed ticker.

Overview

Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Founded

2015

Employees

201–500

Total Funding

$1.08B

10 rounds

Last Private Valuation

$2.42B

May 7, 2026

Secondary Signals

4 signals
Strategic Recent 2026-08-05

Reported Q1 2026 record revenue of $49.8M, up 116.5% YoY, including record international revenue of $20.9M.

Strong post-IPO revenue growth supports current public-market valuation.

IPO Recent amount $416M; IPO price $26/share; implied valuation ~$2.42B 2026-05-07

Priced and closed $416M IPO at $26/share, began trading on NYSE under ticker HAWK.

Company now public; pre-IPO secondary positions convert to freely tradable public equity.

Fundraise Recent amount $23M; additional close of Series E 2026-03-04

Closed additional $23M Series E tranche with new investors Ghisallo, Principia Growth, Sixty Degree Capital

Pre-IPO capital raise ahead of May 2026 IPO — bullish signal, no post-IPO secondary relevance now

M&A Recent amount $150M Series E (equity + debt) 2025-12-18

Closed acquisition of Innovative Signal Analysis (ISA), backed by a new $150M Series E equity and debt round ahead of IPO.

Pre-IPO capital raise and bolt-on acquisition strengthened balance sheet shortly before the May 2026 listing.

Funding

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Total raised $1.08B across 10 rounds

Last updated 08-17-2026

DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
May 7, 2026 IPO Press release $478.4M $2.42B Public offering – NYSE: HAWK
Mar 4, 2026 Series E Second Close Press release $23M Not disclosed
Dec 18, 2025 Series E $150M NightDragon, Center15 Capital

Valuation Trajectory

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

$100M $200M $500M $1B $2B IPO 2020 2022 2024 2026 HawkEye 360

Entry · Series B

$130M

Aug 2019

HawkEye 360 today

$2.4B

May 2026 · latest mark

HawkEye 360 multiple

18.6x

valuation uplift since first round

Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.

Leadership

  • John Serafini

    Chief Executive Officer

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  • Craig Searle

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Chris Herndon

    Chief Operating Officer and Chief Information Officer

  • Alex Fox

    President, International Business Unit

  • Stephanie Widzinski

    Chief Accounting Officer

  • Janine Sweeney

    Chief Human Resources Officer

  • Cory Peichel

    Senior Vice President and General Manager, HawkEye-ISA

  • Lorin Metzger

    Senior Vice President, Engineering Operations

    LinkedIn

Competitors

Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.

  • Spire Global

    Multi-purpose satellite constellation operator with RF monitoring capabilities serving maritime and defense customers.

  • Unseenlabs

    France-based RF signals intelligence provider focused on maritime RF detection and vessel tracking; operates nanosatellite constellation.

  • LeoLabs

    Specializes in space domain awareness; operates space surveillance radar to track objects in low Earth orbit.

  • AerospaceLab

    Belgium-based company that launched RF sensing satellites in formation (triangular configuration) similar to HawkEye 360 for radar characterization.

  • BAE Systems Azalea

    Defense contractor BAE Systems launched Azalea RF cluster in January 2026 for RF geolocation and signals intelligence.

HawkEye 360 Investment FAQ

HawkEye 360 FAQ

HawkEye 360 completed its initial public offering and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker HAWK on May 7, 2026. The company priced 16 million primary shares at $26.00 — the top of its $24-$26 range — and the underwriters exercised their 2.4 million-share option in full, taking the completed offering to 18.4 million shares, roughly $478 million in gross proceeds and $435.9 million net, at an implied valuation of about $2.4 billion. Shares closed their first session at $34.00 and traded around $24.71 in early August 2026, with the first post-IPO earnings call and 2026 outlook set for the second-quarter results on August 13, 2026.

HawkEye 360 shares can be purchased through any standard brokerage account — including Fidelity, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and online platforms like Robinhood or E*TRADE. Search for the ticker to place an order.

HawkEye 360 had a valuation of approximately $2.42B at the time of its public offering. Current market capitalization fluctuates with the share price.

HawkEye 360 raised $1.08B across 10 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.

HawkEye 360 is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, United States.

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