Orbital Insight

Palo Alto, CA, United States Aerospace & Defense Acquired

Orbital Insight is a geospatial analytics platform that leverages satellite imagery, drone footage, and alternative data sources combined with machine learning and computer vision to extract intelligence for business and policy decisions. Applications include economic trend analysis, supply chain monitoring, disaster assessment, insurance claims processing, energy infrastructure tracking, and defense/intelligence applications.

Acquired

Orbital Insight has been acquired

Acquired by Privateer Space May 6, 2024

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market.

Overview

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

Founded

2013

Employees

51–200

Total Funding

$128.7M

5 rounds

Funding

Total raised $128.7M across 5 rounds

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

Last updated 06-25-2026

Latest Round

Type

Series E

Date

April 21, 2021

Amount

Not disclosed

Valuation

Lead Investors

Not disclosed
DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
April 21, 2021 Series E Not disclosed Not disclosed
November 12, 2019 Series D $50M Sequoia Capital, Clearvision Ventures
May 2, 2017 Series C $50M Sequoia Capital

Leadership

  • James Crawford

    Founder & Chief Strategy Officer (at Privateer post-acquisition)

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  • Kevin E. O'Brien

    Chief Executive Officer (2023-2024, departed before acquisition close)

  • Alex Fielding

    Chief Executive Officer & Chairman (post-acquisition, Privateer)

Competitors

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

  • Maxar Technologies

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  • ICEYE

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  • Ursa Space Systems

    Satellite intelligence company specializing in collection and analysis of SAR and optical imagery for infrastructure and supply chain monitoring.

  • Umbra

    Vertically integrated space technology company providing synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data and remote sensing solutions for aerospace and defense sectors.

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