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Orbital Insight

AI-powered geospatial analytics platform for enterprises

Overview

Orbital Insight provides geospatial analytics using artificial intelligence to turn location data into actionable insights. Its main product, Orbital Insight GO, is a platform that processes large, diverse geospatial data sources to answer questions about places, events, and trends. The platform enables near-real-time monitoring and anomaly detection, with visualization and reporting tools tailored for defense, intelligence, law enforcement, and enterprise users investigating supply chains and operations. Unlike generic analytics tools, Orbital Insight GO is designed to deliver domain-specific intelligence by combining multiple data sources and offering ready-to-use workflows for researchers, investigators, and operators. The company’s goal is to help organizations make better decisions, manage risk, and gain a competitive edge by turning complex location data into clear, actionable intelligence.

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About Orbital Insight

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Why Orbital Insight is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & AnalyticsGovernment & Public SectorEnterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$128.8M

Headquarters

Palo Alto, California

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • NGA's 2025 Project Aegir pilot can expand into longer-term federal contracts.
  • Privateer's May 2024 $56.5 million raise funded integration and sales expansion.
  • Reuters reported double-digit-million revenue and roughly 70% government mix in 2024.

What critics are saying

  • Orbital Insight's standalone brand ended in 2024; Privateer now controls product direction.
  • 2023 distress, a $2.2 million rent judgment, and CEO departure signaled weak demand.
  • If Privateer integration stalls, Orbital Insight becomes a legacy capability inside a broader space company.

What makes Orbital Insight unique

  • Privateer folded Orbital Insight into Elements, combining land-to-space intelligence after May 2024.
  • TerraScope unites satellite imagery, location, and alternative data for enterprise monitoring.
  • NGA selected Orbital Insight for Project Aegir, validating maritime analytics expertise.

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Funding

Total Funding

$128.8M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

5 Rounds

Series D funding is typically for companies that are already well-established but need more funding to continue their growth. This round is often used to stabilize the company or prepare for an IPO.
Series D Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

$77M
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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-12%

1 year growth

-12%

2 year growth

-12%
Scoop News Group
Jul 24th, 2024
NGA buys maritime data to help Indo-Pacific Command, via first-ever CSO

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency revealed this week that it tapped Orbital Insight to provide commercial data assets for tracking illegal fishing and other illicit maritime activities in the Asia-Pacific region, via the nascent Project Aegir.

Reuters
May 7th, 2024
Exclusive: Wozniak's space firm, Privateer, buys Orbital Insight, raises $56.5 million

Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak's space data startup, Privateer, has raised $56.5 million and also acquired the analytics firm Orbital Insight, a merger that will add mapping and intelligence services to Privateer's space data offerings, Privateer's CEO told Reuters.

Reuters
May 7th, 2024
Exclusive: Wozniak's space firm, Privateer, buys Orbital Insight, raises $56.5 million

Exclusive: Wozniak's space firm, Privateer, buys Orbital Insight, raises $56.5 million.

Chainalysis
Feb 5th, 2024
Kevin O'Brien named President of Chainalysis Government Solutions

Kevin joins Chainalysis from Orbital Insight, the geospatial analytics company, where he has been serving as CEO since 2020.

BAM Elevate
Sep 11th, 2023
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