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Near Space Labs
Near Space Labs designs and builds its own stratospheric robots, the Swifty line, which ascend under helium balloons and autonomously navigate stratospheric wind currents to steer over target areas before gliding back to earth. Each vehicle images on the order of 1,000 square kilometers per flight from above 60,000 feet at up to 7 cm resolution. The company operates the fleet itself and delivers geospatial imagery as a service through APIs and partner platforms, primarily for property insurance underwriting and claims.
Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Robot models
Specifications remain vendor-claimed
Swifty
- Captures aerial imagery at 7 cm resolution from the stratosphere
Ground sample distance of imagery delivered by the nationwide-deployed Swifty fleet
Claim source - Images up to 1,000 square kilometers per flight from over 60,000 feet
Area coverage per single balloon-lofted flight at stratospheric operating altitude
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Deployment log
Announced and cited only
Funding history
Publicly announced rounds
Series B
Bold Capital Partners, USAA, Climate Capital, Gaingels, RiverPark Ventures, IAG Firemark Ventures
Round sourceSeries A
Crosslink Capital, Toyota Ventures, Leadout Capital, Wireframe Ventures
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