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Skycatch
Geospatial data and drone automation analytics platform
About Skycatch
Skycatch, Inc. is a geospatial software company founded in 2013 by Christian Sanz and Christopher Bumgardner. Sanz, the CEO, is a U.S. Navy veteran with over 20 years of experience in software and technical leadership, having previously founded companies like DroneGames and served as CTO for Storify.com. Bumgardner is the company's CTO.
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The company provides an end-to-end platform for autonomous drone data capture, processing, and analytics, primarily serving the construction, mining, and energy industries. Skycatch's business model is mainly software-as-a-service (SaaS), generating revenue through subscriptions to its data analytics and mapping software. It also engages in hardware sales and offers professional services, including training and support. The company reported revenue of $15.5 million and has raised a total of $74.2 million in funding over several rounds, with investors including Google Ventures, Avalon Ventures, Komatsu, and WaveMaker.
Skycatch's product ecosystem is designed to turn physical site data into high-precision 3D models and actionable insights. Key offerings include the Skycatch Vision Engine™ for processing and visualization, SkyPlan for mission planning, and SkyFleet for fleet management. The company's technology, which includes drones developed in partnership with DJI and edge computing units, can deliver data with sub-2cm accuracy, significantly reducing survey times compared to traditional methods. Skycatch's solutions are utilized on over 10,000 sites in more than 20 countries, with major clients such as Komatsu, Bechtel, and Anglo American.
At a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Employees
- 41
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 74.4/100
- Sector
- Space, Cloud Data Services, Aerospace, Mining Technologies, Core AI
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Big Data, Deep Tech, Machine Learning, Nanotech, Connected Device, IoT InternetOfThings
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATE VCOther financing | Mar 2021 | $25M | $100M | Wavemaker Partners · ADB Ventures | — |
| SECONDARYOther financing | Aug 2017 | — | — | Akkadian Ventures | — |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Skycatch is 6.1K monthly website visits, up 52.5% over the last three months. Skycatch's team grew 2.5% over the past year.
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Seed7 investors entered at this stage
ff Venture Capital
Qualcomm Ventures
SK Ventures
Amino Capital
Bee Partners- SISierraMaya360
Sherpalo Ventures
Series A6 investors entered at this stage
VTF Capital
David Beyer
Third Sphere
Avalon Ventures
Ellen Levy
Komatsu
Series B and later3 investors entered at this stage
Akkadian Ventures
Wavemaker Partners
ADB Ventures
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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