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Provides precise positioning solutions for automotive, autonomous vehicle, mobile, and mass market applications

San Francisco, United StatesFounded 2012Transportation
Valuation $500M–1B Last recorded · 2025
Headcount 100–500 Current team size
Total funding $100–500M Disclosed equity funding
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About Swift Navigation

Swift Navigation, Inc. specializes in providing precise GNSS positioning technology that enhances location accuracy from several meters to centimeter-level. Founded in 2012, the company initially introduced the industry's first low-cost, high-accuracy, real-time kinematic (RTK) receiver. Today, Swift Navigation offers a comprehensive ecosystem of GNSS positioning solutions tailored for autonomous applications. The company's flagship products include the Starling® positioning engine, an integrated software solution for precise positioning, and the Skylark™ precise positioning service, which delivers cloud-based GNSS corrections across continents. Additionally, Swift Navigation's hardware offerings, such as the Piksi® Multi, Piksi Multi Inertial, and the ruggedized Duro® and Duro Inertial RTK receivers, provide centimeter-level accuracy at an affordable price. Swift Navigation serves a diverse range of clients across various industries, including automotive, last-mile delivery, commercial transport, mobile devices, rail, robotics, and machine control. The company generates revenue through the sale of its hardware products, software solutions, and cloud-based services. Swift Navigation's technology is trusted by millions of devices globally, enabling safer driving, improved efficiency in logistics, and new possibilities in automation.

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At a glance

Status
Operational
Founded
2012
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Employees
130
Open positions
3
Dealroom signal
66.7/100
Sub-industry
Navigation & Mapping, Autonomous & Sensor Tech
Sector
Transportation, Geopositioning, Open Source, Autonomous Mobility, Drones, Space Tech, Space Tech for Agriculture and Food, Space Tech for Mobility, Space Downstream
Technology
Deep Tech, Autonomous & Sensor Tech
Business model
Manufacturing
Client focus
b2b

Funding history

7 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
SERIES EOther financing Jul 2025 $50M $500M NEA · EnerTech Capital · Potentum Partners · TELUS Global Ventures ↗
SERIES DOther financing Oct 2022 $100M $400M EPIQ Capital Group · Buckley Ventures · OVN Capital · TWM Venture Co ↗
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Growth signals

Swift Navigation website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Swift Navigation is 32K monthly website visits, up 68.4% over the last three months. Swift Navigation's team declined 11% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits32K 3-month web change+68.4% 1-year team growth-11%
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Investments and acquisitions

Capital deployed

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Investors

28 investors on the cap table

From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.

Seed6 investors entered at this stage

Series A4 investors entered at this stage

Series B and later18 investors entered at this stage

  • KDDI
  • EPIQ Capital Group
  • Potentum Partners
  • SK Inc
  • Buckley Ventures
  • OVN Capital
  • TWM Venture Co
  • Schox Venture Capital
  • Telus Ventures
  • FM Capital
  • Crosslink Capital
  • EnerTech Capital
  • TELUS Global Ventures
  • Shea Ventures
  • GRIDS Capital
  • AlTi Tiedemann Global
  • Essentia Ventures
  • Venture Lab Niterra
Team profiled 27 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 4 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
16 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States61.2%
🇩🇪 Germany8.7%
🇫🇷 France7.8%
🇦🇺 Australia3.9%
🇸🇪 Sweden3.9%
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Market sentiment

Posts on X, past 7 days

An AI-synthesised read of the highest-engagement posts about Swift Navigation on X, ranked by likes and reposts, corporate channels excluded.

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Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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