Startup · United Kingdom
Earth-i
HQ Guildford, United KingdomFounded 201511-50 employeesUpdated
We reduce the complexity and cost of geospatial insight, so you can harness its power without needing your own expertise or large budgets.
Funding2 rounds · ~$1.2M
- Equity raised
- ~$1.2M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$678K
- Latest
- ~$678KGrant · Jun 25, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2025 | Grant | ~$678K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Aug 20, 2019 | Pre-Seed | ~$1.2M | — | — | — | Reported |
- Grant~$678KJun 25, 2025
- Pre-Seed~$1.2MAug 20, 2019
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems1
- FANTOMA geospatial service for monitoring land and biodiversity from space.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Earth observation data analytics for companies and governments; government use is mentioned but no defense or security use is stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Earth observation data analytics for companies and governments; government use is mentioned but no defense or security use is stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People1
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Blain | CEO |
Sources5
Profile2
- 1Government recordEarth-i Ltd.
business.esa.int · Supports Organization · hq city
“Company address 40 Occam Rd Guildford, GU2 7YG United Kingdom”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "UK", "hq_iso2": "GB", "id": "063a125d-2afa-4c7c-9c0e-37d9d2835e30"}”
Systems1
- 3
Earth-i · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“We reduce the complexity and cost of geospatial insight, so you can harness its power without needing your own expertise or large budgets.”
Funding1
- 4DatabaseEarth-i company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership
“funding round: Angel Round, 2019-08-20, GBP 1,000,000”
People1
- 5
Earth-i · Supports Role
“Earth-i’s CEO, Richard Blain, was also named as the 8th most important executive.”
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