Startup · United States
Hydrosat
HQ Washington, District of ColumbiaFounded 201751-200 employeesUpdated
Hydrosat provides thermal infrared data and analytics to help governments, companies, and partners monitor resources, detect change, and act earlier.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | $2.0M |
| FY2024 | $1.9M |
| FY2023 | $75K |
| FY2022 | $1.2M |
| FY2021 | $0 |
| FY2020 | $0 |
| FY2019 | $799K |
Direct is the company's own reviewed UEIs. Reported by USAspending is subsidiaries as reported by USAspending: recipients that name this company as their parent, not yet reviewed ownership.
Directly matched recipients (up to 12)
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- HYDROSAT INC · S8NKKBKTLSN3 · $6.0M
Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for Hydrosat only for the period a subsidiary reported Hydrosat as its parent; reviewed links follow their reviewed dates. Net of de-obligations; these are obligations, not ceilings. They come from the whole USAspending baseline (every recipient size, contracts and assistance) and are a separate view from the curated contract totals on this page. FY2026 and later are partial, as on Markets.
Funding5 rounds · $105M
- Equity raised
- $105M
- Latest
- $10.0MSeries B · Sep 21, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Series B | $10.0M | — | Suma Capital | — | Confirmed |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Series B | $60.0M | — | Hartree Partners, Space 4 Earth, Subutai Capital Partners | Blue Bear Capital, Cultivation Capital, OTB Ventures | Confirmed |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Series A | $20.0M | — | Statkraft Ventures | Blue Bear Capital, Cultivation Capital, OTB Ventures, Techstars | Reported |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Seed | $10.0M | — | OTB Ventures | Cultivation Capital | Reported |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Seed | $5.0M | — | Cultivation Capital | Industrious Ventures, Techstars | Reported |
- $10.0MSep 21, 2026
- Series BConfirmed$60.0MJan 15, 2026
- Series ALed by Statkraft Ventures$20.0MApr 25, 2023
- $10.0MNov 16, 2021
- $5.0MJun 18, 2021
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.
Systems4
- Discovery PlatformA STAC‑compliant portal for exploring, downloading and streaming Hydrosat’s thermal imagery.
- IrriWatchField irrigation planning software with water and crop analytics, soil-moisture alerts, irrigation recommendations and field maps.
- VZ-1Thermal-infrared imaging instrument for the VanZyl-1 mission, hosted on Loft Orbital’s YAM-7 spacecraft.
- VZ-2Multispectral and thermal-infrared imaging instruments for the VanZyl-2 mission, hosted on Muon Space’s Halo satellite platform.
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 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Thermal infrared Earth observation data for governments and companies; it monitors resources and risk but states no defense or security use. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Thermal infrared Earth observation data for governments and companies; it monitors resources and risk but states no defense or security use.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Supply Chain1 facility
Facilities1
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington headquarters | Headquarters | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
- Washington headquartersHeadquarters · Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesOperatingConfirmed
People4
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Jakob Van Zyl · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-founder Emeritus |
| Pieter Fossel · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-founder & CEO |
| Royce Dalby · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-founder, President |
| Yunjin Kim · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-founder and Director Of Engineering |
Sources19
Show all 19 sources and supporting evidence
Profile3
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“country: US”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "3b5bbd41-92c6-4ae7-973e-c5d8bf223a02", "name": "Hydrosat"}”
- 3
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“country: US”
Systems4
- 4
Hydrosat · Supports System
“The instrument, designed to measure water stress in agriculture, will fly on Loft Orbital’s YAM-7 mission.”
- 5
Hydrosat · Supports System
“Built on Muon’s mission-optimized Halo™ platform, VanZyl-2 launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The satellite integrates Hydrosat’s VanZyl-2 high-resolution multispectral and thermal infrared (IR) imaging instruments. These sensors will provide continuous monitoring of critical Earth systems.”
- 6
Hydrosat · Supports System
“Discovery Platform Explore our global catalog of thermal insights, download data, or integrate integrate data directly via our STAC-compliant API”
- 7
Hydrosat · Supports System
“# IrriWatch - Field Irrigation Planning Daily 10-meter water and crop analytics ## Optimizing Water, Maximizing Growth Real-time insights to optimize irrigation and boost crop health. 1. ### Alerts for Growth & Soil Moisture Daily alerts to notify users about stress, before visible 2. ### 7-day Irrigation Planner Advice tailored to irrigation methods & current water needs 3. ### Data & Insights, with History Toggle easily through graphs with records stemming from 2018 4. ### Field Maps & Prioritization Monitor status & rank fields, prioritizing urgent needs first 5. ### Mobile In-Field Scouting Notes Take photos, notes, & live location track in the app      ”
Funding7
- 8
Hydrosat · Sep 21, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“today announced a $10 million investment from Suma Capital through an extension of its Series B financing”
- 9
Hydrosat · Jan 15, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“The round was led by Hartree Partners, Subutai Capital Partners, and Space 4 Earth”
- 10
AIN · Apr 26, 2023 · Supports Funding round
“The investment was led by Statkraft Ventures”
- 11
TechCrunch · Apr 25, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount
“The company has raised a $20 million A round, including $5 million in non-dilutive funding”
- 12
SpaceNews · Nov 16, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Hydrosat, a geospatial data and analytics startup, raised $10 million in seed funding”
- 13
Venture Capital News Daily · Jun 18, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Hydrosat has raised a $5 million seed round led by Cultivation Capital”
- 14
SpaceNews · Supports Funding round
“has raised $60 million in Series B funding”
Supply chain4
- 15
Supports Facility · coordinates
“Census address-range match: 1250 CONNECTICUT AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20036; longitude -77.041898389878; latitude 38.906835668508.”
- 16Government recordDC Office of Planning neighborhood labels
DC GIS · Supports Facility · neighborhood
“"NAME":"Connecticut Avenue/K Street"”
- 17
Supports Facility · neighborhood
“"DC_HPN_NAME":"GWU"”
- 18CompanyHydrosat - Home Page
Hydrosat · Supports Facility · street address, Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Hydrosat USA 1250 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 700-09 Washington, DC 20036”
People1
- 19
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“country: US”
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