Startup · United States
Near Space Labs
HQ Brooklyn, New YorkFounded 201711-50 employeesUpdated
Near Space Labs delivers high-resolution, 7cm orthoimagery at scale through our proprietary, stratospheric data capture platform.
Funding8 rounds · $33.0M
- Equity raised
- $33.0M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- $1.5M
- Latest
- $20.0MSeries B · Apr 29, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2025 | Series B | $20.0M | — | Bold Capital Partners | — | Reported |
| Jan 1, 2023 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Series A | $13.0M | — | Crosslink Capital | — | Reported |
| Oct 15, 2020 | Debt | $1.5M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Sep 20, 2020 | Series A | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Sep 2, 2020 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Aug 1, 2018 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | Draper Associates | — | Reported |
| Sep 1, 2017 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
- Series BLed by Bold Capital Partners$20.0MApr 29, 2025
- UndisclosedUndisclosedJan 1, 2023
- Series ALed by Crosslink Capital$13.0MSep 20, 2021
- Debt$1.5MOct 15, 2020
- Series AUndisclosedSep 20, 2020
- SeedUndisclosedSep 2, 2020
- SeedLed by Draper AssociatesUndisclosedAug 1, 2018
- SeedUndisclosedSep 1, 2017
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
- SwiftA balloon-borne robotic platform for high-altitude Earth imagery collection.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft and aeronautics | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Delivers orthoimagery from a stratospheric platform; no defense or government-security use is stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Delivers orthoimagery from a stratospheric platform; no defense or government-security use is stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People3
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Rema Matevosyan | CEO and Co-founder |
| Albert Domingo | Chief Engineer |
| Ignasi Faura | Chief Technology Officer |
Sources5
Profile2
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "98cd6ab7-a0c7-4465-b74a-30a002dc4a6c"}”
- 2CompanyNear Space Labs
Near Space Labs · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Near Space Labs delivers high-resolution, 7cm orthoimagery at scale through our proprietary, stratospheric data capture platform.”
Systems1
- 3CompanyNear Space Labs | Our Tech
Near Space Labs · Supports System
“Meet the Swift The Swift is the backbone of Near Space Labs' technology platform, and represents a first in high-altitude data capture: autonomous, precise, and rapidly deployable at scale.”
Funding1
- 4
LinkedIn · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership, Role
“funding round: Seed Round, 2017-09-01”
People1
- 5
finance.yahoo.com · Supports Role
“"We're thrilled to welcome Tom to Near Space Labs as both a strategic investor and board observer," said Rema Matevosyan, CEO and Co-founder of Near Space Labs.”
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