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Startup · Portugal

Spotlite

HQ Coimbra, Portugal11-50 employeesUpdated

Spotlite combines satellite data with AI to predict infrastructure risks before they become problems.

Website

Funding3 rounds · ~$5.6M

Equity raised
~$5.6M
Latest
~$4.1MSeed · Dec 3, 2025
Cumulative raised$5.6M
Jul 25, 2022Dec 3, 2025

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.

Systems2

  • GeoPulseSoftware for satellite-based ground-motion monitoring around roads and infrastructure.
  • TreeGuardSoftware for satellite-based vegetation monitoring and management around utility infrastructure.

Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.

Capabilities1

  • Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Combines satellite data with AI to predict infrastructure risks; no defense or government use stated.
    —Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

People
PersonRole
Martino Correia · LinkedIn ↗co-founder and COO
Ricardo CabralCo-Founder & CEO

Sources6

Profile2

  1. 1

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind

    “{"country": "Portugal", "hq_iso2": "PT", "id": "36394cad-3ac9-4724-b5c0-24929210bea9"}”
  2. 2

    Spotlite · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website

    “Spotlite combines satellite data with AI to predict infrastructure risks before they become problems.”

Systems2

  1. 3

    Spotlite · Supports System

    “## Spotlite GeoPulse™ Structural & Ground Monitoring System # Remote Ground Motion Monitoring powered by Satellite Data and AI. Roads and Highways operators are using GeoPulse™ to detect ground displacement early, prevent catastrophic failures, and protect critical assets.”
  2. 4

    Spotlite · Supports System

    “## Spotlite TreeGuard™ Vegetation Management System # Ensure vegetation compliance across power grids, cut vegetation management costs by 30%, and reduce wildfire liability. Ideal for utility operators who want to shift to predictive and remote vegetation monitoring powered by satellite data and AI.”

Funding1

  1. 5

    Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership, Role

    “funding round: Seed Round, 2022-07-25, EUR 1,500,000, lead: EDP Ventures;Indico Capital Partners”

People1

  1. 6

    portugalstartupnews.com · Supports Role

    “Featured image: Spotlite co-founder and COO Martino Correia (left) with co-founder and CEO Ricardo Cabral. (Photo courtesy of Spotlite/via ECO)”

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