Startup · United States
Swarm Technologies
HQ Mountain ViewFounded 201711-50 employeesUpdated
Provides satellite-network connectivity.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2023 | $0 |
| FY2022 | $470K |
| FY2021 | $4.1M |
| FY2020 | $3.0M |
| FY2019 | $832K |
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)
UEIs matched to this organization, largest obligations first. Subsidiary recipients are not included in this list; their attributed obligations can appear in the company totals above.
- SWARM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · MXS8MB3TD7W5 · $8.4M
Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for Swarm Technologies only for the period a subsidiary reported Swarm Technologies 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.
Funding6 rounds · $27.6M
- Equity raised
- $27.6M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- $1.5M
- Latest
- UndisclosedStage undisclosed · Oct 1, 2021
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2021 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jan 25, 2019 | Series A | $25.0M | — | Craft Ventures | — | Reported |
| Mar 15, 2018 | Grant | $1.2M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Nov 1, 2017 | Series A | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Dec 5, 2016 | Seed | $2.6M | — | Social Capital | — | Reported |
| Dec 4, 2016 | Grant | $220K | — | — | — | Reported |
- UndisclosedUndisclosedOct 1, 2021
- Series ALed by Craft Ventures$25.0MJan 25, 2019
- Grant$1.2MMar 15, 2018
- Series AUndisclosedNov 1, 2017
- SeedLed by Social Capital$2.6MDec 5, 2016
- Grant$220KDec 4, 2016
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.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Provides satellite-network connectivity, a space service, with no defense or security use stated in the description. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Provides satellite-network connectivity, a space service, with no defense or security use stated in the description.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People2
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Longmier | Founder |
| Sara Spangelo | Founder |
Sources3
Profile1
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "fa15f2da-b11e-4cf3-ac6a-6ec129362a78", "name": "Swarm Technologies"}”
Funding1
- 2
Swarm Technologies · Supports Funding round, Organization · country, Organization · description, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · status, Organization · website
“funding round: Series A, 2017-11-01”
People1
- 3
en.wikipedia.org · Supports Role
“Swarm Technologies was founded in 2016 by Sara Spangelo and Benjamin Longmier, former employees of Google and Apple, respectively.[\[10\]](citenote-sheetz2-10)”
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