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Umbra

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Umbra develops synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology and provides remote sensing data services. The company designs, builds, tests, and operates complete systems from sensors to spacecraft, offering flight-proven hardware and high-resolution SAR imagery that can capture Earth's surface in any weather condition, day or night. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Arlington, United States, Umbra has…

Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech · Space Tech, · Arlington, United States · EST 2015

About

Umbra develops synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology and provides remote sensing data services. The company designs, builds, tests, and operates complete systems from sensors to spacecraft, offering flight-proven hardware and high-resolution SAR imagery that can capture Earth's surface in any weather condition, day or night. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Arlington, United States, Umbra has raised approximately $32.4M in Series A funding from investors including Crosscut Ventures, Starbridge Venture Capital, Hemisphere Ventures, Nimble Ventures, and Santa Barbara Venture Partners. The company employs 244 people and operates a constellation of SAR satellites that deliver commercial imagery with sub-meter resolution. Umbra's all-weather, day-or-night imaging capability serves government, defense, and commercial markets including infrastructure monitoring, maritime surveillance, and environmental analysis.

Business model

Geographic Information Systems > Imaging Solutions > Satellite based,

Space Tech > Support Engineering > Diversified

Founders & team highlights

Founder with Prior Funding,

Serial Founder

Institutional investors

Crosscut VenturesStarbridge Venture CapitalPonvalleyHemisphere VenturesNimble VenturesChampion Hill LabsWilderness AdventuresRaptor GroupToy VenturesSanta Barbara Venture PartnersEngel VenturesTremendous View CapitalNewSpaceAquarius Rising FundsLombardstreet Ventures

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