Verified Events
DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
Locus Lock closes strategic funding round led by Range Ventures
- Range Ventures led the round, with In-Q-Tel, Backswing Ventures, Aurelia Foundry, Techstars, Golden Seeds, Creations VC and POV Ventures participating.
- The capital supports customer programmes, software-defined PNT development, the Leo200 launch and engineering-team growth.
- Leo200 is scheduled to launch in October 2026 as an evaluation and integration platform for aerospace, defence and autonomous systems.
ZaiNar joins Arm Total Design for Physical AI
- ZaiNar announced the participation on 8 September 2026.
- Its role covers shared real-time location awareness for robots and autonomous machines.
- The evidence supports an active technology partnership, not a separately completed customer deployment.
Ommo Technologies raises Series A to scale magnetic spatial tracking
- VMS Group and an unnamed fund co-led the round, while Kangjun Capital participated; Pointstone Capital acted as financial adviser.
- The proceeds will fund core product iteration and mass-production infrastructure rather than a disclosed acquisition or customer programme.
- Ommo is expanding the tracking platform across embodied intelligence, advanced manufacturing and medical applications.
Intermap agrees to acquire remaining PCI Geomatics shares for US$11m
- The agreed consideration is US$11 million in cash.
- PCI processing technology is used across more than 500 satellites, including applications in PNT, object tracking and remote autonomous navigation.
- The transaction remains proposed until closing is confirmed.
Intermap brings elevation intelligence to Saudi Arabia through NSG UP42
- Saudi users gain marketplace access to Intermap digital terrain and digital surface models across large geographic areas.
- The datasets support infrastructure routing, flood analysis, urban planning, energy-site assessment and environmental work.
- NSG UP42 integrates the elevation services into a sovereign Earth-observation marketplace aligned with national geospatial development.
Intermap launches automated orthorectification service on UP42
- The cloud service combines satellite imagery with Intermap elevation data to correct terrain and sensor distortions automatically.
- Users can order analysis-ready orthorectified outputs through UP42 without building a separate processing workflow.
- The launch extends Intermap's terrain-processing stack into a repeatable commercial-space data service.
Intermap wins third DoD GPS-denied navigation research subcontract
- The award is Intermap's third contract supporting alternative navigation technologies.
- Intermap will provide 3D geospatial data, terrain intelligence, engineering expertise and operational capabilities.
- The program is aimed at navigation solutions for military, aerospace and autonomous systems operating where GPS is unavailable, degraded, denied or disrupted.
TERN named a 2026 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer
- TERN joined the World Economic Forum’s 2026 Technology Pioneer cohort.
- The recognition covered TERN’s infrastructure-free positioning approach.
- The company framed the milestone around resilient navigation for vehicles and autonomous systems.
Essential Aero deploys Swift Skylark positioning on airport FOD robots
- The robots combine Skylark Nx RTK with LiDAR and are configured to halt if positional error exceeds eight centimeters.
- Swift says the system has supported deployments with the U.S. Air Force and FAA, with civilian pilots at four western U.S. airports.
- The robot platform is built on Capra Robotics hardware; the case study does not disclose unit counts or commercial contract value.
ANELLO Photonics secures additional $25M Series B-2
- MESH led the oversubscribed round.
- Washington Harbour Partners joined alongside Lockheed Martin Ventures and other existing investors.
- ANELLO said the financing will scale production and resilient navigation deployments across land, air and sea.
Hexagon completes acquisition of Inertial Sense
- The business joined Hexagon’s Aerospace and Defence division and was slated for integration into the NovAtel portfolio.
- Inertial Sense brought compact GNSS+INS technology for autonomy, navigation and sensing markets.
- Hexagon reported that Inertial Sense had deployed more than 30,000 systems across defence and commercial applications.
ZaiNar opens Tokyo office as its APAC hub
- The Tokyo office is ZaiNar's first dedicated Asia-Pacific presence.
- Tokyo selected ZaiNar as one of seven companies from applicants across 22 countries for the GX support program.
- The office will focus on smart-city, construction, logistics and urban-traffic applications.
ZaiNar makes its 5G positioning technology commercially available
- The system uses existing connectivity signals and operates without device software or dedicated positioning hardware.
- ZaiNar stated sub-10-centimeter accuracy on CBRS Band 48 networks and support for bandwidth-constrained private 5G.
- The company described commercial deployments across healthcare, construction, smart-city and industrial applications.
ZaiNar emerges from stealth with more than $100M invested
- The company described the capital as cumulative investment accumulated during nine years of stealth.
- ZaiNar said its valuation exceeded $1 billion.
- Named investors include Steve Jurvetson, Jerry Yang, Tom Gruber, Jaan Tallinn and Nicholas Pritzker.
Swift Navigation integrates Starling positioning with NVIDIA DRIVE AGX
- Through its standard sensor interface, DriveWorks receives the plugin's corrected position output without a custom data path.
- Swift combines Skylark cloud corrections with GNSS, inertial sensing and wheel odometry for lane-level positioning.
- The plugin was available when announced, but Swift did not identify a named vehicle production programme.
Swift Navigation and Raven Connected launch spatial intelligence partnership
- The 5 January 2026 agreement embeds Swift’s Skylark service into Raven’s AI onboard units, turning service vehicles into high-precision mapping sensors.
- The integrated platform detects and geocodes signage, lane markings and road defects while generating a live digital twin for municipal and fleet maintenance teams.
- The announcement positions the same data stream as a future source of high-definition, self-healing map data for autonomous-vehicle validation, but does not name a specific customer deployment.
TERN selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 programme
- TERN was named in NATO DIANA's 2026 company cohort.
- The selection provides access to accelerator sites, test centres and allied defence users.
- The company was selected in an autonomy, maritime, sensing, communications or related dual-use challenge area.
Point One Navigation raises USD 35M Series C for precise location and physical AI
- Point One Navigation raised USD 35 million in Series C funding led by Khosla Ventures.
- The company said the funding supports centimeter-level precision for connected vehicles, robots and devices.
- The round strengthens Point One's positioning infrastructure for physical AI systems and autonomous platforms.
Locus Lock teams with General Dynamics Mission Systems for U.S. Army PNT
- General Dynamics Mission Systems provides mission-critical systems-integration expertise for deployment across Army platforms.
- Locus Lock contributes multi-frequency, multi-constellation software-defined GNSS capabilities for contested radio-frequency environments.
- The collaboration targets more resilient and adaptable positioning, navigation and timing for Army modernization programmes.
Point One Navigation and Auterion integrate RTK positioning for robotic fleets
- Point One's correction network includes thousands of actively monitored base stations worldwide.
- Auterion's Skynode X combines a flight controller, mission computer and LTE connectivity in one unit.
- The partnership targets aerial and ground robots in search and rescue, cargo delivery, defense and surveillance.
BTG Positioning Systems acquires GPR
- The acquisition followed a commercial collaboration between BTG and GPR that began in 2023.
- GPR contributes subsurface radar localization that operates independently of GPS and above-ground reference points.
- BTG said it planned to introduce the combined technology as Ground Sensing Localization for terminal automation.
Swift Navigation secures $50 million Series E round
- Swift Navigation announced completion of a 50 million dollar Series E financing round.
- The round was led by Crosslink Capital with existing and new investor participation.
- Swift said its Skylark service powers ADAS-enabled and autonomous vehicles, outdoor robots and IoT devices for precision logistics.
Theseus raises $4.3M seed round for GPS-denied drone navigation
- First Round Capital led the seed round, with participation from Y Combinator and Lux Capital.
- Micro VPS compares onboard camera imagery with stored satellite maps to provide positioning when GPS is jammed or unavailable.
- Theseus said the capital would support fielding the system after development and testing with USSOCOM operators across varied terrain.
Trimble and STMicroelectronics collaborate on precise positioning for autonomous systems
- Trimble announced a collaboration with STMicroelectronics to deliver precise positioning solutions for automotive and IoT applications.
- The announcement cited field robotics and autonomous lawn mowers among applications that benefit from higher-accuracy positioning.
- The event anchors Trimble's robotics relevance in localization and positioning infrastructure rather than finished robot hardware.
Intermap closes C$11.26m equity financing
- The LIFE offering issued 2,957,000 common shares at C$2.25 for C$6,653,250 in gross proceeds.
- A concurrent placement issued 2,047,225 shares at the same price for C$4,606,256.25 in gross proceeds.
- The combined proceeds were designated for operations, government-program execution and near-term working capital.
MicroStrain launches GV7 tactical-grade inertial sensors
- The GV7 family includes vertical-reference, AHRS and externally aided INS configurations.
- Each sensor uses a 36.2 × 36.6 × 10.2 mm, 17.7 g enclosure designed for operation from −40°C to 85°C.
- The series supports sampling up to 1 kHz plus factory-supported ROS 1 and ROS 2 drivers and the MSCL API.
TERN raised $4.4 million in seed funding for GPS-independent positioning
- The round was announced on TERN's site on 20 June 2024.
- Scout Ventures, Shadow Capital, Bravo Victor VC and Veteran Fund participated.
- TERN was preparing partner work across mapping, vehicles, emergency services and logistics.
Intermap supplies NEXTView for Skyroads automated airspace management
- Intermap and cloudeo agreed to supply NEXTView terrain data to Skyroads.
- The data supports automated airspace management, urban-air-mobility route planning and vehicle guidance.
- Skyroads uses the geospatial layer as part of its airspace and autonomy infrastructure rather than an aircraft-production programme.
Swift Navigation closes Series D financing
- SK Inc. and Potentum Partners led the completed $100 million Series D.
- Existing and new investors participated.
- Two same-date certificate share classes are consolidated into one public transaction.
ANELLO Photonics completes $28M Series A for SiPhOG navigation
- New Legacy Ventures led the round.
- Lockheed Martin Ventures, Catapult Ventures, JS Capital and Hardware Club participated.
- ANELLO said the financing would advance SiPhOG development for autonomous vehicles and aerospace applications.
Trimble launches turnkey autonomous robotic scanning solution
- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the release of the Trimble® X7 3D laser scanner and Trimble FieldLink software fully integrated with Boston Dynamics.
- This exclusive turnkey solution from Trimble, jointly developed with Boston Dynamics, facilitates autonomous operation on construction sites and takes advantage of the robot's unique capabilities to navigate challenging, dynamic and potentially unsafe environments.
WaveSense raises $15M for Ground Positioning Radar
- Rhapsody Venture Partners and Impossible Ventures led the round.
- WaveSense reported centimeter-level localization in snow, parking garages, unpaved roads and areas with poor lane markings.
- The financing supported commercial development of ground-positioning radar for ADAS and autonomous vehicles.
Allvision collaborates with TomTom on infrastructure maps
- The collaboration targeted transportation asset information for urban mobility, rail and road owners.
- Allvision said the offering used its geospatial analytics with TomTom location technology.
- The partnership connects the company to a named customer, supplier, platform or go-to-market channel.
Swift Navigation closes Series C financing
- NEA and Eclipse Ventures led the completed $50 million Series C.
- EPIQ Capital Group and KDDI Open Innovation Fund joined.
- The capital supported deployments and worldwide expansion.
Allvision raises $3.2M seed round for geospatial analytics
- Lavrock Ventures joined The Robotics Hub, IDEA Fund Partners and Sands Capital Ventures in the round.
- The company focused on infrastructure, mobility and transportation analytics from spatial data.
- The capital supports inspection, monitoring or infrastructure automation workflows as Allvision moves from product development toward broader commercial use.
Swift Navigation closes Series B financing
- New Enterprise Associates led the completed $34 million Series B.
- Eclipse Ventures and First Round Capital participated.
- The capital supported deployments, hiring and engineering research.
Swift Navigation and Carnegie Robotics partner on precision GNSS for robotics
- Swift Navigation and Carnegie Robotics partnered on combined precision GNSS and inertial technology.
- The collaboration targeted autonomous vehicles, outdoor robotics and machine-control systems.
- The companies planned to unveil their first joint product line at AUVSI Xponential 2017.
Swift Navigation closes Series A financing
- Eclipse Ventures led the completed $11 million Series A.
- NEA, Promus Ventures and returning seed investors participated.
- The $13.6 million cumulative total reported after the round is not stored as the discrete round amount.
Swift Navigation closes seed financing
- First Round Capital led the completed $2.6 million seed financing.
- Fall Line Capital, Felicis Ventures, Kal Vepuri, Lemnos Labs, Qualcomm Ventures and VegasTechFund participated.
- The capital supported precise positioning for drones, construction and autonomous machinery.