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Spire - About the company

Spire is an acquired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2012 by Peter Platzer, Jeroen Cappaert and Joel Spark. It operates as a Provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services using a large nanosatellite constellation in low orbit. Spire has raised $248M in funding from investors like Bessemer Venture Partners, Scottish Enterprise and Promus Ventures. The company has 331 active competitors, including 60 funded and 33 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Planet, ICEYE and Capella Space.

Company Details

Provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services using a large nanosatellite constellation in low orbit. The company collects and processes radio-frequency and atmospheric signals to deliver actionable insights for weather and climate, aviation, maritime, government, and security use cases, including RF geolocation, flight tracking, ship tracking, and greenhouse gas monitoring. It also offers space-as-a-service solutions that let customers deploy custom payloads and dedicated constellations on its platform, with end-to-end manufacturing, ground station network, and constellation management tools accessible via APIs and dashboards.
Website
spire.com
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Email ID
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Phone Number
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Registered Address
San Francisco, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2012
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$248M in 19 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
Annual Revenue
$71.6M as on Dec 31, 2025
Employee Count
507 as on Mar 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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Exit Details
Acquired by Kpler (Nov 01, 2024)

Spire's acquisition details

Spire got acquired by Kpler on Nov 01, 2024.
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Spire's funding and investors

Spire has raised a total funding of $248M over 19 rounds. Spire has 42 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

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Date of Funding
Funding Amount
Round Name
Post-Money Valuation
Revenue Multiple
Lead Investors
Other Investors
Apr 08, 2026
5902312
Post IPO
6131706
7582059
9952022
4180127
Mar 13, 2025
4112610
Post IPO
7830966
6923117
7820139
1470442
Feb 08, 2024
7607080
Post IPO
1713741
1708059
4844093
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Spire's founders and board of directors

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The founders of Spire are Peter Platzer, Jeroen Cappaert and Joel Spark. Peter Platzer and Gisèle Mollat are the CEOs of Spire.
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Spire's employee count trend

Spire has 507 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Spire's employee count trend over the years:
Employee count trend for Spire
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Spire's Competitors and alternates

Top competitors of Spire include Planet, ICEYE and Capella Space. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Spire, ranked by Tracxn score:
Rank
Company Details
Short Description
Total Funding
Investors
Tracxn Score
1st
Logo for Planet
Planet
2010, San Francisco (United States), Public
Provider of daily satellite imagery and geospatial data analytics services
$602M
80/100
2nd
Logo for Spire
Spire
2012, San Francisco (United States), Acquired
Provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services using a large nanosatellite constellation in low orbit
$248M
68/100
3rd
Logo for ICEYE
ICEYE
2014, Espoo (Finland), Series E
Operator of synthetic aperture radar satellites providing earth observation data
$686M
72/100
4th
Logo for Capella Space
Capella Space
2016, Palo Alto (United States), Acquired
Provider of satellite-based imaging solutions
$234M
71/100
5th
Logo for Satellogic
Satellogic
2010, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Public
Provider of satellite based earth imaging and data solutions
$249M
70/100
6th
Logo for Axelspace
Axelspace
2008, Chuo City (Japan), Public
Developer of microsatellites and earth observation platform providing related services
$107M
67/100
7th
Logo for Synspective
Synspective
2018, Koto City (Japan), Public
Provider of cloud and AI-based satellite imaging data
$244M
67/100
8th
Logo for BlackSky
BlackSky
2013, Seattle (United States), Public
AI and cloud-based geospatial intelligence data solutions
-
66/100
9th
Logo for Muon Space
Muon Space
2021, Menlo Park (United States), Series B
Provider of integrated satellite constellation technology stack for Earth intelligence missions
$136M
66/100
10th
Logo for Skyfi
Skyfi
2021, Austin (United States), Series A
Provider of satellite imagery, data, and analytics for various industry applications
$28.3M
65/100
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Spire's Investments and acquisitions

Spire has acquired 2 companies including exactEarth and exactEarth. Spire has not made any investments as of now.

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