Spire - About the company
Spire is an acquired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2012 by Peter Platzer, Lena Heffern 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 $246M in funding from investors like Bessemer Venture Partners, Scottish Enterprise and Promus Ventures. The company has 345 active competitors, including 64 funded and 33 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Planet, ICEYE and Satellogic.
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
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@spire.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- San Francisco, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2012
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$246M in 18 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
8th among 345 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$50M - $100M as on Dec 31, 2025
Employee Count
517 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Acquired by Kpler (Nov 01, 2024)
Legal entities associated with Spire
Spire is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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Spire Global, Inc. CIN: 460892816 , United States, Active | Aug 19, 2012 | $50M - $100M (As on Dec 31, 2025) | 127 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
Spire Global, Inc. CIN: 5620791 , United States, Active | Sep 13, 2019 | - | - | - |
Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc. CIN: 181277691 , United States, Active | Apr 20, 2021 | - | - | - |
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 $246M over 18 rounds. Spire has 41 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Spire:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Apr 08, 2026 | 1364089 | Post IPO | 5534662 | 6611695 | 5518727 | 6844928 |
Mar 13, 2025 | 8297262 | Post IPO | 2032242 | 4947025 | 5384604 | 1445800 |
Feb 08, 2024 | 4788936 | Post IPO | 2972119 | 9449568 | 7933922 |
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Spire's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Spire are Peter Platzer, Lena Heffern and Joel Spark. Peter Platzer and John Lusk are the CEOs of Spire.
Here are the details of Spire's key team members:
- Peter Platzer: Founder & CEO of Spire. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
- Lena Heffern: Founder of Spire. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Joel Spark: Former Co-Founder of Spire. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Spire's employee count trend
Spire has 517 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Spire's employee count trend over the years:
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Spire's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Spire include Planet, ICEYE and Satellogic. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Spire, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Planet 2010, San Francisco (United States), Public | Provider of daily satellite imagery and geospatial data analytics services | $602M | 80/100 | |
2nd | Manufacturer of radar satellite constellations providing persistent earth observation imagery | $1.25B | 72/100 | ||
3rd | Satellogic 2010, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Public | Provider of satellite based earth imaging and data solutions | $249M | 70/100 | |
4th | Operator of imaging satellites providing earth observation data solutions | $96M | 67/100 | ||
5th | Manufacturer of satellites combining radar and multispectral imaging sensor technology | $24.1M | 67/100 | ||
6th | Synspective 2018, Koto City (Japan), Public | Provider of cloud and AI-based satellite imaging data | $244M | 67/100 | |
7th | Developer of microsatellites and earth observation platform providing related services | $107M | 67/100 | ||
8th | Spire 2012, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services using a large nanosatellite constellation in low orbit | $246M | 67/100 | |
9th | Skyfi 2021, Austin (United States), Series A | Provider of satellite imagery, data, and analytics for various industry applications | $28.3M | 66/100 | |
10th | Muon Space 2021, Menlo Park (United States), Series C | Provider of integrated satellite constellation technology stack for Earth intelligence missions | $386M | 66/100 |
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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.Reports related to Spire
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News related to Spire
Filter this listMedia has covered Spire for a total of 51 events in the last 1 year, 31 of them have been about company updates and 6 about people movement.
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Spire Global Awarded $3.7 Million NOAA Contract for Satellite Weather DataBusiness Wire•Aug 14, 2026•Spire
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Spire Global Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results; Reaffirms Full-Year Revenue GuidanceBusiness Wire•Aug 13, 2026•Spire
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Spire Forecasts 50 Percent Revenue Growth Driven by Space Intelligence Demandasatunews.co.id•Jun 02, 2026•Spire
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Schaeffler Enters Space Business, Partnering with Spire Globalmanager magazin•May 27, 2026•Schaeffler, Spire
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Spire Global Enhances Energy Trading Intelligence with Expanded Weather Forecasts and Decision PlatformBusiness Wire•May 21, 2026•Spire
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Spire Global Selected by Amadeus for Real-Time Aircraft Tracking Data IntegrationBusiness Wire•May 19, 2026•Spire, Amadeus
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