Swift Navigation - About the company
Swift Navigation is a series E company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2012 by Colin Beighley and Tim Harris. It operates as a Provider of precise positioning solutions for automotive, mobile, and mass markets. Swift Navigation has raised $250M in funding from investors like First Round Capital, New Enterprise Associates and Crosslink Capital. The company has 5677 active competitors, including 248 funded and 288 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Samsara, Radius and TomTom.
Company Details
Provider of precise positioning solutions for automotive, mobile, and mass markets. The company delivers GNSS positioning solutions designed for autonomous applications. It offers a suite of positioning solutions that are accurate, affordable, easily integrated, reliable, and secure. The company designs and assembles products to benefit customers across the globe.
- Website
- www.swiftnav.com/
- Social
- Registered Address
- San Francisco, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2012
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Series E
Total Funding
$250M in 6 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
42nd among 5677 active competitors
Employee Count
131 as on Jun 30, 2026
Legal entities associated with Swift Navigation
Swift Navigation is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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Swift Navigation, Inc. CIN: 455275113 , United States, Active | - | 77 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - | |
Swift Navigation, Inc CIN: 32071179850 , United States, Active | - | - | - |
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Swift Navigation's funding and investors
Swift Navigation has raised a total funding of $250M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 21, 2014. Its latest funding round was a Series E round on Jul 23, 2025 for $*****. 13 investors participated in its latest round. Swift Navigation has 31 institutional investors and 5 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Swift Navigation:
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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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Jul 23, 2025 | 9762761 | Series E | 8850819 | 4136290 | 6326568 | 8091052 |
Oct 18, 2022 | 6280569 | Series D | 5414028 | 6351339 | 7204544 | |
Feb 09, 2021 | 3114656 | Series C | 2684850 | 8293748 |
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Swift Navigation's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Swift Navigation are Colin Beighley and Tim Harris.
Here are the details of Swift Navigation's key team members:
- Colin Beighley: Co-Founder of Swift Navigation and founder of 1 other company.
- Tim Harris: Co-Founder & CEO of Swift Navigation.
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Swift Navigation's employee count trend
Swift Navigation has 131 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Swift Navigation's employee count trend over the years:
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Swift Navigation's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Swift Navigation include Samsara, Radius and TomTom. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Swift Navigation, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Samsara 2015, San Francisco (United States), Public | Platform offering AI-powered and cloud-based vehicle tracking solutions for fleet owners | $915M | 86/100 | |
2nd |  Radius 1990, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Predictive marketing and sales platform | $333M | 75/100 | |
3rd | TomTom 1991, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Public | Provider of maps, navigation software, traffic data, and location technology | - | 73/100 | |
4th | Wright Express 1983, Portland (United States), Public | Provider of fleet management, employee benefits, and business payment solutions | - | 72/100 | |
5th | Omnitracs 1985, Dallas (United States), Acquired | Provider of cloud-based fleet management solutions | - | 71/100 | |
6th | Uptake 2014, Chicago (United States), Series D | Cloud-based platform for predictive analytics and asset performance management | $282M | 71/100 | |
7th |  Element 1946, Baltimore (United States), Public | Fleet management and maintenance services | $125M | 69/100 | |
8th | HERE 1985, Eindhoven (Netherlands), Acquired | Developer of a unified map delivering location data and related services | - | 69/100 | |
9th | Provider of navigation, high-definition maps, and intelligent driving system solutions | $185M | 69/100 | ||
10th |  BusRight 2017, Boston (United States), Series C | Tech-enabled school-bus tracking and management solutions | $63.1M | 68/100 | |
42nd | Swift Navigation 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series E | Provider of precise positioning solutions for automotive, mobile, and mass markets | $250M | 59/100 |
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Swift Navigation's Investments and acquisitions
Swift Navigation has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Swift Navigation
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News related to Swift Navigation
Filter this listMedia has covered Swift Navigation for a total of 12 events in the last 1 year, 7 of them have been about partnerships and 2 about company updates.
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Nexxiot and Swift Navigation Unlock Track-Level Precision for Rail Freight OperationsAccess Newswire•Apr 15, 2026•Nexxiot, Swift Navigation
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RugGear and Swift Navigation Partner for High-Accuracy Location in Industrial MobilityGlobeNewswire•Dec 02, 2025•RugGear, Swift Navigation
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Airtel & Swift Navigation Launch India’s AI-Powered Location ServiceUdaipur Kiran•Sep 30, 2025•Swift Navigation, Airtel
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Swift Navigation’s Partner Program becomes Largest Hardware Ecosystem for GPSGlobeNewswire•Sep 09, 2025•Swift Navigation
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Swift Navigation and Lightbug Partner for Centimeter-Level PositioningGlobeNewswire•Aug 28, 2025•Lightbug, Swift Navigation
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Swift Navigation and Taiwan Mobile Partner for Autonomy and AutomationGlobeNewswire•Aug 12, 2025•Taiwan Mobile, Swift Navigation
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