Spire Global
Space-based satellite constellation providing real-time Earth observation and weather data via software platform
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Vienna, VA
- Founded
- 2020
- Latest Form D
- $70M, Apr 2026
- Total capital
- $355M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $355M
- 3 Form D · last Apr 2026
- 6 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 15
- 3 pending · first 2017
- Rank in peer group#8 of 181
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$70M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$40M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$245M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 181 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Satellite · System
- Granted patents#8 · top 4%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Peter PlatzerResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 3 patents
- Alison EngelExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Boyd JohnsonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Celia PelazExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Celia Perez PelazExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David MyersExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 19 people
- Dirk HokeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Elizabeth Ananda MartinExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gabriel OehmeExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jack Ananda PearlsteinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Joan AmbleDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John F. LuskExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John MartinezDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Keith E. JohnsonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Stephen Ananda MesserDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Theresa CondorExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Thomas KryweExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Toni RinowDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- William PorteousDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 15 granted of 18- GrantedAIS Spoofing and Dark-Target Detection MethodologyUSPTOUS 11,156,723
- GrantedSystems And Methods For Satellite Solar Panel Stowage And DeploymentUSPTOUS 11,148,834
- GrantedSystems And Methods For Satellite Solar Panel DeploymentUSPTOUS 11,148,831
Show all 18 patent records
- AIS Spoofing and Dark-Target Detection MethodologyOct 26, 2021 · US 11,156,723Granted
- Systems And Methods For Satellite Solar Panel Stowage And DeploymentOct 19, 2021 · US 11,148,834Granted
- Systems And Methods For Satellite Solar Panel DeploymentOct 19, 2021 · US 11,148,831Granted
- Adaptable Space RadioSep 28, 2021 · US 11,133,861Granted
- Satellite Operating System, Architecture, Testing And Radio Communication SystemMay 18, 2021 · US 11,012,148Granted
- Systems And Methods For De-noising Gnss SignalsMay 18, 2021 · US 11,009,609Granted
- Hold Down And Release Mechanism For A Deployable Satellite Solar PanelFeb 23, 2021 · US 10,926,891Granted
- Deployable Satellite Solar Panel Hinge MechanismJun 9, 2020 · US 10,676,217Granted
- Systems And Methods For Command And Control Of Satellite ConstellationsMay 19, 2020 · US 10,659,148Granted
- Adaptable Space RadioApr 28, 2020 · US 10,637,561Granted
- Systems And Methods For Improved Atmospheric Monitoring And GPS Positioning Utilizing Gnss Tomographic RefractivityJan 28, 2020 · US 10,545,243Granted
- System And Method For High-resolution Radio Occultation Measurement Through The AtmosphereAug 13, 2019 · US 10,379,260Granted
- Systems And Methods For Satellite Communications Using A Space Tolerant ProtocolFeb 19, 2019 · US 10,211,913Granted
- Systems And Methods For Command And Control Of Satellite ConstellationsJul 10, 2018 · US 10,020,876Granted
- Systems And Methods For Satellite Communications Using A Space Tolerant ProtocolSep 5, 2017 · US 9,755,732Granted
- Back-plane Connector For CubesatAug 24, 2017 · Application 15589346Pending
- System And Method For Remote Satellite And Ground Station Constellation ManagementApplication PCTUS2016058037Pending
- Systems And Methods For Improved Atmospheric Monitoring And GPS Positioning Utilizing Gnss Tomographic RefractivityApplication PCTUS2018058760Pending
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Press
NOAA purchases Spire hyperspectral microwave sounder dataSpaceNews
Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration
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Sources
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