Maxar Technologies
VC Fund
Richmond Hill, Canada
Maxar Technologies is a VC fund in Richmond Hill focused on Geospatial and Government. Maxar Technologies primarily engages in providing integrated space infrastructure and Earth intelligence. It delivers disruptive value to government and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand, and navigate the changing planet; deliver global broadband communications; and explore and advance the use of space.The Westminster,Colorado-based company was formerly known as MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Maxar Technologies invests in
Stages Maxar Technologies invests in
Countries Maxar Technologies invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Geospatial 1 (33%)
- Government 1 (33%)
- Simulation 1 (33%)
- Smart Cities 1 (33%)
- Cloud Computing 1 (33%)
Stage
- Series A 1 (33%)
- Corporate Round 1 (33%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (33%)
Country
- Austria 1 (33%)
- United States 1 (33%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Smoot
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Daniel Jablonsky
President and CEO
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President and CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Diana Albarrán Chicas
Mission Architect & Director, Internal Research & Development
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Mission Architect & Director, Internal Research & Development | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jeff Culwell
Senior Vice President Of Technology
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Senior Vice President Of Technology | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jeff Robertson
Chief Operations Officer
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Chief Operations Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 11 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackshark.ai provides a 3D digital twin of Earth by extracting information from satellite imagery and reconstructing detected attributes in photorealistic 3D fully automatically. A scalable artificial intelligence builds the core of the blackshark platform, detecting features globally with incredible precision and speed. A patented approach to 3Dreconstruction can store petabytes of data and render it in infinite detail in real-time, allowing for powerful visualization and simulation applications for government, geospatial intelligence, humanitarian relief, paletary management, autonomous driving and flying, insurance, smart cities and more. The blackshark.ai platform, backed by Microsoft's venture fund M12 and Silicon Valley VC Point72 Ventures, serves large clients globally with a team of 100+ people based out of Silicon Valley/US and Graz/Austria, Europe's computer vision hub. | $15M / Series A / Nov 16, 2023 | ||
| Blackshark.ai provides a 3D digital twin of Earth by extracting information from satellite imagery and reconstructing detected attributes in photorealistic 3D fully automatically. A scalable artificial intelligence builds the core of the blackshark platform, detecting features globally with incredible precision and speed. A patented approach to 3Dreconstruction can store petabytes of data and render it in infinite detail in real-time, allowing for powerful visualization and simulation applications for government, geospatial intelligence, humanitarian relief, paletary management, autonomous driving and flying, insurance, smart cities and more. The blackshark.ai platform, backed by Microsoft's venture fund M12 and Silicon Valley VC Point72 Ventures, serves large clients globally with a team of 100+ people based out of Silicon Valley/US and Graz/Austria, Europe's computer vision hub. | Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 20, 2022 | ||
| Aurora Insight helps companies deploy, optimize, and leverage wireless with the first dynamic map of connectivity and the radio spectrum. We are the one source of truth when it comes to available spectrum and wireless connectivity. We provide detailed insights on existing wireless infrastructure and RF environments enabling organizations to makethe best business decisions. | Corporate Round / Feb 23, 2022 |
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FAQ
What does Maxar Technologies invest in?
Maxar Technologies invests primarily in Geospatial, Government and Simulation startups, most often at Series A and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Maxar Technologies?
The team at Maxar Technologies includes Dan Smoot (CEO), Daniel Jablonsky (President and CEO) and Diana Albarrán Chicas (Mission Architect & Director, Internal Research & Development), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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