PlanetWatchers was founded by ex-military intelligence officers to leverage Synthetic Aperture Radar data and extract real earth insights via AI and ML. With extensive experience in providing support for the agricultural, financial and insurance sectors, PlanetWatchers provides fast and accurate analysis of crop classification, lifecycle, productive and damaged areas. SAR imagery can be captured day and night, without the usual visibility limitations of optical data and is well suited to monitoring extensive areas. The reliability of SAR and the military grade analysis of PlanetWatchers provides real world insight, with broad industry capabilities.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $14.54M
Founded date: 2016
Investors 4
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Resolute V... | resolute.v... |
| - | Autonomy V... | autonomyve... |
| - | Seraphim | seraphim.v... |
| - | Zora Ventu... | zora.vc |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 27.09.2022 | Series A | $11M | - |
| 05.06.2021 | Series A | $3.54M | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 26.09.2022 | London-based crop monitoring startup PlanetWatchers raises $... | We covered PlanetWatchers In June 2021 after the London-based geospatial intelligence startup raised... | techstartu... |
| 11.07.2022 | PlanetWatchers Analysis Finds $2.6 Billion in 2022 Crop Insu... | PlanetWatchers Synthetic Aperture Radar Data Spotlights Errors and Inaccuracies in Reported Planting... | einpresswi... |
| 05.06.2021 | London-based geospatial intelligence startup PlanetWatchers ... | PlanetWatchers, a London, England-based crop monitoring startup that uses advanced machine learning ... | techstartu... |
| 04.06.2021 | Bill Ackman’s twisty not-exactly-a-SPAC deal | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign ... | fortune.co... |
| 03.06.2021 | London-based PlanetWatchers grabs £2.5M funding to support c... | London-based PlanetWatchers is a revolutionary crop monitoring company that provides detailed insura... | uktech.new... |
| 05.05.2021 | 8 startups reshaping the global food system | Editor’s note: This post is part of a collaboration with F&A Next, an AgFunder Network Partner. ... | agfunderne... |
| - | PlanetWatchers | “Providing SAR analysis to support the insurance industry with crop growth, storm and flood damage a... | fastfounde... |