Umbra
Vertically integrated synthetic aperture radar satellite technology and data services provider.
Umbra designs, builds, and operates synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites, providing high-resolution Earth imagery in all weather conditions, day or night. The company offers space-proven hardware subsystems through its Space Systems business unit and has been selected for a SpaceWERX STRATFI program valued up to $60M for next-generation maritime surveillance satellites. Umbra serves defense and intelligence customers including the National Reconnaissance Office and the Space Development Agency.
Overview
- Headquarters
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Founded
- 2015
- Employees
- ~125
- Total funding
- >$100M
- Valuation
- $750M pre-money (Series B, March 2023); post-money not disclosed
- Stage
- Series B
- Status
- active
- Domains
- Synthetic aperture radar, Space-based intelligence, Maritime surveillance
- X / Twitter
- x.com/umbraspace
- Website
- umbra.space
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Cap table5
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Percentages marked ~ are not disclosed. Some are a generic VC-pattern model (founders/team weighted heaviest, option pool lightest, other holders evenly) sized to whatever's left undisclosed — a standard industry shape, not this company's actual cap table.
| Holder | Instrument | Ownership |
|---|---|---|
Starbridge Venture Capital | Preferred (Series A) | ~22.2% |
Nimble Partners | Preferred (Series A) | ~22.2% |
Founders & management | Common | ~22.2% |
Other investors | SAFE / Common | ~22.2% |
Employee option pool | Options | ~11.1% |
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Frequently asked
- What does Umbra do?
- Umbra designs, builds, and operates synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites, providing high-resolution Earth imagery in all weather conditions, day or night. The company offers space-proven hardware subsystems through its Space Systems business unit and has been selected for a SpaceWERX STRATFI program valued up to $60M for next-generation maritime surveillance satellites. Umbra serves defense and intelligence customers including the National Reconnaissance Office and the Space Development Agency.
- Where is Umbra headquartered?
- Umbra is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA and was founded in 2015.
- How much funding has Umbra raised?
- Umbra has raised >$100M in disclosed funding, at a most recent valuation of $750M pre-money (Series B, March 2023); post-money not disclosed.
- What does Umbra specialize in?
- Umbra works across Synthetic aperture radar, Space-based intelligence, Maritime surveillance.
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