Vermeer

Headquarters

Brooklyn, NY, United States

Founded

2018

Employees

~40 (grew from ~10 over the past year; 8 based in Ukraine)

Total funding

$16.8M

Stage

Series A

Status

active

Domains

GPS-denied navigation, Computer vision, Autonomous drone guidance

Website

www.getvermeer.com

• FounderBrian StreemNYU Tisch-trained filmmaker who founded drone-cinematography studio AeroCine Ventures (later Aerobo) in 2014, then pivoted the team in 2018 into Vermeer, a GPS-denied drone-navigation company he now runs from Kyiv.

• FundDraper AssociatesDraper Associates is Tim Draper's early-stage venture capital firm, founded in 1985 and based in San Mateo, California.
• FundAeroX VenturesAero X Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Winston-Salem, NC, backing dual-use aerospace, defense, and deep-tech startups since 2021.
• FundBoscolo IntervestBoscolo Intervest Limited is a British Virgin Islands holding company that makes private-equity and growth-stage investments; it is the investment vehicle of a single Nicaraguan ultimate beneficial owner rather than a traditional multi-LP venture fund.
• FundHigh Point VenturesVenture capital investor; participated in Vermeer's $10M Series A extension (Oct 2025, led by Draper Associates). Identity beyond this investment is unconfirmed.
• FundRockaway VenturesPrague-based early-stage venture fund operated by Rockaway GP a.s., part of the Rockaway Capital investment group; invested in Vermeer's $10M Series A extension.

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• ContractVermeer SBIR/AFWERX cumulative non-dilutive awardsVermeer received over $7M in cumulative non-dilutive funding — a series of Phase II SBIR awards plus additional AFWERX funding since joining the Air Force Techstars accelerator — to develop its GPS-free Visual Positioning System (VPS) for drone and satellite navigation.

• ProgramAir Force Accelerator Powered by TechstarsThe Air Force Accelerator Powered by Techstars is a Boston-based mentorship program that pairs the U.S. Air Force (via AFWERX) with early-stage dual-use startups, run annually since 2018 in partnership with private accelerator Techstars.

What does Vermeer do?

Vermeer builds a Vision Positioning System (VPS) — GPS-free navigation for drones and autonomous platforms using electro-optical/infrared cameras matched against visual maps — across product lines Air (aerial GPS-denied nav), Celestial (star-based navigation), and Terminal Guidance (precision targeting without GPS). Founded by Brian Streem (CEO), who pivoted his 2014 drone-cinematography venture AeroCine Ventures into Vermeer in 2018; headquartered in Brooklyn, NY with forward operations in Kyiv, Ukraine. A 2020 graduate of the Air Force Accelerator Powered by Techstars, Vermeer has received over $7M in combined SBIR/AFWERX non-dilutive awards and raised a total of ~$16.8M in equity, most recently a $10M Series A extension (Oct 2025) led by Draper Associates with AeroX Ventures, Boscolo Intervest, High Point Ventures, and Rockaway Ventures. Vermeer describes the US Air Force, US Army, Royal Air Force, Lockheed Martin, General Atomics, Northrop Grumman, Sierra Nevada Corporation, and Anduril as customers (self-reported; no primary contract award confirmed for these beyond the SBIR/AFWERX funding); in-theater use by Ukrainian forces against Russian EW/GPS jamming is independently reported.

Where is Vermeer headquartered?

Vermeer is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, United States and was founded in 2018.

How much funding has Vermeer raised?

Vermeer has raised $16.8M in disclosed funding.

What does Vermeer specialize in?

Vermeer works across GPS-denied navigation, Computer vision, Autonomous drone guidance.

Does Vermeer hold government contracts?

Defense Tech Atlas links Vermeer to 1 government contract and 1 program.

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