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JUNE 2019
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
2
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Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
3
Feed Summary
Investment Trend Summary
Exit Outlook Summary
BlueBox
Summary of Key Markets
Notable Companies in the Sector
Recent News

Note: Mega Companies includes IPO’d companies, Mega Acquisitions and Unicorn. Data is taken from Tracxn Platform as on June 29, 2019.
Geographic Information Systems Feed Summary
4
Geographic Information Systems > Feed Summary
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are computer-based systems for collecting, storing, analyzing and visualizing
data that can be tagged to a location on earth.
• Inclusions: Companies which provides tools & services
to capture & integrate, store, analyze and visualize
geospatial data like earth-imaging companies, GIS
software, analytical tools, visualization tools, etc.
Companies providing maps, location intelligence about
various aspects such as business, agriculture, natural
resources, transportation, etc. Also, includes companies
that provide precise outdoor/indoor
positioning/navigation with <1m accuracy.
• Exclusions: GIS service companies, location based
service companies, consultancies, GPS companies
(inaccurate positioning >1m).
• Excludes funding information of Chinese companies Feed in Numbers
Overview
$5B
Funding
39
Mega
Companies
4331583
FundedCovered on
Tracxn
5
Unicorns
19
Soonicorns
36
Minicorns
28
IPO’d Cos
171
Late Stage Cos
44
129
Acquisitions
66
DeadPooled
1
Acquihired
Series A+ Cos
TomTom
(1991, Amsterdam)
Maxar Technologies
(1969, Westminster)
Trimble Navigation
(1978, Sunnyvale)
Top Companies

Investment Trend Summary
Summary of Funding Activity in Geographic Information Systems
5
$199M - Series C
Dynamic Map Platform (2016, Tokyo, $231M)
$42.5M - Series C
Mapanything (2009, Charlotte, $84M)
$168M - Series D
Planet Labs (2010, San Francisco, $351M)
$35.5M - Series C
NavVis (2013, Munich, $45.6M)
$164M - Series C
Mapbox (2010, Washington D.C., $228M)
$33M - Series F
Foursquare (2009, New York City, $397M)
$150M - Series G
$32.8M - Series B
Cuebiq (2016, New York City, $36.3M)
$60M - Series B
DeepMap (2016, Palo Alto, $92M)
$30M - Series B
Descartes Labs (2008, Los Alamos, $38.3M)
Top Geos of InvestmentEntrepreneurial Activity Global Funding Trend
*YTD *YTD
Geographic Information Systems > Feed Summary > Investment Trend Summary
Seed Founder Collective (#3), Redpoint Ventures (#2), Amicus Capital
(#2)
Series A/B Accel (#4), GV (#2), In-Q-Tel (#2)
Series C+
New Enterprise Associates (#1), Battery Ventures (#1), Intel
Capital (#1)
Incubators
Plug and Play Tech Center (#14), MassChallenge (#5), Venture
Kick (#4)
Other Notable
Investors
Credit Suisse (#2), Salesforce (#2), Bpifrance (#2)
Debt Investors
Western Technology Investment (#6), Lighter Capital (#3),
Harbert Management (#2)
Most Active InvestorsRecent Investments
156 155
142
103
80
16
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
Y-o-Y # of Companies Founded 66 62 67 71 71 22
$3.4B
$488M
$277M
$94.1M
$90.7M
US
Europe
Japan
Israel
India
$ Funding
$602M
$410M $349M
$426M
$558M $512M
$1.2B
44
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
$ Funding # Rounds

Summary of exit outlook in Geographic Information Systems
Exit Outlook Summary
66
Most Active AcquirersTop Investors in Exits
New Enterprise
Associates
2
The Climate (2006, San Francisco, $109M)
GeoTel (2001, Lake Mary)
Atomico 1 The Climate (2006, San Francisco, $109M)
Index Ventures 1 The Climate (2006, San Francisco, $109M)
Allen & Company 1 The Climate (2006, San Francisco, $109M)
BlueRun Ventures 1 Waze (2007, Tel Aviv, $67M)
Oct 2017 DigitalGlobe Acq by MDA for $2.4B
Aug 2015 HERE Acq by BMW for $3.1B
Oct 2013 The Climate Acq by Monsanto for $930M
Jun 2013 Waze Acq by Google for $1.3B
Jul 2011
Seismic Micro Technology Acq by IHS Markit for
$500M
Dec 1999 MapQuest Acq by America Online for $1.1B
Geographic Information Systems > Feed Summary > Exit Outlook Summary
Apple 5
Mapsense (Sep 2015, $25M), WiFiSLAM (Mar 2013, $20M),
Indoor.io (Dec 2016)
Esri 4 GeoWise (Mar 2008), Indoo.rs (Feb 2019), GeoIQ (Jul 2012)
Trimble
Navigation
3
MyTopo (May 2011), ALK Technologies (Dec 2012), WeoGeo
(May 2014)
Nokia 3
MetaCarta (Apr 2010), Gate5 (Aug 2006), Earthmine (Nov
2012)
Planet Labs 3
BlackBridge (Jul 2015), Skybox Imaging (Feb 2017),
Boundless (Dec 2018)
Recent IPOs Top Acquisitions
Ubisense Jun 2011
Ubisense provides digital twin based loca…
IPO MCap: $54.4M
TomTom Jul 2009
Navigation and location based products
IPO MCap: -
DigitalGlobe May 2009
Provider of satellite imaging services us…
IPO MCap: -
Geospatial Mar 2008
Underground infrastructure location, mapp…
IPO MCap: -
EnGIS Technologies Jul 2016
Navigation software & smartphone apps and…
IPO MCap: $27.7M
exactEarth Feb 2016
Maritime vessel data for ship tracking
IPO MCap: -
Global UAV Sep 2014
Provider of aerial imaging solution
IPO MCap: -
UrtheCast Jun 2013
Real time HD video of Earth
IPO MCap: -

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FACTSHEET
Funding data excludes Debt, Grants & Post-IPO rounds.
Excludes all details for Chinese companies.
Feed Report - Geographic Information Systems - Jun 2019
Marketmap: Geographic Information Systems
LOCATION ANALYTICS
MULTI-INDUSTRY
IMAGING SOLUTIONS
SATELLITE-BASED
AIRCRAFT & CROWD-SOURCED
MAPS & MAPPING PLATFORMS
MAPS
MAPPING PLATFORMS
DATA PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT
IMAGE PROCESSING
DATA INTEGRATION &
MANAGEMENT
RETAIL
RESOURCE EXPLORATION
TRANSPORTATION
Overview
Companies 1583
Funded 433 Series A+ 171
Funding $5B Last 2 yrs $1.4B
Most Active Investors
Seed Founder Collective (3)
Series A/B Accel (4)
Series C+ New Enterprise Associates (1)
Others Credit Suisse (2)
Incubators Plug and Play Tech Center (14)
Top Cities
Bay Area 88 Cos $1.4B
New YorkCity 34 Cos $601M
Feed in Numbers
Unicorns 5 Soonicorns 19
Minicorns 36 Editor Picks 133
Acquihired 1 Deadpooled 66
Top Companies
Trimble
Navigation
(1978, Sunnyvale)
TomTom (1991, Amsterdam)
Maxar
Technologies
(1969, Westminster)
Exits
IPOs 28 Ubisense, EnGIS
Technologies
Acquisitions 129 HERE, DigitalGlobe
Top Acquirers Apple, Esri
Geographic Information Systems > Feed Summary > BlueBox
7

Key Sub Sectors in Geographic Information Systems Sector
Summary of Key Markets
8
Other Notable Markets
# Cos on
Platform
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round
Positioning & Navigation > Postioning >
Outdoor 47 $7.5M 1
Top Markets of Investment Activity
# Cos on
Platform
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round
Location Analytics >
Local Businesses 123 $268M 18
Mapping Platforms >
2D 189 $188M 11
Horizontal Suite 124 $56.7M 14
Agriculture 38 $66.7M 10
Imaging Solutions >
Satellite based 50 $210M 7
Maps >
Online Maps 104 $85.7M 8
Mapping Platforms >
3D 53 $261M 5
Transportation 51 $35.1M 8
Platform Providers >
Data Storage Integration and
Visualization
142 $24.5M 8
Sub Sectors
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
Location Analytics
Companies that provide location intelligence based on
geo-data for smart decisions
441 167 $2B
Imaging Solutions
Companies which collect earth imagery using various
methods
161 49 $1.4B
Mapping Platforms
Companies that provide platforms to make customized
maps from raw data or integrate and...
242 41 $702M
Positioning & Navigation
Companies that develop hardware and software tools
for precise positioning & navigation
311 100 $564M
Maps
Companies that provide maps to companies and
individuals
161 30 $180M
Image Processing & Mapping
Companies that provide tools for processing raw earth
imagery
62 15 $121M
Platform Providers
Companies that provide platforms for integrating,
storing, analyzing & visualizing geospatial...
179 28 $66.9M
Geographic Information Systems > Feed Summary > Summary of Key Markets

List of Notable Companies in Geographic Information Systems
Notable Companies in the Sector
9
Note: *(Founded Year, Location, Total Funding)
Geographic Information Systems > Feed Summary > Notable Companies in the Sector
Public
MDA
(1969, Vancouver)*
Trimble Navigation
(1978, Sunnyvale)
EnGIS Technologies
(1998, Seoul)
UrtheCast
(2010, Vancouver, $4.5M)
exactEarth
(2009, Cambridge, $36.4k)
Maxar Technologies
(1969, Westminster)
TomTom
(1991, Amsterdam)
Asia Air Survey
(1954, Kawasaki)
Blom
(1954, Oslo)
Global UAV
(1987, Vancouver)
Public
IDS France
(1994, Lyon)
Takor Group
(2009, Perth)
Genesys International
Corporation
(1995, Mumbai)
Zenrin
(1948, Fukuoka)
AND
(1984, Rotterdam)
Cyient
(1991, Hyderabad)
Fugro
(1962, Leidschendam)
Geospatial
(2007, Sarver)
GeoTraq
(2005, Seattle)
Acquired
HERE
(1985, Amsterdam)
DigitalGlobe
(1993, Longmont, $528M)
GeoTel
(2001, Lake Mary)
Waze
(2007, Tel Aviv, $67M)
MapQuest
(1996, Lancaster)
The Climate
(2006, San Francisco, $109M)
Seismic Micro
Technology
(1984, Houston)
MapInfo
(1986, New York City)
NovAtel
(1978, Calgary)
TIBCO Spotfire
(1996, Boston, $40M)
Acquired
EagleView
(2008, Bothell)
Groundsure
(1997, Brighton)
Unicorns
Esri
(1969, Redlands)

List of Notable Companies by Market in Geographic Information Systems
Notable Companies by Market (1/8)
11
Geographic Information Systems > Feed Summary > Notable Companies by Market
Imaging Solutions
Satellite based
DigitalGlobe (1993, Longmont, $528M)
Provider of satellite imaging services using
proprietary satellite constellation
Unicorn. Stage: Acquired
Wavemaker Partners
Microsatellites to maps the earth to provide
universal access to information
Soonicorn. Stage: Series D
Western Technology Investment, Lux Capital,
Felicis Ventures and 26 Other Investors
Skybox Imaging (2009, Mountain View, $91M)
High resolution Satellite imagery
Soonicorn. Stage: Acquired
Norwest Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures,
Bessemer Venture Partners and 7 Other Investors
Satellite based
UrtheCast (2010, Vancouver, $4.5M)
Minicorn. Stage: Public
Canadian Space Agency, Government of Canada,
Herald Investment Management
exactEarth (2009, Cambridge, $36.4k)
Stage: Public
Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Canada
Aerial Imagery
Spookfish (2013, Perth, $6M)
Advanced Camera system for capturing imagery
faster and from higher positions
Stage: Acquired
EagleView (2008, Bothell)
Provides aerial imagery, data analysis, and GIS
solutions
Editor's Pick. Stage: Acquired
Clearlake Capital, Spectrum Equity
Asia Air Survey (1954, Kawasaki)
Provides 3D mapping aerial triangulation system
Stage: Public
Cyient (1991, Hyderabad)
Engineering, networks and operations solutions
Stage: Public
ChrysCapital, The Carlyle Group, Kubera Cross-
Border Fund and 1 Other Investors
Global UAV (1987, Vancouver)
Stage: Public

12
Imaging Solutions
Aerial Imagery
IDS France (1994, Lyon)
Provides Aerial Imagery for Geospatial data
acquisition
Stage: Public
CM-CIC Capital Prive, ISource Gestion
Nearmap (2000, Sydney)
Provides high resolution aerial imagery
Stage: Acquired
Aerial Image Processing
Skycatch (2013, San Francisco, $48.8M)
Autonomous drone and an image processing
platform
Soonicorn. Stage: Series B
Avalon Ventures, Sherpalo Ventures, Walden
Riverwood Ventures and 19 Other Investors
Esri (1969, Redlands)
Software products for spatial analysis and mapping
Unicorn. Stage: Unfunded
Platform Providers
Data Storage Integration and Visualization
Blom (1954, Oslo)
Develops a number of GIS tools, and offers GIS
services and datasets
Stage: Public
Provider of telecommunications infrastructure data
in a GIS and internet based spatial technologies
Stage: Acquired
New Enterprise Associates, Matrix Partners, FPrime
Capital Partners
Takor Group (2009, Perth)
Provides products for mobile mapping and location
intelligence
Stage: Public

13
Mapping Platforms
2D
Tools provider for building custom maps
Soonicorn. Stage: Series C
Foundry Group, DFJ, DBL Partners and 5 Other
Investors
3D
Provider of 3D maps & data
INCJ, Mitsubishi Electric
Builds software to perform mapping and
localization for autonomous cars
Generation Investment Management, Andreessen
Horowitz, Accel and 8 Other Investors
Genesys International Corporation (1995,
Mumbai)
Geospatial services firm
Stage: Public
Geospatial (2007, Sarver)
Underground infrastructure location, mapping, and
management
Stage: Public
3D
Zenrin (1948, Fukuoka)
Develops maps, map databases and software
related to their Geospatial System.
Stage: Public

14
Maps
Online Maps
MapmyIndia (1992, Delhi, $44.4M)
Provider of map data, GPS based navigation
products and mobile apps
Flipkart, Zenrin, Qualcomm Ventures and 5 Other
Investors
HERE (1985, Amsterdam)
Maps, network planning, asset management, and
workforce management solutions provider
Intel, Bosch, Intel Capital and 2 Other Investors
MapQuest (1996, Lancaster)
Travel blog and Driving Directions - Map
Stage: Acquired
Highland Capital Partners, Tennessee Community
Ventures, Trident Capital and 2 Other Investors
Postioning
NextNav (2008, Sunnyvale, $154M)
Urban and indoor location enabling technology
Soonicorn. Stage: Series D
New Enterprise Associates, Oak Investment
Partners, Columbia Capital and 1 Other Investors
NovAtel (1978, Calgary)
High precision OEM Global Navigation Satellite
System (GNSS) positioning technology
Stage: Acquired
Navigation
Waze (2007, Tel Aviv, $67M)
Social driving and navigation app
Horizons Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Magma
Venture Partners and 4 Other Investors
Robart (2009, Linz, $11.4M)
Autonomous navigation for mobile household
robots
CM-CIC Investissement, Innovacom, Robert Bosch
Venture Capital and 1 Other Investors
Soonicorn. Stage: Public
Cyrte Investments
EnGIS Technologies (1998, Seoul)
Navigation software & smartphone apps and OTA
software upgrade solutions for the automotive
industry
Stage: Public

15
Location Analytics
Horizontal Suite
Airware (2011, San Francisco, $92.7M)
Develops an integrated platform for delivering
drone-based solutions to enterprise clients
Caterpillar, Next World Capital, Andreessen
Horowitz and 21 Other Investors
Orbital Insight (2013, Palo Alto, $80.2M)
Understanding global trends through image
processing and deep learning
Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital, Envision Ventures and
10 Other Investors
Ubisense (2002, Cambridge, $3M)
Ubisense provides digital twin based location
intelligence solutions
Stage: Acquired
Cambridge Capital Group, Cambridge Angels,
Rockspring
Horizontal Suite
Trimble Navigation (1978, Sunnyvale)
Advanced positioning technology and mobile
solutions for productivity enhancement
New Venture Partners, Tippet Venture Parters
GeoTraq (2005, Seattle)
Developing tracking devices using cell ID
technology
Stage: Public
MapInfo (1986, New York City)
Web and desktop mapping applictions
Stage: Acquired
MDA (1969, Vancouver)
Provider of radar satellite systems, surveillance and
intelligence solutions
Stage: Public
Ventures West Capital
Horizontal Suite
Pitney Bowes (1920, Stamford)
Software solutions provider for e-commerce and
logistics industries
Stage: Acquired
EQIS, Saratoga Investment, Keyes Capital

16
Location Analytics
Transportation
Inrix (2004, Kirkland, $133M)
Transportation information and analytics provider
Soonicorn. Stage: Series E
ORIX, Intel Capital, Porsche and 11 Other Investors
Citymapper (2011, London, $50M)
App-based platform providing route planning &
transit information for commuters
Index Ventures, Balderton Capital, Greylock
Partners and 5 Other Investors
Traffic (1998, Wayne, $20M)
Provide real time traffic information
Stage: Acquired
Columbia Partners, TL Ventures, Safeguard
Scientifics and 1 Other Investors
Webtech Wireless (1999, Burnaby)
Provider of GPS fleet management solutions
Stage: Acquired
Local Businesses
Local search and discovery service mobile app
Soonicorn. Stage: Series G
Raine Group, Snap, Simon Ventures and 18 Other
Investors
GroundTruth (2009, New York City, $147M)
Location analytics platform for audience targeting
SoftBank Group, Microsoft, M12 and 11 Other
Investors
July Systems (2001, Bangalore, $60M)
Mobile proximity marketing & app development
platform
Intel Capital, WestBridge Capital Partners, Updata
and 3 Other Investors
Local Businesses
TIBCO Spotfire (1996, Boston, $40M)
Business Intelligence Analytics Software & Data
Visualization
Casdin Capital, Credit Suisse, SEB and 7 Other
Investors
Swirl Networks (2011, Boston, $32M)
In-Store Mobile Marketing
Longworth Venture Partners, Twitter Ventures,
Hearst and 4 Other Investors
AND (1984, Rotterdam)
Digtal Mapmaker & Location intelligence for
business
Stage: Public
Indofin, Global Emerging Markets

17
Location Analytics
Agriculture
The Climate (2006, San Francisco, $109M)
Integrated platform providing hardware and
software for farm and weather data analytics
Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, New Enterprise
Associates and 15 Other Investors
Natural Resources
Fugro (1962, Leidschendam)
Collects and interprets data related to the earth's
surface, soils and rocks for natural resources
Industries
Stage: Public
ING, Rabobank, HSBC Group and 5 Other Investors
Multi Client Geophysical (2007, Oslo)
Company provides location based intelligence to Oil
and Gas exploration companies
Stage: Acquired
Seismic Micro Technology (1984, Houston)
Seismic and Geological Interpretation Software for
oil and gas exploration
Stage: Acquired
TCV, JMI Management
Real Estate
Groundsure (1997, Brighton)
Provide location intelligence to support property
and land use decisions
Stage: Acquired

18
End-to-End GIS providers
Maxar Technologies (1969, Westminster)
Earth intelligence, space infrastructure and satellite
imaging solutions provider
Editor's Pick. Stage: Public

List of Notable Companies in Geographic Information Systems in China
Notable Companies in the Sector in China
19
Geographic Information Systems > Feed Summary > Notable Companies in the Sector in China
Public
Navinfo
(1997, Beijing, $185M)
SuperMap
(1997, Beijing)
Acquired
AutoNavi
(2002, Beijing)

Recent News in Geographic Information Systems Sector
Recent News
20
Geographic Information Systems > Feed Summary > Recent News
Jun 2019
European Space Imaging signs contract with Maxar to sell
SecureWatch and EarthWatch, Geospatial Media and Communications
Jun 2019
Ceres Imaging launches Variable Rate Application Zone Tool,
agropages.com
Jun 2019
Mapillary releases traffic sign recognition dataset to teach
autonomous vehicles to understand traffic signs, TELEMATICS WIRE
Jun 2019
Geospatial solutions company Getmapping announces its new
partnership with Hexagon’s Geospatial division, GeoConnexion
Jun 2019
Robert Cardillo Joins HawkEye 360 Advisory Board; John Serafini
Quoted, ExecutiveBiz
Jun 2019
Cuebiq Launches Market-First Solution that Independently Verifies
Data Provenance, User Consent & Ensures Privacy Compliance,
Business Wire
Jun 2019 Connexient Opens New Office in Tampa, Florida, PR Newswire
Jun 2019 Here dismisses 300 employees, Gruenderszene
Jun 2019
Medical Travel Companions (MTC), the Leading Travel Assistance
Provider, Joins the HERE Mobility Marketplace, PR Newswire
Jun 2019 Waze teams with SpotHero to get cars off the road, MobileWorldLive
Jun 2019
Propeller Introduces Terrain Editing Feature in the Propeller
Platform, PR Newswire
Jun 2019
Drone analytics with Terra Mapper data processing software,
GeoConnexion
Key Recent News Key Recent News
Jun 2019
Arriva to introduce major CO2 emissions reduction on 15,000
buses, poandpo.com
Jun 2019
Planet signs deal with European energy analytics startup Kayrros,
Geospatial Media and Communications
Jun 2019
WeatherBug Joins NOAA to Improve the Nation’s Safety and
Readiness Against Extreme Weather, Business Wire
Jun 2019
Naver to create HD map for autonomous driving in Seoul, The Korea
Times
Jun 2019 Meyer is Adding Magellan GPS to Roster of Vendors, RVBusiness
Jun 2019
ClickFellas Chooses Digital Element to Increase Accuracy of IP
Geotargeting Services, Business Wire
Jun 2019
SimActive launches new drone processing service, Geospatial Media
and Communications
Jun 2019
First certifications handed out under India’s Digital Sky drone
policy, Commercial Drone Professional
Jun 2019
Pitney Bowes and ReBOUND Link Networks to Speed and Simplify
International Returns for Global Retailers, Business Wire
Jun 2019 Iridium Receives Airtime Contract, Satnews
Jun 2019
Hudson Structured and Nephila back $2m funding for AI insurtech
start-up Tensorflight, Intelligent Insurer
Jun 2019
Irish property tech start-up Geowox raises €500,000 in funding, The
Irish Times
Jun 2019
U.S. Army awards Vricon contract for One World Terrain,
GlobeNewswire

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
21
Funding Trends
Median Deal Size and Trend
New Entrants in Funding Club
Distribution of companies by Funding Range
Funding Funnel of the Sector
Top Investments and Investors
Investors in Unicorn club

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Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Geographic Information Systems; 2012-2019
Global Funding Trends (1/2)
23
Note: Funding excludes Grant, Debt and Post IPO rounds. Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Geographic Information Systems > Investment Trends > Global Funding Trends
#Rounds
$Funding
3 Year CAGR
6 Year CAGR 5% # of Rounds13% $ Funding
13% # of Rounds
14% $ Funding
$602M
$249M $214M
$410M
$349M
$426M
$558M
$512M
$1.2B
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
$0k
$200M
$400M
$600M
$800M
$1.B
$1.2B
$1.4B
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
$ Funding Predicted $ Funding # Rounds Predicted # Rounds

$9M $16M $10M $30M $26M $14M $19M $16M
$35M
$136M
$173M
$179M
$208M $307M
$324M
$69M
$204M $61M $227M $140M $192M $236M $168M $517M
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
19 27 34 33 30 26 21 9
10
15
22
24
29 39
41
10
6 6 10 5 8 6 9 3
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
35
22
Total # of Rounds
24
Note: Mega Rounds = rounds with size > $20M. Funding excludes Grant, Debt and Post IPO rounds. Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Stage-wise Number of RoundsStage-wise $ Invested
New Entrants in Funded Club
Global Funding Trends (2/2)
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Geographic Information Systems; 2012-2019
Geographic Information Systems > Investment Trends > Global Funding Trends
40
31
27
29
28
26
13
194
$1.3M
$2.6M
$0.0M
$0.5M
$1.0M
$1.5M
$2.0M
$2.5M
$3.0M
$3.5M
$4.0M
$4.5M
$5.0M
0
50
100
150
200
250
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD Total
Entrants in Funding Club Avg. Ticket Size
$1.3M $3.2M $2.3M $2.1M $2.7M $2.1M $4.4M $2.6M
$249M
$602M
Total $ Invested
$517M
$170M
$107M
$257M
$194M
$262M
$411M
$317M
$1.0B
6
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
0
200000000
400000000
600000000
800000000
1E+09
1.2E+09
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD
$ Funding Predicted $ Funding # of Rounds Predicted # Rounds
Mega Rounds
3 3 6 3 7 9 10 3

Geographic Information Systems > Investment Trends > Funding Trends by Geography
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Geographic Information Systems
Funding Trends by Geography
Funding Trends by Geography Top Cities of Funding
City $ Funding # Rounds
Bay Area 1.4B 135
New York City 601M 46
Longmont 528M 4
Tokyo 271M 5
Washington D.C. 236M 7
Kirkland 133M 6
Tel Aviv 88.2M 13
Charlotte 82.9M 3
London 73.1M 15
Berlin 66M 8
Total Funding
360
142
8
17
23
22
9
7
# Rounds
$3.4B
$488M
$277M
$94.1M
$90.7M
$47.3M
$39M
$30.1M
US
Europe
Japan
Israel
India
Canada
Australia
Latam
Note: Excludes funding information of China companies

Trend of Average Deal Size ($M)
$0.6
$1.1
$0.5
$1.2 $1.2
$0.8
$1.2
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Geographic Information Systems > Investment Trends > Median Deal Size and Trend
Median and Average Deal Size in $M (per Stage) in Geographic Information Systems; 2012-2018
Median Deal Size and Trend
Note: Excludes funding information of Chinese companies. *Graph not to scale
Median Deal Size and Range
$8K* $6.6M
$200K $25M
$1.3M $60M
$995K $199M
$22M
$16.3M
$4.5M
$510K
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed
Stage
$26.7
$20.4 $22.2
$15.7 $18.8 $19.4
$34.1
$12.3
$28.4 $28.0 $32.0
$78.7
$24.1
$4.4
$5.6 $6.1 $6.0
$4.7 $5.5 $5.8

Note: 221 companies with undisclosed funding amount are not included
27
<$1M
$1-10M
$10-50M
$50-100M
$100M+
Funding Range
51
103
56
11
10
No. of Companies
Geographic Information Systems > Investment Trends > Distribution of companies by Funding Range
No. of companies by funding range in Geographic Information Systems; as of Jun 2019
Distribution of companies by Funding Range
$16M
$373M
$1.3B
$796M
$2.5B
$ Investment

Stage No. of Companies
Funding
Funnel
100%
27%
11%
5%
3%
28
Note: Numbers in the brackets show the count of companies
Time to raise
next round
44
79
171
433
1583
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Funded
Founded
Next
Round
100M+
Valuation
Exits
Acqui-
Hired
Dead
Pooled
Others
27% 4%
(56)
3%
(44)
0%
(1)
4%
(66)
68%
(1083)
39% 11%
(46)
8%
(35)
0%
(1)
3%
(11)
58%
(250)
46% 16%
(27)
7%
(12)
- 2%
(4)
51%
(88)
56% 32%
(25)
13%
(10)
- 3%
(2)
42%
(33)
- 45%
(20)
20%
(9)
- - 45%
(20)
Geographic Information Systems > Investment Trends > Funding Funnel
Number of companies progressing to subsequent funding stages in Geographic Information Systems
Funding Funnel
18 Months
19 Months
19 Months
Investment backedBootstrapped
19
5
87
22
42
6
Soonicorns
Unicorns
Acquisitions
IPOs

Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+, PE)
Geographic Information Systems > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months
Major funding rounds by Stage in Geographic Information Systems; Jun 2017-Jun 2019
Notable Investments in last 24 months (1/5)
LATE STAGE
$199M - Series C Feb 2019
Provider of 3D maps & data
INCJ, Mitsubishi Electric
$168M - Series D Mar 2019
Microsatellites to maps the earth to provide
universal access to information
$164M - Series C Oct 2017
Foundry Group, DFJ, DBL Partners, Thrive Capital,
SoftBank Vision Fund
$150M - Series G May 2019
Raine Group, Snap
LATE STAGE
$42.5M - Series C Nov 2018
Mapanything (2009, Charlotte, $84M)
Data mapping and geo analytics software provider
GM Ventures, Salesforce, Greycroft Partners, Harbert
Management, David Stern, Andrew Leto, Nelstone
Ventures
$35.5M - Series C Dec 2018
NavVis (2013, Munich, $45.6M)
Digital twin platform for indoors
Digital+ Partners, Kozo Keikaku Engineering, Target
Partners, BayBG, MIG Verwaltungs
$33M - Series F Oct 2018
Simon Ventures, NAVER Corp, Union Square
Ventures
$25M - Series C Jun 2018
DroneDeploy (2013, San Francisco, $56M)
Smart multiple drone management platform
AirTree Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Uncork
Capital, AngelPad, Emergence Capital, Energize
LATE STAGE
$18M - Series E Jul 2018
SoftBank Group, Microsoft
$4.5M - Series D Jul 2018
NextNav (2008, Sunnyvale, $154M)
Urban and indoor location enabling technology

EARLY STAGE
$60M - Series B Nov 2018
Builds software to perform mapping and localization
for autonomous cars
Generation Investment Management, Andreessen
Horowitz, Accel, GSR Ventures, Robert Bosch
Venture Capital, NVIDIA
$32.8M - Series B May 2018
Business intelligence company based on machine
learning
Nasdaq, DRW Venture Capital, Tribeca Venture
Partners, Tribeca Angels, TLcom Capital Partners,
Goldman Sachs Investment Partners
$30M - Series B Aug 2017
Descartes Labs (2008, Los Alamos, $38.3M)
Deep learning for satellite imagery
March Capital Partners, Crosslink Capital, Data
Collective, Correlation Ventures
EARLY STAGE
$27.4M - Series B Aug 2017
Skycatch (2013, San Francisco, $48.8M)
Autonomous drone and an image processing
platform
Avalon Ventures, Sherpalo Ventures, Walden
Riverwood Ventures, Amino Capital, Bee Partners,
Autodesk, Entree Capital
$25M - Series B Jun 2018
Ceres Imaging (2014, San Francisco, $35.5M)
Aerial spectral imagery to optimize water and
nitrogen in crops
Insight Venture Partners, Romulus Capital
$22.9M - Series B Dec 2018
Axelspace (2008, Tokyo, $39.5M)
Micro satellite based earth imagery and data
collection
31VENTURES, INCJ, SBI Holdings, Dai-Ichi Life,
UTokyo Innovation Platform
EARLY STAGE
$20.3M - Series A Feb 2018
onXmaps (2009, Missoula, $20.3M)
Provides online maps related to land ownership
Summit Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners,
Millennium Technology Value Partners, Next
Frontier Capital, Steve Burke
$20M - Series B Aug 2018
Carmera (2015, New York City, $27.1M)
Real-time 3D maps for autonomous vehicles
GV, Matrix Partners
$17.5M - Series B Feb 2018
Unacast (2014, Oslo, $24.1M)
Offline User Data to Online Retargeting
White Star Capital, Telia, OpenOcean, Investinor
$15.7M - Series A May 2019
LogicHub (2016, San Francisco, $15.7M)
AI-based security automation & orchestration
solution for incident response
Storm Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners

EARLY STAGE
$15M - Series B Apr 2018
Mapillary (2013, Malmo, $24.5M)
Crowdsourced photomapping service
BMW i Ventures, Samsung Catalyst, NavInfo,
Atomico, Sequoia Capital
$12.8M - Series A Jan 2019
GeoSpock (2013, Cambridge, $27.9M)
Provides a scalable data infrastructure and analytics
solution
Cambridge Innovation Capital, Parkwalk, Global
Brain, 31VENTURES, Supership, Jonathan Milner
$11.5M - Series B Oct 2018
Coolfire Solutions (2010, St. Louis, $11.6M)
Platform for situational awareness
Clayton Capital Partners, IrishAngels, Enterprise
Holdings
EARLY STAGE
$10M - Series A Jun 2018
Propeller Aerobotics (2014, Eveleigh, $14.2M)
Develops a cloud-based platform for management of
drone-gathered data
Blackbird Ventures, Costanoa Venture, Accel,
Sequoia Capital
$10M - Series A Mar 2019
Kolmostar (2016, Fremont, $10M)
Stealth mode Positioning and navigation startup
$9.6M - Series A Aug 2018
HawkEye 360 (2015, Herndon, $28.7M)
Track and monitor global transportation networks
Allied Minds, Razor's Edge Management, Raytheon,
SHIELD Capital Management
$7.2M - Series B Oct 2017
Robart (2009, Linz, $11.4M)
Autonomous navigation for mobile household
robots
CM-CIC Investissement, Innovacom, Robert Bosch
Venture Capital, Groupe SEB
EARLY STAGE
$7M - Series A Oct 2017
Ursa Space Systems (2014, Ithaca, $13.6M)
Geospatial maps and insights provider
Paladin Capital, New Enterprise Associates, RRE
Ventures, S&P Global
$6.6M - Series A Feb 2018
solution
Cambridge Innovation Capital, Parkwalk, Global
Brain, 31VENTURES, Sir Michael Marshall
$6M - Series A Sep 2018
ZenCity (2014, Tel Aviv, $11.2M)
Data platform for data-driven smart city decisions
Vertex Ventures, M12, Canaan Partners Israel
$5.7M - Series A Jul 2018
Ursa Space Systems (2014, Ithaca, $13.6M)
Geospatial maps and insights provider
RRE Ventures, S&P Global, Paladin Capital

EARLY STAGE
$5.6M - Series A Sep 2017
Bluedot (2013, San Francisco, $13M)
Provider of location analytics platform for the local
businesses
Transurban, David Jacques, Jeff Katz
$5.3M - Series A Sep 2018
HawkEye 360 (2015, Herndon, $28.7M)
Track and monitor global transportation networks
Allied Minds, Space Angels, Sumitomo, Razor's Edge
Management, SHIELD Capital Management
$4.7M - Series A Apr 2018
Orbital Sidekick (2016, San Francisco, $4.8M)
Provider of space-based hyperspectral imaging and
analysis
Allied Minds, 11.2 Capital
$4.3M - Series B Aug 2017
IndoorAtlas (2012, Oulu, $22.4M)
Indoor Positioning System to locate objects and
people inside buildings
Yahoo Japan, Takoa Invest, Digital Ventures,
Innovestor Ventures
EARLY STAGE
$3.5M - Series A May 2018
M12, Vertex Ventures Israel
$2.6M - Series A Mar 2019
solution
Parkwalk
$2M - Series A Dec 2018
GeoOptics (2006, Pasadena, $7.2M)
Atmospheric data sensing technologies
$1.5M - Series A Oct 2017
PlanetRisk (2014, Bethesda, $12.9M)
Analysis of risk & opportunity for business
Series A Aug 2018
Builds software to perform mapping and localization
for autonomous cars
Robert Bosch Venture Capital
SEED STAGE
$2.1M - Seed Mar 2019
TartanSense (2015, Bangalore, $2.1M)
Analyzing health of plants using drones
Omnivore Partners, Blume Ventures, Beenext, Dileep
George, Akash Gupta, Samay Kohli
$2M - Seed Jul 2017
lvl5 (2016, Redwood City, $2.1M)
3D maps for autonomous vehicles
Paul Buchheit, Point Nine Capital
$1.7M - Seed Sep 2017
Canaan Partners Israel, I3 Equity Partners
$1.5M - Seed May 2018
Lifesight (2017, Singapore, $1.5M)
AI-enabled location intelligence platform for offline
retailers
Provident Capital Partners

SEED STAGE
$120k - Seed Oct 2017
lvl5 (2016, Redwood City, $2.1M)
3D maps for autonomous vehicles
Y Combinator

Geographic Information Systems > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months in China
Notable Investments in last 24 months in China
EARLY STAGE
$80M - Series A Jul 2018
Wayz.ai (2018, Shanghai, $80M)
Developer of location-based intelligent service
platform with real-time mapping
BlueRun Ventures, Lightspeed China Partners,
Vincent Chuang Tao

Most Active Investors (VC, PE) by Stage in Geographic Information Systems; Last 5 years (Jun 2014-Jun 2019)
Most Active VC & PE Investors
35
Geographic Information Systems > Investment Trends > Most Active VC & PE Investors
SEED STAGE
Founder Collective(3 Investments)
Tellus Labs, Hivemapper, Zoba
1
Redpoint Ventures(2 Investments)
DroneDeploy, Mapsense
2
Amicus Capital (2 Investments)
Carmera, Navisens
3
Sequoia Capital (2 Investments)
Orbital Insight, Mapillary
4
Blackbird Ventures(2 Investments)
Propeller Aerobotics, EARTH AI
5
Resolute Ventures(2 Investments)
Carmera, Navisens
6
DFJ
DroneDeploy
7
GV
Hivemapper
8
Charles River Ventures
Zoba
9
General Catalyst Partners
Mapsense
10
EARLY STAGE
Accel (4 Investments)
DeepMap, CARTO, Propeller Aerobotics
1
GV (2 Investments)
Orbital Insight, Carmera
2
In-Q-Tel (2 Investments)
Orbital Insight, Immersive Wisdom
3
CM-CIC Investissement(2 Investments)
Robart, LuxCarta
4
Global Brain (2 Investments)
Axelspace, GeoSpock
5
INCJ (2 Investments)
Dynamic Map Platform, Axelspace
6
Bloomberg Beta(2 Investments)
Orbital Insight, Mavrx
7
Two Sigma Ventures (2 Investments)
Placed, Radar
8
Allied Minds (2 Investments)
HawkEye 360, Orbital Sidekick
9
Bessemer Venture Partners
onXmaps
10
LATE STAGE
New Enterprise Associates
NextNav
1
Battery Ventures
Latitude Geographics
2
Intel Capital
Inrix
3
IVP
GroundTruth
4
Oak Investment Partners
NextNav
5
Pitango Venture Capital
Foursquare
6
Naspers
FarmLogs
7
Next World Capital
Airware
8
AirTree Ventures
DroneDeploy
9
W Capital Partners
GroundTruth
10

Geographic Information Systems > Investment Trends > Most Active Ecosystem Investors
Top Ecosystem Investors in Geographic Information Systems; Last 5 years (Jun 2014-Jun 2019)
Most Active Ecosystem Investors
INCUBATOR/ACCELERATOR
Plug and Play Tech Center(14
Investments)
Planet Labs, GroundTruth, Airware
1
MassChallenge(5 Investments)
Tellus Labs, Zoba, Nextome
2
Venture Kick(4 Investments)
Gamaya, Fixposition, Citiviz
3
500 Startups(3 Investments)
Propeller Aerobotics, InnerSpace, MapJam
4
Techstars(3 Investments)
GeoSpock, Oriient, Spatial
5
Wayra(3 Investments)
Descifra, Hitmap, Smart Place
6
Runway(3 Investments)
Skycatch, Navisens, Navagis
7
Y Combinator(2 Investments)
lvl5, Geosite
8
Startupbootcamp(2 Investments)
Intelitaap, Indoora
9
SOSV(2 Investments)
Citiesense, Loccie
10
OTHER NOTABLE INVESTORS
Credit Suisse(2 Investments)
TIBCO Spotfire, Fugro
1
Salesforce(2 Investments)
Mapanything, CARTO
2
Bpifrance(2 Investments)
Mapwize, Roofstreet
3
SEB(2 Investments)
TIBCO Spotfire, SenionLab
4
BDC(2 Investments)
InnerSpace, Local Logic
5
Tencent(2 Investments)
Satellogic, Sensewhere
6
CrunchFund(2 Investments)
Foursquare, Satellogic
7
Ontario Centres of Excellence (2
Investments)
BlueDot, InnerSpace
8
Balyasny Asset Management(2
Investments)
Orbital Insight, Cuebiq
9
31VENTURES(2 Investments)
Axelspace, GeoSpock
10
DEBT INVESTORS
Western Technology Investment(6
Investments)
Planet Labs, July Systems, MetaCarta
1
Lighter Capital(3 Investments)
Mapanything, Badger Maps, GeoPoint
2
Harbert Management(2 Investments)
Mapanything, Rezatec
3
Mercia Technologies
Living Map
4
Stellus Capital Management
OGSystems
5
MEIF
Geospatial Insight
6

Geographic Information Systems > Investment Trends > Investors in Unicorn club
Investors in Unicorn Club (1/3)

Geographic Information Systems > Investment Trends > Unicorn Investors in the Sector
Unicorn Investors in the Sector

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Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
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Key Sub Sectors
Detailed Sector Taxonomy
Top Markets of Investment Activity
Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
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Key Sub Sectors
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Key Sub Sectors in Geographic Information Systems
Market Top Companies
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
Location Analytics
Companies that provide location intelligence based on geo-data for smart decisions
Trimble Navigation (1978, Sunnyvale,
Public)
441 167 $2B
Imaging Solutions
Companies which collect earth imagery using various methods
DigitalGlobe (1993, Longmont, Acquired)
161 49 $1.4B
Mapping Platforms
Companies that provide platforms to make customized maps from raw data or integrate and
visualize mapping into websites
GeoSLAM (2012, Ruddington, $6.9M)
242 41 $702M
Companies that develop hardware and software tools for precise positioning & navigation
TomTom (1991, Amsterdam, Public)
Waze (2007, Tel Aviv, Acquired)
311 100 $564M
Maps
Companies that provide maps to companies and individuals
HERE (1985, Amsterdam, Acquired)
MapmyIndia (1992, Delhi, $44.4M)
161 30 $180M
Companies that provide tools for processing raw earth imagery
Esri (1969, Redlands)
DroneDeploy (2013, San Francisco, $56M)
62 15 $121M
Platform Providers
Companies that provide platforms for integrating, storing, analyzing & visualizing geospatial
data, as well as development kits
Boundless (2002, New York City, Acquired)
Coolfire Solutions (2010, St. Louis, $11.6M)
179 28 $66.9M
Technology Enablers
Companies that provide enabling technology for geographic information systems
Baseband Tech (2004, Calgary)
Cartoview (2016, Cairo)
11 1 -
Companies providing end-to-end GIS solutions or multiple offerings
Maxar Technologies (1969, Westminster,
Public)
OGSystems (2004, Chantilly, Acquired)
15 2 -
Geographic Information Systems > Market Details > Key Sub Sectors

Detailed Sector Taxonomy (1/4)
45
Geographic Information Systems > Market Details > Detailed Sector Taxonomy

46

47

48

Rank Market
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round Top Funded Company
1
(+1)
Location Analytics > Local Businesses
Companies providing location intelligence for local businesses
(Companies covered 123 | Funded 47 | Total Funding $867M)
$268M
(+$139M)
18
(+4)
Foursquare
(2009, New York City, $397M)
2
(+13)
Mapping Platforms > 2D
Companies that provide platforms to integrate and visualize geospatial data in 2D maps
$188M
(+$185M)
11
(+7)
Mapbox
(2010, Washington D.C., $228M)
3
(-2)
Location Analytics > Horizontal Suite
Companies providing platforms for location intelligence for various industries
$56.7M
(-$135M)
14
(-8)
GeoSpock
(2013, Cambridge, $27.9M)
4
(+1)
Location Analytics > Agriculture
Companies providing location intelligence for the agriculture industry
$66.7M
(+$11.5M)
10
(-1)
Descartes Labs
(2008, Los Alamos, $38.3M)
5
(-2)
Imaging Solutions > Satellite based
Companies that provide earth imagery using satellites
(Companies covered 50 | Funded 23 | Total Funding $1.3B)
$210M
(+$130M)
7
(-5)
Planet Labs
(2010, San Francisco, $351M)
6
(-)
Maps > Online Maps
Companies that provide online maps
$85.7M
(+$62.7M)
8
(-1)
NavVis
(2013, Munich, $45.6M)
7
(-3)
Mapping Platforms > 3D
Companies that provide platforms to integrate and visualize geospatial data in 3D maps
$261M
(+$168M)
5
(-3)
Dynamic Map Platform
(2016, Tokyo, $231M)
49
Note: The numbers in the bracket represent the change in a 2 year period.
Top Markets of Investment Activity (1/2)
Top Markets by Funding in Geographic Information Systems in last 2 years (June 2017 - May 2019)
Geographic Information Systems > Market Details > Top Markets of Investment Activity

Top Markets of Investment Activity (2/2)
Geographic Information Systems > Market Details > Top Markets of Investment Activity

Rank Market # Investments Key Investments
1
Maps > Online Maps
Companies that provide online maps
(Companies created 104 | Funded 21 | Total Funding $168M )
1 onXmaps (2009, Missoula, $20.3M)
2
Platform Providers > Data Storage Integration and Visualization
Companies that provide platforms for storage, integration and visualization of geospatial data
(Companies created 142 | Funded 26 | Total Funding $66.9M )
1 Propeller Aerobotics (2014, Eveleigh,
$14.2M)
3
Location Analytics > Local Businesses
Companies providing location intelligence for local businesses
(Companies created 123 | Funded 47 | Total Funding $867M )
1 Radar (2016, New York City, $8M)
4
Imaging Solutions > Satellite based
Companies that provide earth imagery using satellites
(Companies created 50 | Funded 23 | Total Funding $1.3B )
1 Ursa Space Systems (2014, Ithaca, $13.6M)
Note: Investors considered - Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Greylock Partners, General Catalyst Partners, Benchmark Capital, KPCB, Khosla Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Founders Fund, SV Angel, Index Ventures, Bessemer
Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Venrock, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Institutional Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Battery Ventures
51
Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
Top Markets where Early Stage Investors are investing in last 2 years (June 2017 - May 2019)
Geographic Information Systems > Market Details > Top Markets of Early Stage Investors

Rank Market
Last 2 Years
# of Comp Founded $ Invested # Round Top Funded Company
1
Positioning & Navigation > Postioning > Outdoor
Companies that provide hardware or technology for augmented and precise outdoor
positioning
(Companies covered 47 | Funded 11 | Total Funding $31.1M)
16 $7.5M
(+$7.5M)
1
(+1)
Point One Navigation
(2016, San Francisco,
$7.5M)
52
Other Notable Markets with high Entrepreneurial Activity in Geographic Information Systems in last 2 years (June 2017 - May 2019)
Geographic Information Systems > Market Details > Other Notable Markets

Incubators Startupbootcamp (#1), Quake Capital (#1)
Seed
O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures (#1), Union Square Ventures
(#1)
Series A/B Accel (#2), Two Sigma Ventures (#2)
Series C+ Microsoft (#2), Sequoia Capital (#1)
Placed May - 2019
Acq by Foursquare
July Systems Jun - 2018
Acq by Cisco
nanotron Sep - 2017
Acq by Sensera
Roximity Jun - 2016
Acq by Verve Mobile
Geometri Jan - 2016
Acq by Acuity Brands
$150M - Series G
Foursquare (2009, New York City,
$397M)
$8M - Series A
Radar (2016, New York City, $8M)
$8k - Seed
VeriDaaS Corporation (2015,
Denver, $8k)
$33M - Series F
Foursquare (2009, New York City,
$397M)
$18M - Series E
GroundTruth (2009, New York City,
$147M)
$29.4k - Seed
Intelitaap (2016, Thane, $47k)
Jun 2019
Cuebiq Launches Market-First Solution that Independently
Verifies Data Provenance, User Consent & Ensures Privacy
Compliance, Business Wire
Jun 2019
4C Integrates with Placed, Expands Its Location Based
Solution, Technology-Signals
Jun 2019
Foursquare buys location-tracking firm Placed from Snap,
MobileMarketer
May 2019
Foursquare — yes, that Foursquare — just raised $150M and
bought a Seattle startup owned by Snap, GeekWire
May 2019
CARTO acquires Geographica to expand its professional
services offering, Geospatial Media and Communications
May 2019
Jean-Éric Vergne, reigning ABB FIA Formula E World
Champion, invests in Velocity Black – the lifestyle platform
for high performance people in the digital age.,
ResponseSource
May 2019
AND appoints DDS as reseller of the AND Digital Maps,
GeoConnexion
May 2019 SiteZeus Teams with Roy Rogers on Growth, QSR Magazine
Apr 2019
GroundTruth Names Chris Yamaoka Chief Privacy Officer, PR
Newswire
Apr 2019
Nanotron, Decawave Shorten Time to Revenue with Micro-
Location Solutions, Microwave Journal
Apr 2019
Foursquare is expanding its Attribution Solution to be able
to measure OOH ads, Mobile Marketing Magazine
Apr 2019 Radar raises $8 mln, PE Hub
Apr 2019
Partnership to deliver location segments for ad serving
platforms, UKTN
News
8
7
15
47
123
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Location Analytics > Local Businesses: Market Factsheet
53
Exits
Recent InvestmentsCompanies providing location
intelligence for local businesses
Foursquare
Cuebiq
(2016, New York City, $36.3M)
GroundTruth
nanotron
(1991, Berlin, $31.1M)
SiteZeus
(2013, Tampa, $4.2M)
Top Companies
#1 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Geographic Information Systems > Market Details > Market: Local Businesses
Companies Created 123 | Funded 47 | Total Funding $867M
0
10
20
30
$0k
$100M
$200M
$300M
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Predicted Funding YoY Funding
Rounds Predicted Rounds
YoY Funding and Rounds
Market: Local Businesses

Location Analytics > Local Businesses: Top Companies
Market: Local Businesses (1/2)
Analyst’s Pick
Soonicorn. Stage: Series G
Raine Group, Snap, Simon Ventures and 18 Other
Investors
SoftBank Group, Microsoft, M12 and 11 Other
Investors
July Systems (2001, Bangalore, $60M)
Mobile proximity marketing & app development
platform
Intel Capital, WestBridge Capital Partners, Updata
TIBCO Spotfire (1996, Boston, $40M)
Visualization
Casdin Capital, Credit Suisse, SEB and 7 Other
Investors
Analyst’s Pick
Business intelligence company based on machine
learning
Minicorn. Stage: Series B
Nasdaq, DRW Venture Capital, Tribeca Venture
Swirl Networks (2011, Boston, $32M)
In-Store Mobile Marketing
Longworth Venture Partners, Twitter Ventures,
Hearst and 4 Other Investors
nanotron (1991, Berlin, $31.1M)
Wireless products for location-aware wireless
sensor networks, real time location systems
Minicorn. Stage: Acquired
Zouk Capital, DEWB, PolyTechnos Venture Partners
Unacast (2014, Oslo, $24.1M)
Offline User Data to Online Retargeting
Minicorn. Stage: Series B
White Star Capital, Telia, OpenOcean and 9 Other
Investors
Analyst’s Pick
Bluedot (2013, San Francisco, $13M)
Provider of location analytics platform for the local
businesses
Minicorn. Stage: Series A
Transurban, David Jacques, Jeff Katz and 5 Other
Investors
Velocity Black (2014, London, $12M)
Provider of AI based recommendation and
transaction platform
Tom Glocer, Initial Capital, Golden Valley
Management
Radius Networks (2011, Washington D.C., $9M)
Development solutions for proximity marketing
Editor's Pick. Stage: Seed
Core Capital Partners, Contour Venture Partners,
Trilogy Equity Partners, Arab Angel

Location Analytics > Local Businesses: Top Companies
Market: Local Businesses (2/2)
Analyst’s Pick
SiteZeus (2013, Tampa, $4.2M)
SiteZeus is designed to offer brokers, consultants
and retail concepts a turnkey, cloud
hosted/internet platform for site selection.
Editor's Pick. Stage: Series A
Baldwin Beach Capital
Geoblink (2015, Majadahonda, $1.5M)
Geospatial Business Intelligence
Elaia, Nauta Capital, CDTI and 2 Other Investors
Lifesight (2017, Singapore, $1.5M)
AI-enabled location intelligence platform for offline
retailers
Minicorn. Stage: Seed
Provident Capital Partners
Advan (2015, New York City)
Provider of location intelligence to financial
industry
Editor's Pick. Stage: Unfunded
Analyst’s Pick
Arrivalist (2010, New York City)
Provider of software tool for analysis of customer
visitation behavior for local businesses
Editor's Pick. Stage: Funded
Cree
Clean Slate Technologies (2016, Mumbai)
Cloud-based proximity marketing platform for
retailers
FutureMap (2018, Singapore)
Provider of data-driven scenario planning platform
for making startegic decisions
HealRWorld (2012, Somerville)
Provides SaaS based geo-analytics platform for local
businesses
Mapify (2018, Lisbon)
Provides location intelligence platform for local
businesses
Analyst’s Pick
Panacea Geospatial Solutions (2013, Delhi)
Provider of geospatial data analytics solution for
government and enterprise
Qualia (2011, New York City)
Provides location intelligence platform for local
businesses
Vodafone, Decacorn Capital, Runway Venture
Symaps.io (2015, Paris)
Provider of location analytics to local businesses
SGPA

Note: Overall Rating is a combination of Funding and Team rating, along with Execution, Size and Growth metrics
56
Location Analytics > Local Businesses: Leaderboard
Better than Market Average
Market: Local Businesses
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Year Location Stage
Funding
($M)
Funding
Rounds
Team
Rating
Execution Quality Size Metrics 6M Growth Metrics
App
Rating
App UI
Web
UI
Social
Followers
Mobile
Downloads
Mobile
Reviews
News
Mentions
Mobile
Reviews
Social
Followers
Δ % Δ %
5.0 Foursquare 2009
New York
City
Series G $397M 10 2 4 - - 20.7k 30.1M 485.4k 72 760 - 1.2k 6%
3.8 GroundTruth 2009
New York
City
Series E $147M 13 5 - - 3 4.1k - - 15 - - 10 -
3.8 Placed 2011 Seattle Acquired $13.8M 2 - - - - 1.5k - - 5 - - 14 1%
3.7 SiteZeus 2013 Tampa Series A $4.2M 3 5 - - - 292 - - 10 - - 21 8%
3.5 CARTO 2008 Brooklyn Series B $31M 2 3 3 - - 29.1k 4k 9 11 1 13% 893 3%
3.3
Radius
Networks
2011
Washingto
n D.C.
Seed $9M 4 - 4 - - 4.1k 108k 205 7 1 - -14 -
3.3 Bluedot 2013
San
Francisco
Series A $13M 2 5 5 - 4 1.6k 757 4 2 - - -17 -1%
3.3 Unacast 2014 Oslo Series B $24.1M 3 - - - - 5.7k - - 10 - - -43 -1%
3.2 Cuebiq 2016
New York
City
Series B $36.3M 3 - - - - 3 - - 19 - - - -
3.1 Lifesight 2017 Singapore Seed $1.5M 1 2 - - 4 87 - - 5 - - 51 142%
3.1
Velocity
Black
2014 London Series A $12M 1 4 4 4 4 5.2k 8k 60 3 4 7% -57 -1%
3.1 nanotron 1991 Berlin Acquired $31.1M 2 - - - - - - - 10 - - - -
2.9 Radar 2016
New York
City
Series A $8M 1 - - - 3 448 - - 1 - - 84 23%
2.9 BlastPoint 2016 Pittsburgh Seed $70k 3 - - - 4 323 - - - - - 83 35%

Incubators SpinLab (#1), Amplify (#1)
Seed General Catalyst Partners (#1), Redpoint Ventures (#1)
Series A/B DFJ (#1), Foundry Group (#1)
Series C+
Norwest Venture Partners (#1), Deutsche Telekom Capital
Partners (#1)
WorldView Solutions Oct - 2018
Acq by GeoDecisions
MapData Services Nov - 2017
Acq by Mapbox
Idevio Jan - 2017
Acq by QlikTech
GeoInformation Group Nov - 2016
Acq by Verisk Analytics
MicroMaps Oct - 2015
Acq by Simpleview
Mapsense Sep - 2015
Acq by Apple for $25M
DeCarta Mar - 2015
Acq by Uber
$3.5M - Series A
ProStar Geocorp (2010, Grand
Junction, $3.5M)
$6.9M - Series A
$3.5M - Series A
Point Inside (2009, Bellevue, $8M)
$17.4k - Seed
Vesputi (2015, Magdeburg, $17.4k)
$200k - Seed
TerraStride (2012, Columbia, $1.4M)
$586k - Seed
GeoSpark (2016, Amsterdam, $586k)
Jun 2019
Scanpoint Geomatics allots 43.33 lakh equity shares under
rights issue, Business Standard
Jun 2019
Mapbox and Luxoft partner to bring AI and AR to In-Vehicle
Navigation, Telematics News
Jun 2019
Mapbox Launches Data Services to Deliver High-Quality Map
Data To Customers, GlobeNewswire
May 2019
Mapbox Shifts API and SDK Pricing to Pay-As-You-Go,
ProgrammableWeb
May 2019
Geomni UK to offer enhanced solutions in the UK and
throughout Europe, Geospatial Media and Communications
Apr 2019 Maptitude 2019 Is Available Now, GeoConnexion
Mar 2019
Mapbox and New Light Technologies Partner on Atlas
Managed Service Offering, PR Newswire
Mar 2019
James Fee Joins the Spatial Networks Team as Vice President
for Professional Services, PRWeb
Jan 2019
MapBusinessOnline.com Releases Business Listings for
Business Analysis, AiThority
Jan 2019
New Study Examines Business Mapping Software Market by
2019-2026: Top Key Players- Caliper Corporation, Microsoft,
IBM, Tactician, E-Spatial, Google, Tibco Software, Digital
Journal
Dec 2018
Business Mapping Software Market Top Companies, Trends
and Future Prospects Details for Business Development and
Forecast Up To 2023 | Caliper Corporation, Microsoft
Corporation, IBM Corporation, Tactician Corporation, e-
Spatial, Google, Sapphica
Dec 2018
Platform Combines Visual Analytics, Vector Mapping,
Datanami
News
12
4
10
25
189
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Mapping Platforms > 2D: Market Factsheet
57
Exits
Recent InvestmentsCompanies that provide platforms
to integrate and visualize
geospatial data in 2D maps
Mapbox
(2010, Washington D.C., $228M)
GeoSLAM
(2012, Ruddington, $6.9M)
ObjectFX
(1994, Minneapolis, $15.1M)
Spatial networks
(2000, Saint Petersburg)
MapDev
(2016, Halifax)
Top Companies
Geographic Information Systems > Market Details > Market: 2D
0
5
10
15
$0k
$20M
$40M
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Market: 2D

Mapping Platforms > 2D: Top Companies
Market: 2D
Analyst’s Pick
Foundry Group, DFJ, DBL Partners and 5 Other
Investors
ObjectFX (1994, Minneapolis, $15.1M)
Software developer for mapping and other location
based services
Perkins Capital
Provider of 3D mobile mapping solution
Frontier Development Capital, Clydesdale Bank
MapDev (2016, Halifax)
Provides web mapping software
Spatial networks (2000, Saint Petersburg)
Developing tools to capture and analyze geospatial
data
Analyst’s Pick
Wind Navigator (2008, Albany)
Online platform for prospecting green sites and
other applications

59
Mapping Platforms > 2D: Leaderboard
Market: 2D
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Year Location Stage
Funding
($M)
Funding
Rounds
Team
Rating
App
Rating
App UI
Web
UI
Social
Followers
Mobile
Downloads
Mobile
Reviews
News
Mentions
Mobile
Reviews
Social
Followers
Δ % Δ %
5.0 Mapbox 2010
Washingto
n D.C.
Series C $228M 4 5 4 - - 64.1k 108k 441 56 81 23% 2.4k 4%
4.0 Mapstr 2014 Paris Seed $800k 1 - 5 - - 1.1k 300k 2.5k 3 368 18% 104 11%
3.9 Point Inside 2009 Bellevue Series A $8M 5 - 4 - - 1.9k 303k 1.9k 3 10 1% 38 2%
3.7 GeoSLAM 2012 Ruddington Series A $6.9M 1 5 - - 4 2.5k - - 20 - - - -
3.3 Mapfit 2015
New York
City
Seed $5.5M 1 - - - 4 178 - - 1 - - 10 6%
3.1
ProStar
Geocorp
2010
Grand
Junction
Series A $3.5M 1 - 5 5 4 - 300 9 - - - - -
3.0 ObjectFX 1994
Minneapoli
s
Acquired $15.1M 3 - - - - - - - 14 - - - -
2.9 TerraStride 2012 Columbia Seed $1.4M 5 - - - 3 702 - - 2 - - 17 2%
2.9 DeCarta 1996 San Jose Acquired $48.4M 4 - - - - 708 - - 3 - - -11 -2%
2.9 Living Map 2010 London Series A $1.6M 1 - - - - 584 - - - - - 33 6%
2.7 Idevio 2001 Gothenburg Acquired - 2 - - - - 247 - - 1 - - 3 1%
2.6 Mapit GIS 2014 Wishaw Unfunded - - - 4 5 4 119 303k 1.9k - 1 - 11 10%
2.6 MapTiler 2017 Unterageri Unfunded - - 3 4 5 5 1.6k 30k 51 1 22 76% - -
2.5 Urbamapp 2016 Quito Unfunded - - - 5 5 4 983 4k 13 - - - 43 5%
2.4 Geosho 2010 Caernarfon Seed $382k 1 - 4 - - 460 7k 9 - 3 50% -3 -1%

Incubators Techstars (#1), Capital Innovators (#1)
Seed Sequoia Capital (#1), Lux Capital (#1)
Series A/B In-Q-Tel (#3), GV (#1)
Series C+ Keiretsu Forum (#1), Battery Ventures (#1)
AmigoCloud May - 2019
Acq by essentialservicesgroup.com for
$16M
Digital Map Products May - 2019
Acq by LightBox
Ubisense Jun - 2011
IPO'd on LON
Airware Oct - 2018
Acq by Delair
FeatureX Sep - 2018
Acq by Orbital Insight
PlanetRisk Jun - 2018
Acq by Culmen International
$2.6M - Series A
$6.6M - Series A
Kaarta (2014, Pittsburgh, $6.6M)
$3M - Seed
Zoba (2016, Boston, $3M)
$12.8M - Series A
$6M - Series A
$3M - Series A
AmigoCloud (2011, San Francisco,
$3.8M)
Jun 2019
Pitney Bowes and ReBOUND Link Networks to Speed and
Simplify International Returns for Global Retailers, Business
Wire
Jun 2019
Trimble launches two-channel DVR and new video-on-
demand option for transportation, Geospatial Media and
Communications
Jun 2019
3Gtms Partners with Trimble for Commercial Routing
Solutions, GlobeNewswire
Jun 2019
Data analytics company GeoSpock opens Asian HQ in
Singapore, The Business Times
Jun 2019
Pitney Bowes and Pirate Ship team up offer free USPS
shipping software, Tamebay
Jun 2019
Trimble Announces New Insertion Flowmeter and Software
for Enabling Utilities to Reduce Non-Revenue Water Loss, PR
Newswire
May 2019
Trimble Releases Next-Generation Smartphone and GIS Data
Collector, GeoConnexion
May 2019
Live Earth Partners With the National Center for Spectator
Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) to Advance Operational
and Technological Needs of Venue Operators and Security
Personnel at Sports Venues, Newswire
May 2019
Lightbox Announces Acquisitions Of Real Capital Markets
And Digital Map Products, PRWeb
May 2019
Pitney Bowes Announces First Quarter 2019 Financial
Results, ITWeb
Apr 2019
Vizag Startup Geo Climate Receives An Offer for ₹2 Cr
Funding from Gas Authority of India, IndianWeb2
News
23
9
25
45
124
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Location Analytics > Horizontal Suite: Market Factsheet
60
Exits
Recent InvestmentsCompanies providing platforms
for location intelligence for
various industries
Trimble Navigation
(1978, Sunnyvale)
Airware
(2011, San Francisco, $92.7M)
Orbital Insight
(2013, Palo Alto, $80.2M)
GeoSpock
(2013, Cambridge, $27.9M)
RippleNami
(2015, San Diego, $500k)
Top Companies
Geographic Information Systems > Market Details > Market: Horizontal Suite
0
5
10
15
$0k
$50M
$100M
$150M
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Market: Horizontal Suite

Location Analytics > Horizontal Suite: Top Companies
Analyst’s Pick
Airware (2011, San Francisco, $92.7M)
Develops an integrated platform for delivering
drone-based solutions to enterprise clients
Caterpillar, Next World Capital, Andreessen
Horowitz and 21 Other Investors
Orbital Insight (2013, Palo Alto, $80.2M)
Understanding global trends through image
processing and deep learning
Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital, Envision Ventures and
10 Other Investors
Digital Map Products (2000, Irvine, $42.3M)
Mapping platform and location-based analytics
Silversmith Capital Partners, Keiretsu Forum
Provides a scalable data infrastructure and
analytics solution
Parkwalk, Cambridge Innovation Capital, Global
Brain and 6 Other Investors
Analyst’s Pick
PlanetRisk (2014, Bethesda, $12.9M)
Analysis of risk & opportunity for business
Petra Capital Partners, Capricorn Holdings, Frontier
Capital
Vertex Ventures, M12, Canaan Partners Israel and 2
Other Investors
Spatial (2015, Cincinnati, $2.2M)
Social Intelligence layer over maps
Serra Ventures, Connetic, Caerus Investment
RippleNami (2015, San Diego, $500k)
Cloud-based platform for visualization of data on a
map to enable organizations make their decisions
Prosper Women Entrepreneurs, Capital Innovators,
Golden Seeds and 2 Other Investors
Analyst’s Pick
Advanced positioning technology and mobile
solutions for productivity enhancement
New Venture Partners, Tippet Venture Parters
Geo Climate Risk Solutions (2014,
Visakhapatnam)
Provides spatial platform for disaster risk reduction
Magellium (2003, Toulouse)
End to End GIS solutions company
Satelytics (2009, Toledo)
Satellite based analytics for oil & water wells and
pipelines
North Coast Angel Fund

62
Location Analytics > Horizontal Suite: Leaderboard
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Year Location Stage
Funding
($M)
Funding
Rounds
Team
Rating
App
Rating
App UI
Web
UI
Social
Followers
Mobile
Downloads
Mobile
Reviews
News
Mentions
Mobile
Reviews
Social
Followers
Δ % Δ %
5.0
Orbital
Insight
2013 Palo Alto Series C $80.2M 5 - - - - 4.1k - - 22 - - 444 12%
4.8
Pitney
Bowes
1920 Stamford Acquired - 2 - 4 - - 29k 7k 70 116 9 15% 1 -
4.7 GeoSpock 2013 Cambridge Series A $27.9M 5 - - - 4 745 - - 19 - - 84 13%
4.4
Trimble
Navigation
1978 Sunnyvale Public - 1 - 4 - - - 227k 1.7k 227 83 5% - -
4.3 SpaceKnow 2013
San
Francisco
Series A $5.4M 1 - - - - 1.8k - - 4 - - 194 12%
4.0
Digital Map
Products
2000 Irvine Acquired $42.3M 3 - 3 - - 3.6k 300 6 8 3 100% 32 1%
4.0 ZenCity 2014 Tel Aviv Series A $11.2M 3 4 4 - - 522 4k 59 2 10 20% - -
3.8 Airware 2011
San
Francisco
Acquired $92.7M 9 - - - - 11k - - 33 - - -200 -2%
3.7 DMTI Spatial 1994 Markham Acquired - 1 - - - - 1.3k - - 3 - - 106 9%
3.7 AmigoCloud 2011
San
Francisco
Acquired $3.8M 3 - 4 - - 320 4k 28 2 1 4% 28 10%
3.7 Ubisense 2002 Cambridge Acquired $3M 2 - - - - 219 - - 21 - - - -
3.6 iMapData 1982 Mclean Acquired $20.8M 4 - - - - 78 - - 3 - - - -
3.5
Latitude
Geographics
1999 Victoria Funded - 1 - - - - 4k - - 1 - - 76 2%

Geographic Information Systems > Market Details > Market: Agriculture
Market: Agriculture

Market: Agriculture

Geographic Information Systems > Market Details > Market: Satellite based
Companies Created 50 | Funded 23 | Total Funding $1.3B
Market: Satellite based

Market: Satellite based (1/2)

Market: Satellite based (2/2)

Market: Satellite based

Geographic Information Systems > Market Details > Market: Online Maps
Market: Online Maps

Market: Online Maps

Market: 3D

Geographic Information Systems > Market Details > Market: Transportation
Market: Transportation

Geographic Information Systems > Market Details > Market: Data Storage Integration and Visualization
Companies Created 142 | Funded 26 | Total Funding $66.9M
Market: Data Storage Integration and Visualization

Geographic Information Systems > Market Details > Market: Aerial Image Processing
Market: Aerial Image Processing

#1 Other Notable Markets
Geographic Information Systems > Market Details > Market: Outdoor
Companies Created 47 | Funded 11 | Total Funding $31.1M
Market: Outdoor

Market: Outdoor

Public Companies
Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
88
Notable Acquisitions
Top Acquirers
Acqui-hires

Public companies (1/3)
90
List of Public Companies in Geographic Information Systems
IPO Date Company
IPO
Mcap
Exchange
Ticker
Jul 2016
EnGIS Technologies (1998, Seoul)
Navigation software & smartphone apps and OTA software upgrade
solutions for the automotive industry
$27.7M KOSDAQ:208860
Feb 2016
exactEarth (2009, Cambridge)
TSX:XCT
Sep 2014
Global UAV (1987, Vancouver)
CNSX:UAV
Jun 2013
UrtheCast (2010, Vancouver)
TSX:UR
Jul 2009
Euronext:TOM2
Mar 2008
Geospatial (2007, Sarver)
Underground infrastructure location, mapping, and management
GSPH
Dec 2007
GeoTraq (2005, Seattle)
Developing tracking devices using cell ID technology
OTCMKTS:GTRQ
Nov 2006
Advanced positioning technology and mobile solutions for
productivity enhancement
$70M Euronext:PTX
Jan 2003
Genesys International Corporation (1995, Mumbai)
Geospatial services firm
NSE:GENESYS
Geographic Information Systems > Exit Outlook > Public Companies

91
IPO Date Company
IPO
Mcap
Exchange
Ticker
Dec 2002
Maxar Technologies (1969, Westminster)
Earth intelligence, space infrastructure and satellite imaging
solutions provider
NYSE:MAXR
Jul 2000
MDA (1969, Vancouver)
Provider of radar satellite systems, surveillance and intelligence
solutions
$326M TSE:MDA
Apr 2000
Cyient (1991, Hyderabad)
Engineering, networks and operations solutions
BOM:532175
Mar 1999
Fugro (1962, Leidschendam)
Collects and interprets data related to the earth's surface, soils and
rocks for natural resources Industries
AMS:FUR
Sep 1996
Zenrin (1948, Fukuoka)
Develops maps, map databases and software related to their
Geospatial System.
TYO:9474
Feb 1964
Asia Air Survey (1954, Kawasaki)
Provides 3D mapping aerial triangulation system
9233
Takor Group (2009, Perth)
Provides products for mobile mapping and location intelligence
ASX:TKO
IDS France (1994, Lyon)
Provides Aerial Imagery for Geospatial data acquisition
EPA:MLIDS

92
IPO Date Company
IPO
Mcap
Exchange
Ticker
SuperMap (1997, Beijing)
Provides Geographic Information System (GIS) platform software
products and services
Navinfo (1997, Beijing)
Leading provider of digital map, telematics and dynamic traffic
information services
AND (1984, Rotterdam)
Digtal Mapmaker & Location intelligence for business
AMS:AND
Blom (1954, Oslo)
Develops a number of GIS tools, and offers GIS services and datasets

Notable Acquisitions (1/3)
93
Notable Acquisitions in Geographic Information Systems
Geographic Information Systems > Exit Outlook > Notable Acquisitions
Acq. Date Company Acquirer Deal Size
May 2019
Digital Map Products (2000, Irvine)
Mapping platform and location-based analytics
LightBox
Apr 2019
Mapanything (2009, Charlotte)
Data mapping and geo analytics software provider
Salesforce
Apr 2019
Citymapper (2011, London)
App-based platform providing route planning & transit
information for commuters
Bluesky
Oct 2018
Airware (2011, San Francisco)
Develops an integrated platform for delivering drone-based
solutions to enterprise clients
Delair
Aug 2018
CycloMedia (1980, Zaltbommel)
Geographical Imaging Soultions
Volpi Capital
Jun 2018
July Systems (2001, Bangalore)
Mobile proximity marketing & app development platform
Cisco
Dec 2017
Groundsure (1997, Brighton)
Provide location intelligence to support property and land
use decisions
Ascential $119M
Oct 2017
DigitalGlobe (1993, Longmont)
Provider of satellite imaging services using proprietary
satellite constellation
MDA $2.4B
Sep 2017
nanotron (1991, Berlin)
Wireless products for location-aware wireless sensor
networks, real time location systems
Sensera

94
Feb 2017
Skybox Imaging (2009, Mountain View)
High resolution Satellite imagery
Planet Labs
Nov 2015
iMapData (1982, Mclean)
GIS data collection, geospatial analysis and visualization
solutions provider
PlanetRisk
Aug 2015
HERE (1985, Amsterdam)
Maps, network planning, asset management, and workforce
management solutions provider
BMW $3.1B
Jul 2015
BlackBridge (1998, Berlin)
End to end solutions for geospatial value chain
Planet Labs
Jul 2015
Nexiga (1982, Bonn)
Geo marketing solutions and services for businesses
Elvaston Capital
Management
Jun 2015
EagleView (2008, Bothell)
Provides aerial imagery, data analysis, and GIS solutions
Vista Equity Partners $175M
Mar 2015
DeCarta (1996, San Jose)
Mapping platforms and turn-by-turn navigation solutions
provider
Uber
Oct 2013
The Climate (2006, San Francisco)
Integrated platform providing hardware and software for
farm and weather data analytics
Monsanto $930M
Jun 2013
Waze (2007, Tel Aviv)
Social driving and navigation app
Google $1.3B

95
Jul 2011
Seismic Micro Technology (1984, Houston)
Seismic and Geological Interpretation Software for oil and
gas exploration
IHS Markit $500M
Apr 2010
MetaCarta (2001, Reston)
Develops tools for adding geographical context to existing
data
Nokia
Oct 2007
NovAtel (1978, Calgary)
High precision OEM Global Navigation Satellite System
(GNSS) positioning technology
Hexagon $390M
May 2007
TIBCO Spotfire (1996, Boston)
Visualization
TIBCO $195M
Mar 2007
MapInfo (1986, New York City)
Web and desktop mapping applictions
pb.com $408M
Nov 2006
Traffic (1998, Wayne)
Provide real time traffic information
Navteq
Dec 1999
MapQuest (1996, Lancaster)
Travel blog and Driving Directions - Map
America Online $1.1B
Apr 1999
Provider of telecommunications infrastructure data in a GIS
and internet based spatial technologies
Cisco $1.9B

Most Active Acquirers
96
Geographic Information Systems > Exit Outlook > Most Active Acquirers

Acqui-hires
97
List of Acqui-hires in Geographic Information Systems
Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Date Target
Dec-18 Tellus Labs Acq by Indigo
Geographic Information Systems > Exit Outlook > Acqui-hires
View all 1 Acqui-hired companies on Tracxn Platform

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
98
Details on VC & PE Investors
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage
Details on Top Ecosystem Players

Geographic Information Systems > Investors > Index of Most Active VC & PE Investors
Index of Top Investors (VC, PE) by Stage in Geographic Information Systems; Last 5 years (Jun 2014 - May 2019)
Index of Most Active VC & PE Investors
SEED STAGE
Founder Collective (3 Investments)
Redpoint Ventures (2 Investments)
Amicus Capital (2 Investments)
Sequoia Capital (2 Investments)
Blackbird Ventures (2 Investments)
Resolute Ventures (2 Investments)
DFJ
GV
Charles River Ventures
General Catalyst Partners
Wellington Partners Venture Capital
360 Capital Partners
Industry Ventures
Crosslink Capital
Point Nine Capital
EARLY STAGE
Accel (4 Investments)
GV (2 Investments)
In-Q-Tel (2 Investments)
CM-CIC Investissement (2 Investments)
Global Brain (2 Investments)
INCJ (2 Investments)
Bloomberg Beta (2 Investments)
Two Sigma Ventures (2 Investments)
Allied Minds (2 Investments)
Bessemer Venture Partners
Intel Capital
DFJ
Matrix Partners
Andreessen Horowitz
LATE STAGE
Battery Ventures
Intel Capital
IVP
Oak Investment Partners
Pitango Venture Capital
Naspers
Next World Capital
AirTree Ventures
W Capital Partners
Columbia Capital
Accel-KKR
SoftBank Capital
Goldman Sachs Investment Partners
Geodesic Capital

Redpoint Ventures
101
Portfolio in Geographic Information Systems | Exits | Funds Link | Website | LinkedIn | Twitter
Geographic Information Systems > Investors > Redpoint Ventures
People
Investments
[Minicorn] DroneDeploy (2013, San Francisco, $56M, Series C)
Smart multiple drone management platform
Geographic Information Systems Notable Portfolio
[Unicorn] Snowflake (2012, San Mateo, $924M, Series F)
Data warehouse for cloud and analytics
[Unicorn] Stripe (2010, San Francisco, $861M, Series E)
API-linked payment gateway for transaction processing
[Unicorn] DraftKings (2012, Boston, $722M, Series E)
Fantasy sports gaming
[Unicorn] Pure Storage (2009, Mountain View, $527M, Public)
All-flash Enterprise Storage
[Unicorn] Snowflake (2012, San Mateo, $473M, Series E)
MPP Database and offers as a Service
[Unicorn] Nubank (2013, Sao Paulo, $420M, Series F)
Credit card issuer and administrator
[Unicorn] Nextdoor (2010, San Francisco, $409M, Series G)
Private social network for neighborhoods
[Unicorn] Zuora (2007, Foster City, $250M, Series F)
Subscription billing and management
[Unicorn] Kabam (2006, San Francisco, $244M, Series E)
Game developer and publisher for mobile and web platforms
[Unicorn] Twilio (2007, San Francisco, $240M, Public)
Cloud Communications API provider
[Soonicorn] Bright Health (2015, Minneapolis, $440M, Series C)
Health insurance provider
Other Notable Portfolio
Top Exits
Recent News on Fund & Portfolio
John Walecka
Co-Founder & Partner
Tom Dyal
Tim Haley
Geoff Yang
Jeff Brody
Geographical Spread Stage of Entry
May 2019
New ISO-27001 certification expands DroneDeploy’s data
security commitment, Commercial Drone Professional
Mar 2019
Drones ‘could cut solar design costs by 70%’, Energy Live
News
Feb 2019
Corteva Announces Drone Partnership with DroneDeploy,
PrecisionAg
Jan 2019
Multivista Announces DroneDeploy Partnership,
Advanced UAV Mapping Services, uasweekly.com
Jan 2019
DroneDeploy Customers Complete 1 Million Drone Flights
in 2018, uasweekly.com
Jan 2019
Agriculture Drone Market 2019- Global Industry Analysis,
By Key Players, Segmentation, Trends And Forecast By
2023, Digital Journal
Dec 2018
DroneDeploy work highlights drones as crucial tool for
future forest fire fighting, Commercial Drone Professional
Nov 2018
Mapping startup DroneDeploy takes to Australian skies in
a bid to help save the Great Barrier Reef, SmartCompany
Oct 2018
3rd Annual DroneDeploy Event Explores the Future of
Drones in the Age of Automation, PRWeb
Mapsense
(2013, San Francisco, $2.5M)
Acq by Apple - Sep 2015
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