69 Best Navigation Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Navigation Startups

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There are 81 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $1.5b. The average funding per company in this subset is $21.9m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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$3.9m

Money raised

Charles River Analytics is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based R&D solutions provider in 1983.

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$65.0m

Money raised

Blackshark.ai is an artificial intelligence geospatial intelligence company that extracts information from satellite and aerial imagery at a global scale using machine learning.

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$108.0m

Money raised

WayRay is a Moscow-based developer of holographic augmented reality technologies for the automotive industry.

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1

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$4.4m

Money raised

Qlm Technology Ltd is a Bristol-based company developing quantum gas sensing technology for the oil and gas industry.

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4

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$14.1m

Money raised

Qnami is a quantum technology company that is developing and commercializing quantum sensing and quantum imaging technologies using synthetic diamond and quantum technologies. Qnami's products are in life-science R&D and semiconductor electronics.

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6

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$18.3m

Money raised

German Autolabs is a Berlin, Deutschland-based automotive company founded by Patrick Weissert and Holger G. Weiss in 2016.

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$1.6m

Money raised

Biped.ai is a smart harness that uses self-driving technology to guide blind and partially-sighted people with 3D sounds.

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2

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$122.0m

Money raised

CARTO is a developer of a platform turning spatial data into delivery routes, behavioral marketing, and strategic development.

3

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$303.0m

Money raised

Robotic Research develops autonomy and robotic technology to improve the safety, security, and effectiveness of transportation.

2

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$84.0m

Money raised

Swift Navigation provides precise positioning solutions for automotive, autonomous vehicle, mobile and mass market applications.

3

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$33.2m

Money raised

Xona Space Systems builds navigation solutions to supports safety-critical operations, centimeter positioning, and cybersecurity.

3

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$49.5m

Money raised

Location data platform offering transparent and contextualized insights through the Real World Graph®.

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2

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$63.5m

Money raised

Indoor Spatial Intelligence Technology and Enterprise Solutions company based in Munich, Germany.

3

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$16.3m

Money raised

CloudMade is a developer of connected devices and systems for the automotive industry.

2

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$11.0m

Money raised

Chargetrip offers smart navigation and predictive route planning specific to electric vehicles, as an API based SaaS platform.

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1

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$3.0m

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Zippity is the only onsite service software for owner-operators who need to run their entire business from their phone. Impress customers and reduce manual tasks with a modern platform that helps you dispatch your online bookings, manage customer messages, streamline getting paid, stay organized, and get more 5-star reviews.

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$2.3m

Money raised

NumberEight is an artificial Intelligence company founded in 2018 by Abhishek Sen.

2

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$5.0m

Money raised

Automated Precision Application of farm inputs in real-time, boosting yield, enhancing quality & reducing input spend using deep learning.

3

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$47.3m

Money raised

Inxpect provides radio based sensing technology for home automation, security and industrial safety.

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Provider of a platform for tracking and sharing cycling routes created to serve as a community platform for cyclists. The company's online platform helps users in navigating and tracking their route while riding, find popular cycle routes near them and exporting their routes as GPX or KML files enabling users to discover, recommend, create and share cycling routes and destinations by connecting GPS devices for importing ride data.

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$10.0m

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Point One Navigation is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2016 by Aaron Nathan.

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1

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$830.0k

Money raised

Autonomous robots for marking parking lots and pavement.

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1

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$13.0m

Money raised

Advanced Navigation is a privately owned Australian company that specializes in the development of navigation technologies and robotics.

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$2.7m

Money raised

Crowddroning by GLOBHE sends drones globally through our crowd of local drone operators collecting high-resolution earth observation data which helps businesses, organizations and researchers understand the world and take action.

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1

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$3.5m

Money raised

1

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$1.2m

Money raised

Imagimob delivers edge AI software-as-a-service for deep learning and time-series based data.

1

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$13.0m

Money raised

Purple is a Wi-Fi and location analytics platform founded in 2012 by Gavin Wheeldon.

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4

Funding Rounds

$657.7k

Money raised

Nextome is a company founded in 2014 by Domenico Colucci, Giangiuseppe Tateo and Vincenzo Dentamaro.

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2

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$2.3m

Money raised

JOGO helps youth football players reach their full potential by using data-driven technology and insights. Data analytics shows exactly what players can improve, making it an easy goal to develop players, better. Track. Analyze. Improve

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$797.0k

Money raised

XWorks Technologies makes the Robotic Docking and Interchange Station (RDISt), a landing pad and docking system for drones and other small-scale autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

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$1.7m

Money raised

Asset Telematics Private Limited is a company founded in 2008 by Asset Telematics.

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$328.0m

Money raised

Brain Corp is a San Diego-based company founded in 2009.

3

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$552.2k

Money raised

Location Analytics SaaS designed to simplify the use of spatial data inside organizations.

2

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$8.6m

Money raised

Manufacturer of advanced chip sensors for improving navigation and stabilization.

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$1.2m

Money raised

Reckon Point is an artificial Intelligence company founded in 2015 by Gabe Garza.

2

Funding Rounds

$32.5m

Money raised

Slamtec is a Shanghai-based company founded by Jacky Li.

1

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$8.3m

Money raised

Focal Point has developed next generation navigation and positioning software for smartphones, wearables and autonomous vehicles.

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System solution for road maintenance management tailored for municipalities.

2

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$18.2m

Money raised

Technology startup providing services and sensing solutions for hyper-local air quality.

1

Funding Rounds

$270.0k

Money raised

Customer analytics for physical spaces. Enabling staff and personnel.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.1m

Money raised

xyzt.ai offers location data analytics solutions.

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Komoot is an app that lets you find, plan, and share adventures with the easy route planner.

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1

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$500.0k

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Developer of power meters for bikes. The company specializes in developing and designing crank arm, cadence sensors, spindle and spider integrated power meters for bikes.

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$32.3m

Money raised

Films and sensors for 3D touch surfaces and heater solutions.

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$1.3m

Money raised

LGN Innovations is a company developing Edge AI for autonomous cars founded in 2019.

1

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$640.0k

Money raised

Airex is a smart ventilation control that builds intelligent air ventilation units using atmospheric sensors and cloud algorithms.

1

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$5.5m

Money raised

Mapfit provides mapping services to companies.

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$1.2m

Money raised

Precision farming system preventing diseases for olive groves, vineyards, and almond trees.

1

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$820.0k

Money raised

Tended is an advanced geofencing technology founded in 2017 by Leo Scott Smith.

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$6.8m

Money raised

Homesearch is a technology company at the forefront of property data that specializes in analytics machine learning.

1

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$1.2m

Money raised

Cariqa is a EV charging marketplace founded in 2023 by Tamara Ciullo , Issam Tidjani and Stefano Bonetta .

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2

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$3.0m

Money raised

Biotechnology company offering sensor solutions for real-time detection of biological systems and processes.

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$321.7k

Money raised

Technology that speeds up the use of 3D NAND memory.

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$1.6m

Money raised

We develop and manufacture end-to-end 5G IoT solutions designed to uncover the hidden potential in processes and assets.

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$970.0k

Money raised

3D machine control system for all types of excavators.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.6m

Money raised

OceanScore is a maritime compliance and data-driven solutions provider founded in 2020 by Joerg Molzahn, Albrecht Grell and Wilhelm Loskot.

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1

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$900.0k

Money raised

Precision satellite analytics platform for coastal risk adaptation and mitigation mangement.

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$6.1m

Money raised

Waymap is a navigation app for indoors and outdoors founded in 2017.

$1.9m

Money raised

Photon Sports is an analytics setup for tracking sports activity founded in 2015.

1

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$3.3m

Money raised

Where You At is an indoor location-sharing app for nightlife safety founded in 2023 by Tamzin Lent.

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1

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$1.9m

Money raised

Grapheal is an embedded diagnostics, combining biosensing with connectivity founded in 2019.

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$970.0k

Money raised

Simulation technology.

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$3.9m

Money raised

Stenon is a the Soil Data Company.

2

Funding Rounds

$3.8m

Money raised

Solution enhancing satisfaction, productivity, and well-being in buildings.

1

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$650.0k

Money raised

Rokubun is a navigation technology for mobile and V2X markets founded in 2015.

1

Funding Rounds

$6.9m

Money raised

Environmental intelligence devices monitor and analyze outdoor and indoor spaces.

1

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

Smart farming service provider for the agricultural sector.

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Funding Rounds

$2.8m

Money raised

My Way is a parking app founded in 2018 by Pieter Paul Groot, Steven Kesler and Mitchel Koopal .

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1

Funding Rounds

$4.0m

Money raised

SKIPPER NDT is a contactless magnetic inspection system for industrial applications.

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