Orbital Sidekick
orbitalsidekick.com
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Computer Vision
Earth Observation
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$43M
9 rounds on record
Latest round
$3.5M
Convertible Note · Jun 2025 · 15 mo ago
Team
27
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · -18% in a year
Hiring now
2
open roles
Grants
$12.3M
2 grants · CORDIS
The money's age
Due for its next round
15 months since the last round · hiring slowed
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jun 30, 2025
Raised a round Convertible Note $3.5M · SEC Form D
Oct 28, 2024
Raised a round Venture round $8.6M · SEC Form D
Mar 19, 2024
Raised a round Convertible Note $4.6M · SEC Form D
Sep 30, 2022
Raised a round Venture round $7M · SEC Form D
Dec 23, 2020
Raised a round Venture round $14.5M · SEC Form D
Mar 7, 2019
Won a grant $12.2M · CORDIS
Nov 26, 2018
Won a grant $75k · CORDIS
Apr 6, 2018
Raised a round Venture round $4.7M · SEC Form D
Apr 26, 2017
Raised a round Venture round $100k · SEC Form D
2016
Founded
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convertible Note | Jun 2025 | $3.5M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Oct 2024 | $8.6M | — | SEC Form D |
| Convertible Note | Mar 2024 | $4.6M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Sep 2022 | $7M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Dec 2020 | $14.5M | — | SEC Form D |
| Grant | Mar 2019 | $12.2M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Nov 2018 | $75k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Apr 2018 | $4.7M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Apr 2017 | $100k | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Orbital Sidekick, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Tushar PrabhakarExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Daniel KatzExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Languages
C++
Python
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$170k
Typical range
$160k – $180k
Open positions
2
2
Jobs
Middle
50%
Senior
50%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 1 | $160k | $160k |
| Senior | 1 | $180k | $180k |
Highest paying role
Senior Ground Software Operations Engineer
$180k
Normalized to USD per year
People
Tushar Prabhakar
Executive Officer, Director
Daniel Katz
Executive Officer, Director
Matthew Thoms
Director
Jill Smith
Director
Nick Stavropoulos
Director
Michael Turner
Director
Joseph Pignato
Director
Sam Dobbyn
Director
Christopher Smith
Director
Donna See
Director
Eddy Ho
Director
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
28/100
Slowing
Open positions
2
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
50% ▼
Hardware
50% ▼
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
San Francisco
San Francisco
United States
HQ
2 open roles 100% engineering 50-200 est. staff $170k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, Hardware
Jobs
$130k – $180k per year • Equity • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • San Francisco
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$100k – $160k per year • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • San Francisco
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C++
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Financials
Total raised
$55.3M
Latest round
Convertible Note
Funding rounds
9
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convertible Note | 2025 | $3.5M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2024 | $8.6M | Details |
| Convertible Note | 2024 | $4.6M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2022 | $7M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2020 | $14.5M | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $12.2M | Details |
| Grant | 2018 | $75k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2018 | $4.7M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2017 | $100k | Details |