Ursa Space Systems
ursaspace.com
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Geospatial AI
Earth Observation
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$92.9M
12 rounds on record
Latest round
$27.9M
Venture round · Mar 2026 · 6 mo ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
3
+1 posted in 30 days
Backers
2
NEA, Paladin Capital Group
The money's age
Fresh money
6 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
33/100
hiring for its size, fresh money
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
Jul 20
Board appointment Daniel Freedman, Director · SEC Form D
Mar 27
Raised a round Venture round $27.9M · SEC Form D
Aug 12, 2024
Raised a round Venture round $1.3M · SEC Form D
Jan 22, 2024
Raised a round Venture round $6.2M · SEC Form D
Mar 6, 2023
Raised a round Venture round $4M · SEC Form D
Mar 10, 2022
Raised a round Venture round $16.1M · SEC Form D
May 4, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $6.9M · SEC Form D
Sep 4, 2019
Raised a round Venture round $15M · SEC Form D
May 20, 2019
Raised a round Convertible Note $2.8M · SEC Form D
Jun 22, 2018
Raised a round Venture round $5.4M · SEC Form D
Oct 10, 2017
Raised a round Venture round $6.9M · SEC Form D
Dec 15, 2016
Took on debt financing $650k · SEC Form D
Jun 6, 2016
Raised a round Convertible Note $104k · SEC Form D
2014
Founded
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Web presence
top 0.03%
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Hacker News stories
1
best: 2 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Mar 2026 | $27.9M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Aug 2024 | $1.3M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jan 2024 | $6.2M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Mar 2023 | $4M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Mar 2022 | $16.1M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | May 2021 | $6.9M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Sep 2019 | $15M | — | SEC Form D |
| Convertible Note | May 2019 | $2.8M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jun 2018 | $5.4M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Oct 2017 | $6.9M | — | SEC Form D |
| Debt Financing | Dec 2016 | $650k | — | SEC Form D |
| Convertible Note | Jun 2016 | $104k | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Get Started Ursa Space Systems Inc. | its site |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Adam MaherExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Julie BakerExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Derek EdingerExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Tom EdwardsExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Nicole RobinsonExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Mark SnellExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
NEA 
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Overview
Ursa Space Systems aggregates synthetic aperture radar imagery from many satellite operators and turns it into analytic products. Founded in 2014 in Ithaca, New York, it is best known for measuring global oil storage from radar shadows. Its data reaches commodity traders, insurers and government users.
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Ursa Space Systems over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
53
Postings analysed
6
Stack modernity
90/100AI adopter
Languages
Python
SQL
Scala
JavaScript
Frameworks & libraries
PyTorch
Keras
TensorFlow
LangChain
Databases
Snowflake
DynamoDB
MongoDB
MySQL
Cloud & platforms
AWS
Azure
Databricks
Spark
AI & ML
LLM
Claude
LoRA
PEFT
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$175k
Typical range
$145k – $200k
Open positions
3
3
Jobs
Senior
100%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 3 | $175k | $145k – $200k |
Highest paying role
Sr. Data Engineer - Ursa Space Systems
$200k
Normalized to USD per year
People
Adam Maher
Executive Officer, Director
Julie Baker
Executive Officer
Derek Edinger
Executive Officer
Tom Edwards
Executive Officer
Nicole Robinson
Executive Officer
Mark Snell
Executive Officer
Christopher Steed
Director
William Porteous
Director
Mark Spoto
Director
William Porteaus
Director
Paul Graziani
Director
Daniel Freeman
Director
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
61/100
Growing
Open positions
3
0 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
10 days
faster than 70% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
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.
AI/ML
33% ▼
Hardware
33% ▲
Data Science
17% ▲
Backend
17% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added Machine Learning to stack
Sep 2026
Added Agile to stack
Sep 2026
Added Fivetran to stack
Sep 2026
Added Azure Data Factory to stack
Sep 2026
Added GCP to stack
Sep 2026
Added TensorFlow to stack
Sep 2026
Added Keras to stack
Sep 2026
Added Tool Use to stack
Sep 2026
Added Agentic Workflows to stack
Sep 2026
Added Spark to stack
Sep 2026
Added Snowflake to stack
Sep 2026
Added Scala to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Ithaca
Ithaca
United States
HQ
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 100% remote 10-50 est. staff $188k Avg Salary
hires for Data Science, Hardware
Jobs
$135k – $145k per year • Equity • Remote (United States) • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • United States
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$160k – $175k per year • Equity • Remote (United States) • 7+ years exp • Master's Degree • Ithaca
Python
Computer Vision
TensorFlow
Keras
PyTorch
Machine Learning
DevOps
GCP
Git
AWS
Management
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$150k – $200k per year • Equity • Remote (United States) • 10+ years exp • Ithaca
Python
SQL
Scala
pySpark
Databases
Snowflake
Databricks
AI/ML
Spark
Machine Learning
DevOps
Azure
CI/CD
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Fivetran
Azure Data Factory
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Financials
Total raised
$93.5M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
12
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2026 | $27.9M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2024 | $1.3M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2024 | $6.2M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2023 | $4M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2022 | $16.1M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2021 | $6.9M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2019 | $15M | Details |
| Convertible Note | 2019 | $2.8M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2018 | $5.4M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2017 | $6.9M | Details |
| Debt Financing | 2016 | $650k | Details |
| Convertible Note | 2016 | $104k | Details |