Iceye
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ICEYE is a company developing a satellite-based service to deliver near-real-time imagery from space. It leverages a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) instrument that captures images through clouds, darkness, and other obscuring elements and makes more reliable imagery than optical camera systems. The company serves the insurance, financial, energy, mining, maritime, civil government, security, and utility industries.
| Type | Private | |
| Founded | 2015 | |
| HQ | Espoo, FI | Map |
| Website | iceye.com | |
| Overall Culture | B+ | More |
Latest Updates
| Employees (est.) (Jul 2021) | 267 | (+4%) |
Key People/Management at Iceye
Rafal Modrzewski
CEO, Co-Founder
Pekka Laurila
CSO and Co-Founder
Jerry Welsh
CEO, US
Eero Jyske
VP Software
Stephen O'Donnell
Vice President of Space Missions
Iceye Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2015 |
Iceye total Funding | $141 m |
Iceye latest funding size | $87.3 m |
Time since last funding | 10 months ago |
Iceye investors | True Ventures, Draper Associates, Promus Ventures, Draper Esprit, Seraphim Capital, Lifeline Ventures, Jyri Engestrom, Dylan Taylor, FOUNDER.org, Space Angels, Tesi, Business Finland, EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs, OTB, Starlight Ventures, OTB Ventures, DNX Ventures |
Iceye's latest funding round in September 2020 was reported to be $87.3 m. In total, Iceye has raised $141 m
Iceye Operating Metrics
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Iceye Online and Social Media Presence
7.09k Twitter followers
Iceye has 7.09k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 6% month over month and increased 7.9% quarter over quarter
Iceye's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @iceyefi
1k
Tweets
130
Following
7.1k
Followers
68
Tweets last 30 days
15.4
Avg. likes per Tweet
100%
Tweets with engagement
Iceye Company Culture
Overall Culture
B+
85/100
CEO Rating
A+
89/100
Compensation
C+
74/100
Diversity
C+
81/100
Iceye News and Updates
June 23, 2021
Iceye establishes office to serve Japanese market
Iceye is expanding to serve the Japanese market with the support of Makoto Higashi, the former Japan Space Imaging Corp. CEO and president, who will serve as Iceye’s general manager in Japan.
SpaceNews
June 10, 2021
ESA adds Iceye data to Third Party Mission portfolio
The European Space Agency plans to offer researchers free access to Iceye’s synthetic aperture radar imagery.
SpaceNews
May 10, 2021
Iceye unveils new wide-area imaging capability
Iceye unveiled a new product May 10, imagery of areas as large as 10,000 square kilometers captured with its synthetic-aperture radar satellites.
SpaceNews
April 15, 2021
Iceye establishes U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility in Irvine, California
Iceye has established a satellite manufacturing facility, research and development laboratory, and mission operations center for U.S.-licensed spacecraft at its new Iceye US headquarters in Irvine, California.
SpaceNews
February 25, 2021
Iceye releases images from latest SAR satellites
Iceye published the first images Feb. 25 from three synthetic aperture radar satellites the Finnish company launched in January on a SpaceX rideshare mission.
SpaceNews
January 12, 2021
Iceye to launch three SAR satellites on SpaceX rideshare flight
Iceye is preparing to send three Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites into orbit on the SpaceX Falcon 9 small satellite rideshare mission scheduled for launch Jan. 21.
SpaceNews
Iceye Blogs
July 13, 2021
Towards Predicting Tomorrow
It is interesting to look down on planet earth from orbit and see events as they are happening. But wouldn’t it be even better to be able to observe what is happening now and anticipate what might happen next? This is called “predictive intelligence”, and with ICEYE’s Daily Coherent Grou…
July 06, 2021
ICEYE First in the World to Achieve Revolutionary Daily Coherent Ground Track Repeat
ICEYE’s new radar satellite imaging capability allows coherent change detection every 24 hours of selected locations, which further enables automated persistent monitoring. This capability complements the frequent access radar satellite imaging that ICEYE has been delivering for several …
June 25, 2021
Streamline Claims Management Processes with Improved Data Speed, Quality, and Scale
In the 2020 Intelligent Insurers Claims Survey1, 91% of executives agreed that boosting customers' experience of claims was their primary objective — and over 60% were planning to invest in new technologies to deliver on that objective.
June 23, 2021
ICEYE Expands Satellite Offering in Japan, Makoto Higashi Joins as General Manager for Local Business Operations
Mr. Higashi has a more than 40-year track record of leadership in satellite data, aerospace and business operations.
Helsinki, FINLAND – June 23, 2021 – ICEYE, the global leader in persistent monitoring of the Earth with radar satellite imaging, announced today it has partnered with Mak…
June 10, 2021
ICEYE Approved as Full ESA Earthnet Third Party Mission - The Programme Opens Access to ICEYE SAR Data for Researchers and Developers
ICEYE radar satellite data is now fully integrated into The ESA Third Party Missions (TPM) programme, which allows for sponsored SAR (synthetic-aperture radar) data access to researchers and Earth Observation (EO) application developers.
Helsinki, FINLAND – June 10, 2021 – ICEYE, Finnis…
June 09, 2021
Four Tips on Utilizing Data to Enhance Your Claims Process
Customers typically contact their insurer during situations where they need to make a claim. Meeting expectations at this crucial touchpoint can be the difference between achieving customer excellence or losing a customer: 83% of policyholders who experience a bad claim process will swit…
Iceye Frequently Asked Questions
When was Iceye founded?
Iceye was founded in 2015.
Who are Iceye key executives?
Iceye's key executives are Rafal Modrzewski, Pekka Laurila and Jerry Welsh.
How many employees does Iceye have?
Iceye has 267 employees.
Who are Iceye competitors?
Competitors of Iceye include Stratodyne, Urban Sky and Earth Observant.
Where is Iceye headquarters?
Iceye headquarters is located at Maarintie 6, Espoo.
Where are Iceye offices?
Iceye has an office in Espoo.
How many offices does Iceye have?
Iceye has 1 office.
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