Swift Navigation

Swift Navigation develops precise positioning technology for autonomous systems, robotics and vehicles. Its GNSS correction services, receivers and software provide centimeter-level localization for drones, agricultural machines, autonomous vehicles and industrial equipment.

Facts

Segment: Localization
Country: United States
Website: https://www.swiftnav.com

Market context

Centimeter-level outdoor positioning is a core dependency for field robots that need repeatable navigation beyond controlled indoor spaces. Swift has named Skylark case studies across agriculture, municipal cleaning and solar-panel robotics.

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Funding

2025-07-23 - series_e - $50M - Swift Navigation secures $50 million Series E round - Swift Navigation closed a $50 million Series E financing round to accelerate adoption of centimeter-accurate positioning for autonomy and logistics. - source: globenewswire.com

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Investors

AlTi Tiedemann Global - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-07-23
Crosslink Capital - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-07-23
Eclipse Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-07-23

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Supply

AI.Land - Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - AI.Land uses Swift Navigation Skylark Precise Positioning Service to support autonomous agricultural navigation and selective weeding - source: swiftnav.com
SolarCleano - Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - SolarCleano uses Swift Navigation's Skylark Precise Positioning Service for accurate localization of autonomous solar-panel cleaning robots - source: swiftnav.com
Angsa Robotics - Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - Angsa Robotics uses Swift Navigation Skylark Precise Positioning Service to improve autonomous trash-picking robot navigation - source: swiftnav.com

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Timeline

2017-03-28 - Partnership - Swift Navigation and Carnegie Robotics partner on precision GNSS for robotics - The partnership targeted autonomous vehicles, outdoor robotics and machine control. The companies planned to unveil their first joint product line at AUVSI Xponential 2017. The partnership connects The company to a customer, supplier or channel for maritime… - source: swiftnav.com

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Team

Timothy Harris - Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer - Harris leads Swift Navigation as it builds high-accuracy positioning for GPS-enabled autonomous vehicles and robots.
Holger Ippach - Chief Operations Officer - Ippach leads product strategy, roadmap, product, marketing, sales, and operations for Swift Navigation, including automotive supplier relationships.
James Tidd - Executive Vice President of Engineering - Tidd leads architecture for high-precision positioning systems used in advanced driver-assistance and autonomous systems.

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Relations

Angsa Robotics - Integrates With - Angsa Robotics uses Swift Navigation Skylark precise positioning to improve autonomous trash-picking robot efficiency.

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