Theseus

Theseus develops visual positioning for drones operating without reliable GPS. Its software combines onboard cameras, inertial sensing and stored satellite imagery to produce passive position fixes for flight controllers in jammed, spoofed or otherwise GPS-denied environments.

Facts

Segment: Localization
Country: United States
Founded: 2024
Website: https://theseus.us

Funding

2025-04-17 - Seed - $4.3M - Theseus raises $4.3M seed round for GPS-denied drone navigation - Theseus raised $4.3 million in seed funding to transition its Micro VPS visual-navigation system into a fieldable product. - source: theseus.us

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Investors

First Round Capital - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-17
Lux Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-17
Y Combinator - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-04-17

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Market context

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Team

Ian Laffey - Founder
Sacha Lévy - Founder

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Relations

USSOCOM - Operational Development

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