# Hydrosat

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/hydrosat

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Washington, US
- Website: www.hydrosat.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $108M
- Latest round: Series B (Jan 8, 2026)
- Investors on record: 18

## About

Founded in 2017 and based in the District of Columbia, US, Hydrosat Inc. operates as a deep tech company leveraging satellite thermal imagery and AI-powered analytics to deliver real-time insights for agriculture, water management, and climate resilience. Hydrosat Inc. develops an AI-integrated geospatial data and analytics software that offers monitoring solutions for various industries. The company was founded by Jakob Van Zyl, Royce Dalby, Yunjin Kim, and the CEO Pieter Fossel. Mr. Fossel served as the former manager of Avascent, a boutique management consulting firm serving the defense, aerospace, homeland security, logistics, transit, and financial industries. In January 2026, Hydrosat Inc. raised USD 60 million in series B funding co-led by Hartree Partners, Subutai Capital Partners, and Space 4 Earth, with participation from Truffle Capital, European Investment Fund, OTB Ventures, Santa Barbara Venture Partners, Cultivation Capital, Blue Bear Capital, and Statkraft Ventures. 

The company's product is an AI-integrated geospatial and analytics software that provides monitoring solutions contributing to the decision-making process and risk assessment of various industries. For crop producers and farmers, the software uses satellite and weather data to understand local crop conditions and supply. It also monitors the moisture levels in a certain field helping in the reduction of water, energy, and labor costs. The solution also analyzes the water stress level by checking the surface temperature and vegetation stress that primarily cause drought and risks of wildfire. For security partners, it assesses theater conditions that help in planning tactical and humanitarian operations. For thermal plants, it offers insights showing emissions activity and potential leaks. 

The company's revenue is generated by the sales of its software to various industries that include farmers or crop producers, security providers, and thermal plant operators. 

The company will use the January 2026 funding to address rising demand for reliable thermal data.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Jan 8, 2026, $60M — European Investment Fund, Truffle Capital, Cultivation Capital, Statkraft Ventures, Hartree Partners, Blue Bear Capital, OTB Ventures, Santa Barbara Venture Partners, Subutai Capital Partners, Space4Earth Capital
- Series B, Aug 15, 2025, $18M — European Investment Fund
- Series A, Apr 25, 2023, $15M — Techstars, Cultivation Capital, Hartree Partners LP, Statkraft Ventures, Expon Capital, Blue Bear Capital, Hemisphere Ventures, OTB Ventures, Freeflow Ventures, Santa Barbara Venture Partners
- Seed, Nov 16, 2021, $10M — Cultivation Capital, Expon Capital, OTB Ventures, Freeflow Ventures, Santa Barbara Venture Partners
- Seed, Jun 17, 2021, $5M — Techstars, Cultivation Capital, Expon Capital, The Yield Lab, Freeflow Ventures, Synovia Capital, Industrious Ventures, Santa Barbara Venture Partners

## Investors

- Techstars (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/techstars) — Seed, Series A
- Cultivation Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cultivation-capital) — Seed, Series A, Series B
- Expon Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/expon-capital) — Seed, Series A
- The Yield Lab (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/the-yield-lab) — Seed
- Freeflow Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/freeflow-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- Synovia Capital — Seed
- Industrious Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/industrious-ventures) — Seed
- Santa Barbara Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/santa-barbara-venture-partners) — Seed, Series A, Series B
- OTB Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/otb-ventures) — Seed, Series A, Series B
- Hartree Partners LP — Series A
- Statkraft Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/statkraft-ventures) — Series A, Series B
- Blue Bear Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/blue-bear-capital) — Series A, Series B
- Hemisphere Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hemisphere-ventures) — Series A
- European Investment Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/european-investment-fund) — Series B
- Truffle Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/truffle-capital) — Series B
- Hartree Partners — Series B
- Subutai Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/subutai-capital-partners) — Series B
- Space4Earth Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/space4earth-capital) — Series B