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NUVIEW Acquires Astræa

February 20, 2024

Data & Analytics

NUVIEW, an Orlando-based Earth observation and geospatial technology company building a commercial LiDAR satellite constellation, has acquired Astræa, Inc., a Charlottesville-based SaaS platform for AI-driven distribution and analysis of satellite, aerial, and drone imagery. The acquisition brings Astræa's analytics and distribution capabilities into NUVIEW's data pipeline to accelerate delivery of analytics-ready Earth observation data across government and commercial markets.

Sentient Digital Acquires Maritime Surveillance Associates

January 13, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Sentient Digital, Inc. (SDi) has acquired Maritime Surveillance Associates, Inc. (MSA), a developer of signal processing and mission reconstruction software for the U.S. Navy. The acquisition expands SDi's sonar and acoustics capabilities and supports its push into cloud-based advanced analytics, maritime security, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS).

Knoema Acquires Seek Data

July 26, 2022

Data & Analytics

Knoema has acquired Seek Data, a cloud data and analytics consultancy focused on retail and consumer packaged goods, to accelerate Knoema's industry-specific analytics solutions and expand its Snowflake-native applications. Erik Mitchell, founder of Seek Data, will join Knoema as Chief Strategy Officer to oversee commercial and product strategy for the combined firm.

Special Aerospace Services (SAS) Acquires Concordia Technologies

October 28, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

Special Aerospace Services (SAS), a Godspeed Capital-backed platform, has acquired Huntsville-based Concordia Technologies, a specialist in missile and hypersonic weapons defense, sensor design, and modeling & simulation. The deal — which closed October 24, 2024 — strengthens SAS's hypersonics and missile defense capabilities and expands its national security space engineering and mission-support offerings.

Hadrian Acquires Datum Source

July 8, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Hadrian, the advanced manufacturing company, has acquired Datum Source, a procure-to-pay SaaS platform and manufacturing network. The acquisition (closed July 8) integrates Datum's supplier network and procurement software with Hadrian's automation, DFM, and quality technology to create an end-to-end solution that accelerates customers — particularly aerospace and defense hardware companies — from prototype to scaled production.

EarthDaily Analytics Acquires Descartes Labs

October 17, 2024

Data & Analytics

EarthDaily Analytics (EDA), backed by Antarctica Capital, has acquired Descartes Labs and its government subsidiary, Descartes Labs Government, Inc. The deal integrates Descartes Labs' commercial products and government-facing capabilities into EDA's Earth Observation and analytics platform, expanding EDA's addressable markets across insurance, energy, mining and U.S. defense/intelligence and positioning EDA as a platform for further geospatial add-ons.