Top 4 Satellite Thermal Imagery startups

Updated: Jul 21, 2025
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These startups specialize in capturing infrared radiation emitted by the Earth's surface, creating thermal images that showcase temperature variations in different regions. They provide crucial data for a wide array of applications, ranging from climate research and environmental monitoring to disaster response and urban planning.
1
Albedo
Country: USA | Funding: $193M
Building satellites to capture the ultra-high resolution 10 cm visible imagery, co-collected with 2 m thermal imagery.
2
Satellite Vu
Country: UK | Funding: £41.3M
Satellite Vu develops “the world’s thermometer”: a satellite constellation capable of monitoring thermal emissions around the world.
3
Matter Intelligence
Country: USA | Funding: $12M
Matter Intelligence is a remote sensing company that makes sensors that use hyperspectral imaging.
4
Smart IR
Country: UK
SmartIR controls infrared heat radiation by using tiles that can alter visible color and infrared light.
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Boris Maslennikov is a senior editor for Space-Startups. He has spent more than a decade covering the global space industry as a business journalist. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science from the California Institute of Technology. In his free time, Boris enjoys studying history and mathematics, with a particular interest in the history of mathematics. You can contact Boris at borismaslenikov(at)space-startups(dot)com