The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies PointOne: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions.
Overview
Point One Navigation builds centimeter-level precision positioning technology for autonomous vehicles, robots, and connected devices. Its Unified Location Platform combines the Polaris RTK Network of GNSS correction base stations, a GraphQL-based Location Cloud API, and a sensor-fusion Positioning Engine to deliver 1cm accuracy for physical AI applications. The San Francisco company partners with STMicroelectronics on GNSS chipsets and is backed by Khosla Ventures.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundSeries C post-money
PointOne on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2025. Explore where PointOne's robots are operating, by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (4)
- Aaron Nathan CEO & Co-founder, Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Mike Kurdziel Cloud Leadsecondary-verified
- Karen Leineweber Computer Vision Leadsecondary-verified
- Ryan Dougherty Sensor Fusion Leadsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for PointOne.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Data centers (1)
- Sanford Data Center Campus (Lee County)Sanford · planned
AI data centers PointOne operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.
Operator customers (1)
- PointOne2 deployments
Recent coverage
PointOne in third-party press
Point One Navigation Highlights Collaboration with STMicroelectronics at AutoSens 2026
Point One Navigation Raises 5 Million Series C to Define the Future of Precise Location and Physical AI
This Khosla-backed startup can track drones, trucks, and robotaxis, inch by inch
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (2)
- Point One Navigation x STMicroelectronics with STMicroelectronicstechnology
- Point One Navigation x ACEINNA with ACEINNAtechnologyconcludedreported, not operationally verified
Funding rounds (2)
PointOne’s 2 disclosed rounds, $45M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series C2025-11-20
$35M(reported) · $230M post
Investors: Khosla Ventures (lead), IA Ventures, UP Partners, Alumni Ventures
- Series A2021-11-11
$10M(reported)
Investors: UP Partners (lead), BOLT, IA Ventures, Ludlow Ventures
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 20, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2025
Polaris RTK Network at Europe
- Deployment recordedNov 11, 2021
Polaris RTK Network at North America
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Methodology: Claimed (not independently verified) · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-08-20
Verification posture
Claimed (not independently verified)
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-20
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for PointOne.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning PointOne from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Point One Navigation Highlights Collaboration with STMicroelectronics at AutoSens 2026
Point One Navigation and STMicroelectronics showcase integrated RTK positioning with the Teseo6 GNSS chipset at AutoSens 2026 for autonomous vehicle and robotics applications.
Point One Navigation Raises 5 Million Series C to Define the Future of Precise Location and Physical AI
Point One Navigation announces 5M Series C led by Khosla Ventures to deliver centimeter-level precision positioning for autonomous vehicles, robots, and connected devices.
This Khosla-backed startup can track drones, trucks, and robotaxis, inch by inch
TechCrunch covers Point One Navigation's 5M Series C at a 30M valuation, detailing its precision location technology for AVs, drones, and delivery fleets.
Point One Secures 0 million Series A
Point One Navigation launches out of stealth with a 0M Series A led by UP.Partners, debuting its precision location API for automotive OEMs, drone makers, and robotics companies.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/pointone.md
- RSS feed: /companies/pointone/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/98e55745-6c2d-4788-a301-c024b04cc796
- Revision history: /companies/pointone/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
PointOne draws attention at the 7th percentile but verifies reality at the 51st percentile among other robots. Hype Gap -43.7, 48th widest among other robots.
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Funded with institutional backing on record. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 20, 2026