Overview
Low-cost high-precision GNSS for autonomous vehicles and robotics. Piksi Multi and Duro receivers.. Total funding: $250M+ over 6 rounds ($50M Series E 2025, $34M Series B 2018). Products: Skylark Precise Positioning Service, centimeter-accurate GNSS for autonomous vehicles, robotics, ADAS, precision logistics. Financial stage: Growth ($250M funding, San Francisco, centimeter-accurate positioning for autonomy and robotics, global expansion).
Reality check
Skylark (company-claimed)
A cloud GNSS correction service for centimeter-level positioning in robotics, surveying, mapping, drone inspection and construction.
Robotics use (company-claimed)
Skylark RTK targets outdoor robots such as lawn mowers, precision-ag machines and delivery robots, without local base stations.
Correction modes (company-claimed)
Nx RTK delivers 1 to 2 cm accuracy for autonomous navigation; Cx and Dx modes cover broader or lower-bandwidth uses.
Automotive Suite (company-claimed)
Fuses GNSS, inertial sensors, wheel odometry and dead reckoning through the Starling positioning engine.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Receivers
Funding history (reported)
Data & sources
Web sources
9
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Models (1)
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Every company Swift Navigation has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1SolarCleano1× joint1 total
Most recent
Swift Navigation on the deployment map
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Relationships
Founders (3)
- Timothy Harriscofounder
- Fergus Noblecofounder
- Colin Beighleycofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Swift Navigation.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Swift Navigation in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (6)
Registry pages whose text names Swift Navigation.
Companies (2)
Robots and products (1)
People (3)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $50.0M
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Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company Swift Navigation has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1SolarCleano1× joint1 total
Funding rounds (1)
- Series E2025-03-01
$50M(reported)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Swift Navigation’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries E funding round
2025-03-01Series E raising $50000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (9)
- https://www.swiftnav.com/
- https://www.swiftnav.com/solutions/robotics
- https://www.swiftnav.com/skylark-quick-start-guide
- https://www.swiftnav.com/products/skylark
- https://www.swiftnav.com/products/swift-automotive-suite
- https://www.swiftnav.com/products/skylark/nx-rtk
- https://www.swiftnav.com/resource/press-release/swift-navigation-founders-honored-in-inc-magazines-30-under-30-list-of-coolest-young-entrepreneurs-in-america · 2016-05-27
- https://www.swiftnav.com/resource/press-release/swift-navigation-founders-honored-in-inc-magazines-30-under-30-list-of-coolest-young-entrepreneurs-in-america · 2016-05-27
- https://www.swiftnav.com/resource/press-release/swift-navigation-founders-honored-in-inc-magazines-30-under-30-list-of-coolest-young-entrepreneurs-in-america · 2016-05-27
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Methodology: Verified · 9 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-13
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-13
Sources by quality tier
- 9
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Swift Navigation.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Swift Navigation from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Top 5 Industries Benefiting from Cloud-Based GNSS Correction Services
This post explores five key industries that are experiencing substantial benefits from the integration of cloud-based GNSS correction services in 2026. The post Top 5 Industries…
Grab Uses Skylark to Optimize the Rideshare Experience
Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp for mobility, deliveries, and digital financial services, partnered with Swift Navigation to improve the accuracy and efficiency of the…
Real-Time Mapping for Physical AI & Smart Cities
Learn how combining edge-first AI processing with precise GNSS positioning enables commercial and municipal fleets to serve as continuous, living map generators. Explore the ways…
How to Set Up the Skydio X10 Drone with RTK Corrections
This article walks through setting up Skylark subscriptions in the Skylark User Portal, configuring your Skydio X10 controller, and exploring how Network RTK transforms commercial…
Free vs. Paid GNSS Correction Services
A technical guide for engineers, surveyors, and product teams evaluating free vs paid GNSS correction infrastructure. The post Free vs. Paid GNSS Correction Services appeared…
How GNSS Corrections Are Powering Safer, Smarter Micromobility
Micromobility is entering a new phase—moving beyond early adoption toward sustainable, scalable growth. As the market matures, operators are under increasing pressure to meet…
What Happens Between GNSS Reference Stations: Inside Skylark’s Atmospheric Model
Reliable RTK positioning needs robust atmospheric modeling, not just dense networks. In this article, we look at how Skylark’s physics-based approach outperforms standard…
Beyond Vision: Why High-Integrity Precise Positioning Won Swift Navigation the AutoTech Award
We are thrilled to share that Swift Navigation was recently honored at the prestigious AutoTech Awards. This recognition validates a fundamental shift occurring within automotive…
Essential Aero Uses Skylark to Enable Autonomous Airport Operations with Centimeter-Level Precision
Essential Aero is transforming airport ground operations by deploying autonomous robots for foreign object debris (FOD) collection, powered by Swift Navigation’s Skylark Nx RTK.…
How Vakaros and Swift Navigation are Modernizing Competitive Sailing
Traditional sailboat racing relies on human race officers to judge starts by eye, a method prone to blind spots and unverifiable decisions. To solve this, marine technology leader…
From Detection to Decision: How Edge AI + Precise Positioning Work Together
At NJ TransAction 2026, Dareesoft and Swift Navigation show how edge-based computer vision and precise GNSS work together to detect road issues like missing or damaged speed limit…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/swift-navigation.md
- RSS feed: /companies/swift-navigation/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/ba4e4714-2ac7-4a30-b80e-bee014ac02a4
- Revision history: /companies/swift-navigation/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Heat Index
Category contender77/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Swift Navigation draws attention at the 67th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
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: Nov 4, 2026