Hydrosat
Hydrosat analyzes thermal satellite data with AI to monitor agriculture and natural resources, having raised $96M in funding through Series B. The 114-person company draws engineering talent from space tech firms like Planet and Maxar.
The growth story
Hydrosat grew from 43 to 114 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $96M along the way, most recently a Series B in January 2026.
About
Hydrosat sells satellite-based thermal imaging and analytics primarily for agricultural monitoring and resource management. Its customers include organizations needing crop yield predictions, water stress detection, and environmental change tracking.
The company reached Series B funding in early 2026 with backing from defense and climate tech investors like AFWERX and Blue Bear Capital. Its engineering-heavy team (27 engineers) comes largely from satellite operators and space agencies.
Founders and leadership
Engineering dominates Hydrosat's workforce at 27 staff, reflecting its space data processing focus. Leadership experience isn't specified, but recruitment from established space firms suggests technical domain expertise.
The Hydrosat org chart
Pieter Fossel (CEO & Co-Founder) leads 41 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 36 (+50% YoY), Business Development 12 (+9% YoY), Information Technology 11 (+10% YoY), Research 10 (+43% YoY), Product Management 8 (+167% YoY), Marketing 6 (+50% YoY).
Talent flow
Nearly 20% of analyzed hires came from Planet, Maxar, and NASA JPL, with Amazon and Spire also feeding talent. Alumni scatter thinly across climate tech startups like OroraTech and AiDASH.
Most common previous employers of Hydrosat staff: Planet (8), NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (6), Maxar Technologies (5), Amazon (5), Spire (4), Viasat (4). Former Hydrosat employees most often moved to OroraTech (1), LALUX Assurances (1), BrightAI (1), Regenerate Asset Management (1), AiDASH (1), Sandbox Solar (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 60% direct, 21% search, 10% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Hydrosat: Python (Programming Language) (45), Project Management (37), Leadership (31), Microsoft Office (30), Data Analysis (27), Analytical Skills (25), Management (24), MATLAB (24).
Where the team actually sits
Hydrosat people are concentrated in Luxembourg (26), California, United States (11), Luxembourg, Luxembourg (10), United States (5). 3 offices on record.
Search footprint
Hydrosat attracts about 40 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 6 ranking keywords and lost 4 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Hydrosat has 114 employees as of September 2026.
Hydrosat has raised $96M in total, most recently a Series B round in January 2026.
Hydrosat was founded in 2017 by Pieter Fossel, Royce Dalby.
Pieter Fossel (CEO & Co-Founder) sits at the top of Hydrosat's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Hydrosat staff are Planet (8 people), NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (6 people), Maxar Technologies (5 people).
Former Hydrosat employees most often move to OroraTech (1), LALUX Assurances (1), BrightAI (1).
Hydrosat attracts about 40 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Hydrosat staff are Python (Programming Language), Project Management, Leadership, Microsoft Office, Data Analysis.
Hydrosat staff are concentrated in Luxembourg (26), California, United States (11), Luxembourg, Luxembourg (10).
Hydrosat has about 36 people in Engineering, up 50% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Hydrosat has about 12 people in Business Development, up 9% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 87 current and 33 former Hydrosat profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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