NavVis
NavVis builds digital twin technology for mapping physical spaces, used by surveying, construction and manufacturing firms. The Munich-based company has raised $181M and employs 415 people.
The growth story
NavVis grew from 227 to 415 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $181M along the way, most recently a Series D in August 2026.
About
NavVis sells reality capture systems that create photorealistic 3D models of buildings and industrial sites. Its technology is used by surveying firms, architects, engineers and manufacturers to digitize physical spaces for planning and operations.
The company has raised $181M in funding, most recently in a Series D round. It operates globally with offices in Germany, the US, UK and China, serving customers across surveying, construction and manufacturing industries.
Founders and leadership
Sales is NavVis' largest function with 58 employees, reflecting its focus on enterprise customers. The company is led by a Munich-based team and has a median employee tenure of 2 years.
The NavVis org chart
Felix Reinshagen (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 16 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 92 (+18% YoY), Sales 48 (-2% YoY), Business Development 45 (+22% YoY), Information Technology 38 (+6% YoY), Customer Success and Support 27 (+4% YoY), Marketing 25 (+47% YoY).
Talent flow
NavVis recruits heavily from Leica Geosystems, BMW and the Technical University of Munich. Alumni often move to Bentley, Meta and Microsoft. Nearly 10% of analyzed alumni have founded their own companies.
Most common previous employers of NavVis staff: Leica Geosystems (8), BMW (7), Technical University of Munich (7), Microsoft (5), IBM (5), EY (5). Former NavVis employees most often moved to Bentley (3), Meta (2), Product Advisors (2), Spotify (2), Microsoft (2), Prevu3D (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The NavVis mafia
NavVis alumni have founded 24 companies, including Lumos (162 staff), VIDA (143 staff) and Luminovo (104 staff). Several startups focus on AI and machine learning applications.
24Andrej Safundzic, was Product Manager until 2017Nabin Raj Gaihre, was Innovation Manager until 2017Sebastian Schaal, was Software Engineering until 2017Niccolò Lapini, was Business Development Manager ITALY until 2019Hamza Tahir, was Software Engineer until 2017Martin Patz, was AI Researcher until 2018
Nico Weigand, was Senior Manager Strategic Partnerships EMEA until 2023
Alexander Knoll, was Product Manager until 2018
Yashar Moradi, was Technical Lead until 2018
Fabian Pelzl, was Product Manager @ Customer Experience until 2018
Vibhuti Ranjan Singh, was Global Head of Product until 2023
Shayan Nikoohemat, Dr., was Mapping Specialist and Laser Scanner Expert until 2015
Bilal Tariq, was Business Development | EMEA until 2018
Emad Ahmadi, was Partnership Manager - Manufacturing until 2023
Finn Metz, was Strategy & Investor Relations - CEO Office until 2023
Phillip Quadstege, was Senior Industry Strategist - Automotive & Digital Factory until 2026
Herbart Ruiz, was Senior Account Executive until 2022
Kento Akiyama, was Solution Factory until 2017
Jean Michel Badawi, was Business Development Middle East until 2017
Tiziano Fulceri, was Working Student in Product Assembly and Product Development until 2016
Abigayle Curtis, MBA, was Senior Account Executive until 2023
David Boehringer, was Senior Account Executive DACH until 2024
Simon Hohentanner, was Technical Product Development until 2017
Xiaoxi Liu, was Senior Account Manager - Greater China until 2023Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 71% direct, 15% search, 3% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at NavVis: Project Management (155), Microsoft Office (128), Leadership (93), Communication (91), Teamwork (91), Microsoft Excel (91), English (83), Python (Programming Language) (83).
Where the team actually sits
NavVis people are concentrated in Bavaria, Germany (121), Greater Munich Metropolitan Area (22), Germany (16), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (4). 4 offices on record.
Search footprint
NavVis attracts about 2,808 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $13K a month if bought through ads. It gained 605 ranking keywords and lost 521 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.10 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.60 / 5
Frequently asked
NavVis has 415 employees as of September 2026.
NavVis has raised $181M in total, most recently a Series D round in August 2026.
NavVis was founded in 2013 by Felix Reinshagen, Georg Schroth, Sebastian Hilsenbeck, Robert Huitl.
Felix Reinshagen (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of NavVis's reporting structure, with 16 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current NavVis staff are Leica Geosystems (8 people), BMW (7 people), Technical University of Munich (7 people).
Former NavVis employees most often move to Bentley (3), Meta (2), Product Advisors (2).
At least 24 companies have a founder who previously worked at NavVis, including Lumos, VIDA, Luminovo.
NavVis attracts about 2,808 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $13K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among NavVis staff are Project Management, Microsoft Office, Leadership, Communication, Teamwork.
NavVis staff are concentrated in Bavaria, Germany (121), Greater Munich Metropolitan Area (22), Germany (16).
NavVis has about 92 people in Engineering, up 18% over the past year, as of September 2026.
NavVis has about 48 people in Sales, down 2% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 240 current and 244 former NavVis profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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