A YC job listing says the company had a difficult restructuring last year before growing again, suggesting prior internal restructuring.
SourcePublic company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Orbio Earth is a climate-tech company that uses satellite and ground data to deliver asset-level methane intelligence for the energy and financial sectors, helping customers detect leaks, quantify emissions, prioritize abatement, and reduce regulatory and portfolio risk.
Primary product
Satellite-based methane intelligence / emissions monitoring platform with browser and API access
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Dover, Delaware, USA; Cologne, Germany (public site lists US and European headquarters; company profiles also reference Berlin)
Team size
10-20
Industry
Environmental Services
Sub-industry
Methane emissions monitoring / climate intelligence
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$4.7M
Latest round
Seed · Mar 2024
Latest amount
$4M
Investors
Mission-driven and impact-oriented; the company describes its team as scientists and engineers and its careers page frames hiring around ‘Methane Intelligence pioneers.’ Public hiring copy emphasizes high ownership, self-direction, and direct work with the CEO.
Compensation
A public YC job listing for a Founding Product Engineer showed $50K-$120K salary and said US citizenship/visa was not required; a reposted salary listing for a similar role showed $50K-$130K.
Pricing
Enterprise subscription / data licensing with API and direct platform access
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
≈$850k ARR
Estimated monthly visits
2K
Traffic estimate as of Jan 2025
A YC job listing says the company had a difficult restructuring last year before growing again, suggesting prior internal restructuring.
SourceTechCrunch · Mar 2024
TechCrunch profiled Orbio’s satellite methane monitoring product, described its customers and operating model, and highlighted its $4M seed financing and 10-20 TB/day processing volume.
Orbio Earth · Mar 2024
Official seed announcement: $4M raised with backing from Initialized Capital, Y Combinator, the European Space Agency, Leap Forward Ventures, and angels JJ Fliegelman and Liz Wessel.
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques / Stanford study · Jan 2024
Peer-reviewed study that included Orbio Earth as a participating analysis team; Orbio detected all Sentinel-2 releases except one below 0.010 t/h and showed competitive quantification performance.
Orbio Earth · Jul 2022
Company announcement of a €600k pre-seed round led by Satgana, with Robert Huppertz identified as CEO & Co-Founder.