Prairies Economic Development Canada · Mar 2026
PrairiesCan announced RDII funding, including $2,993,348 for Wyvern to improve ship identification and maritime monitoring capabilities.
High-res hyperspectral pictures of Earth from space
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Wyvern is an Edmonton-based Canadian hyperspectral satellite company founded in 2018 that builds and operates the Dragonette constellation to deliver high-resolution Earth-observation imagery, archive data, and free open data for agriculture, forestry, energy, mining, defence/peace-security, and environmental monitoring.
Primary product
High-resolution hyperspectral Earth-observation imagery
Founded
2018
Headquarters
Suite 466, 11007 Jasper Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T5K 0K6, Canada
Team size
30-40 employees
Work style
Hybrid
Industry
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
Sub-industry
Hyperspectral satellite imagery / Earth observation
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Offices
Business model
Stage
Growth-stage venture-backed
Total raised
$26.9M
Latest round
Strategic investment · Jan 2026
Jan 2026 · NordSpace Ventures
Seed extension / strategic investment
Oct 2024 · Squadra Ventures
Nov 2022 · Uncork Capital
Feb 2022 · Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Jan 2022 · MaC Venture Capital
Leadership
CEO & Co-Founder
CTO & Co-Founder
COO & Co-Founder
VP Strategic Relations & Co-Founder
Ross Blakeney
VP Engineering Programs
Director of Software
Director of Analytics and Geospatial AI
Director of Research Projects
Principal Scientist
Thomas VanMatre
Chief Revenue Officer
Investors
Mission-driven and rapidly growing, with messaging centered on building a better Earth from space, strong engineering excellence, and a gender-diverse leadership/DEI emphasis.
Work style
Hybrid
Compensation
Public hiring materials signal stock options, unlimited vacation, health/dental/fertility coverage, flexible hours, and hybrid work rather than a published salary range.
Benefits
Pricing
Scene-based and area-based pricing for tasking and archive products, with free open-data access and partner-delivered analytics/services.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Prairies Economic Development Canada · Mar 2026
PrairiesCan announced RDII funding, including $2,993,348 for Wyvern to improve ship identification and maritime monitoring capabilities.
BetaKit · Mar 2026
Wyvern announced partnerships with Neo Space Group and Orbital Advisors to distribute hyperspectral data and support agriculture, environmental monitoring, and pipeline monitoring use cases.
SpaceNews · Feb 2026
NordSpace Ventures made a strategic investment in Wyvern to support hardware development and Canada’s sovereign space ecosystem.
Wyvern · Sep 2025
Wyvern announced a distribution partnership with Nara Space to expand access to hyperspectral imagery across Asia.
TechCrunch · Oct 2024
Wyvern raised $6M led by Squadra Ventures, with participation from Uncork Capital, Y Combinator, the University of Alberta Innovation Fund, Accelerate Fund III, and Brent Perrot.