Planet Labs

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Updated Aug 5, 2026

Overview

Planet Labs PBC is a public-benefit geospatial-data and Earth-observation company. It designs, builds, and operates a large constellation of imaging satellites and delivers frequently refreshed satellite imagery, analytics, and software so governments and enterprises can monitor physical change and make timely decisions.

Primary product

Planet Insights Platform, combining PlanetScope, SkySat, Pelican, and Tanager satellite data with APIs, monitoring, analytics, and geospatial tools.

Founded

2010

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States

Team size

Approximately 945-1,000 employees; the FY2026 10-K reports approximately 1,000 total employees, including 945 full-time, as of January 31, 2026.

Industry

Geospatial data and software

Sub-industry

Earth observation, satellite imagery, space infrastructure, and geospatial analytics

Offices

San Francisco, California

Berlin, Germany

Washington, D.C., United States

Haarlem, Netherlands

Ljubljana, Slovenia

London, United Kingdom

Graz, Austria

Business model

Recurring enterprise and government subscriptions/licenses for satellite imagery and data

Annual and multi-year contracts

Usage/API and platform access

High-resolution tasking and monitoring services

Satellite services and dedicated capacity contracts

Analytics and software solutions

Funding

Stage

Public company; post-IPO financing

Total raised

$602M

Latest round

Post-IPO financing · Sep 2025

Latest amount

$460M

Post-IPO equity

May 2026

$105M

Post-IPO convertible financing

Sep 2025

$460M

SPAC IPO / business combination

Dec 2021

SPAC private placement / PIPE

Sep 2021 · BlackRock

$250M

Series D

Jul 2019 · EDBI

$184M

Secondary

Mar 2018

Series C

Apr 2015

$93M

Debt financing

Jan 2015

$25M

Series B

Dec 2013

$52M

Series A

Jun 2013

$13.1M

Seed / first round

Dec 2011

People & investors

Leadership

Will Marshall

Co-founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board

Robbie Schingler

Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Ashley Fieglein Johnson

President and Chief Financial Officer

Thomas Murphy

General Counsel

Charlie Candy

Chief Revenue Officer and UK Managing Director

Katie Penn

SVP of Marketing

Tramayne Whitney

Chief People Officer

Kevin Kirn

Chief Product and Technology Officer

James Mason

Chief Space Officer

Trevor Hammond

Chief Communications Officer

Mike Merit

Chief Customer Officer

Andrew Zolli

Chief Impact Officer

Charlene Boroumand

Chief of Staff

Scott McCormick

Chief Security Officer

Founders

Chris Boshuizen

Co-founder and former CTO

Investors

BlackRock

Capricorn Investment Group

International Finance Corporation

Koch Strategic Platforms

Lux Capital

Marc Benioff / TIME Ventures

O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures

Plug and Play

Prelude Ventures

Space Capital

Work & culture

Mission-driven, technically ambitious, collaborative, and impact-oriented. Published values include Do good, Dream big, Drive for results, Be collaborative, and Strive for openness.

Compensation

Planet says it benchmarks compensation competitively against industry and local labor markets and offers eligible employees equity awards; individual salary ranges and sponsorship terms vary by role and location.

Benefits

Comprehensive health plan

Wellness program and massages

Flexible time off

Recognition programs

Commuter benefits

Learning and tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Offsites and happy hours

Volunteering benefits

Eligible employee equity awards

Product & market

Pricing

Primarily quote-based enterprise/government subscriptions and contracts; pricing varies by imagery product, resolution, area, revisit frequency, tasking, API/platform access, and analytics.

Differentiators

—High-frequency coverage, including near-daily global land imaging
—Large operating constellation with 200+ satellites
—Combination of satellite data, analytics, APIs, and software
—Rapid revisit and broad geographic coverage
—Multiple complementary sensors and resolutions
—Machine-learning-ready data and change-monitoring workflows
—Enterprise and government delivery at scale
—Public-benefit-corporation mission and sustainability orientation

Technology

PlanetScope SuperDove multispectral imaging

SkySat high-resolution imaging

Pelican high-resolution and AI-enabled satellites

Tanager hyperspectral and methane monitoring

Machine-learning-ready Earth data

Geospatial APIs and cloud/web platform

Satellite tasking and monitoring

Super-resolution analytics

Customers

Agriculture and agribusiness companies

Forestry and land-use organizations

Defense and intelligence agencies

Civil governments

Mapping companies

Energy and infrastructure companies

Financial institutions

Insurance companies

Sustainability and climate organizations

Education and research organizations

Swedish Armed Forces

Watch Duty

Competitors

Maxar Technologies

ICEYE

Capella Space

Satellogic

BlackSky

Airbus Intelligence

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

Approximately $300M-$400M annually; FY2026 revenue was approximately $307.7M and trailing-twelve-month revenue was reported at approximately $335.6M as of April 30, 2026.

Signals & risks

Other

Mar 2026

FY2026 results reported a net loss of $246.9 million and an accumulated deficit of $1.4499 billion as of January 31, 2026; the company has not yet achieved GAAP profitability.

Source

Other

Jan 2026

The FY2026 10-K identifies continuing operating losses and uncertainty about achieving or maintaining profitability as material risk factors.

Source

Latest news

Planet Labs Launches Pelican-11 Satellite

SatNow · Jul 2026

Pelican-11 launched on SpaceX Transporter-17 as a technology demonstrator for second-generation Pelican satellites designed for up to 30 cm-class imagery.

Planet Opens London Office, Expanding European Footprint

Planet investor relations · Jul 2026

Planet announced the opening of a London office, expanding its European presence.

Planet Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2027

Planet Labs / SEC · Jun 2026

Planet reported record quarterly revenue of $94.2M, 42% year over year, backlog above $906M, $731M in cash and investments, three Pelican launches, and new government and Watch Duty customer activity.

Planet Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2026

Business Wire · Mar 2026

Planet reported record FY2026 performance, $900M backlog, 40 satellites launched during the year, and a multi-year low-nine-figure Swedish Armed Forces agreement.

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Jobs and careers at Planet Labs

109 jobs at Planet Labs

Senior Solutions Architect I, Pre-Sales - US Government Defense & Intelligence

On-site

Pre-Sales and Services

Arlington, VA; Washington D.C. Office

Today

On-site

Full-time