Combining backgrounds in the space industry and law, the founders started with an idea to bring the history and evolution of a property to life by reaching into the archives of satellite imagery operators. Steadily, this idea has evolved into a unique solution for the real estate industry, combining property data, imagery and user-driven analysis to pinpoint legal risks in property transactions.
Some key timeline highlights:
MAY 2017
Orbital Witness accepted to the first cohort of Mishcon de Reya's LegalTech accelerator MDR LAB.
OCTOBER 2017
Orbital Witness invited by HM Land Registry to become one of the first 3 PropTech startups in the Geovation programme.
APRIL 2018
Orbital Witness' product used on first live real estate transaction.
OCTOBER 2018
Orbital Witness wins funding from UK Government as a leading technology proposition for legal services.
FEBRUARY 2019
Orbital Witness begins raising a seed investment round, led by JLL Spark, Seedcamp, and LiFE Ventures.
APRIL 2020
Orbital Witness closed a successful £3.3 million seed round of funding.