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Vermeer

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Vermeer sells the VPS suite in three lines: Air (GPS-denied aerial navigation), Celestial (star-based navigation), and Terminal Guidance (precision targeting without GPS). The passive, signal-independent kit (~$20,000 per unit) fuses up to four EO/IR cameras with onboard AI on an Nvidia platform, matching visual data against landmark databases and 2D/3D maps for absolute positioning under electronic warfare. The company pivoted from drone-cinematography firm Aerocine (founded 2014) into GPS-denied navigation around 2018 and maintains forward operations in Kyiv, with technology used in theater by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

HeadquartersNew York, US
Founded2018
Defense funding$10M
TeamNot listed
Deployments0
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeComponent supplier
Market segmentDefense
StageSeries A ($10M, Oct 2025) plus $7M+ non-dilutive SBIR/AFWERX
FoundersBrian Streem (Founder & CEO)
Regions servedNorth America, Europe
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-21
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordDraper AssociatesAeroX VenturesBoscolo IntervestHigh Point VenturesRockaway VenturesU.S. Air Force Techstars
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-05-29Combat-tested $20,000 VPS camera-and-AI kits enabling Ukrainian strike drones to navigate under Russian GPS jammingDroneXL
2025-10-23Closed $10M total Series A led by Draper Associates; 30+ defense customers and VPS in theater with the Armed Forces of UkrainePR Newswire
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Source ledger

5 unique public sources

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American-Ukrainian Defense Tech Startup Vermeer Reaches $10M in Total Series A Funding Following Draper Associates-Led ExtensionPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-21
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Vermeer Secures $10 Million Series A to Advance GPS-Free Drone Navigation for Defense and Dual-Use ApplicationsDroneLife
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Vermeer Partners with Draganfly to Offer Enhanced Mission Capabilities in GPS Denied and Spoofed Environments for the Defense IndustryDraganfly
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Vermeer and Sentry Operations Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Next-Generation Autonomous Navigation for Contested EnvironmentsPR Newswire
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Vermeer Bets American Strike Drones Are Useless Without A GPS ReplacementDroneXL