Swift Navigation has secured $50 million in Series E funding to expand its cloud-based Skylark™ service, which delivers centimeter-accurate satellite positioning. The platform currently supports over 10 million vehicles and devices, offering certified functional safety without relying on costly physical infrastructure. Investors cite its scalable, cloud-native model as key to advancing autonomy, robotics, and precision logistics.
A Major Leap in High-Precision Navigation
Swift Navigation announced the close of its $50 million Series E funding round on July 23, 2025. The round was led by Crosslink Capital and included continued participation from NEA, Eclipse Ventures, EPIQ Capital Group, First Round Capital, TELUS Global Ventures, and Potentum Partners. New investors Niterra Ventures, AlTi Tiedemann Global, GRIDS Capital, Essentia Ventures, Shea Ventures, and EnerTech Capital also joined the round.
This brings the total funding raised by Swift Navigation to over $250 million. The company is focused on delivering reliable, centimeter-accurate positioning to enable scalable autonomy and automation. Its core offering, the Skylark™ Precise Positioning Service, plays a central role in this effort.
How Swift Navigation Pushes the Limits of Satellite Accuracy
Standard Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), such as GPS, offer positioning accuracy within a range of 3 to 10 meters. Swift Navigation’s Skylark™ corrects these signals to achieve centimeter-level accuracy, improving baseline performance by approximately 100 times.
Skylark is a cloud-based GNSS correction service designed to meet the demands of mass-market use cases. It supports high-volume applications in autonomous vehicles, robotics, precision logistics, and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication.
This service enables deployment of accurate positioning without the costs associated with legacy infrastructure, removing key barriers to adoption.
Certified for Safety, Built for Scale
Skylark is the first real-time, cloud-native positioning service certified to meet ISO 26262:2018 functional safety standards for road vehicles.
Unlike other Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL)-certified systems that depend on physical data centers, Skylark runs entirely in the cloud. This software-based architecture enables scalable, safety-certified positioning with a significantly lower cost structure compared to traditional systems.
Inside the Tech Powering 10 Million+ Vehicles and Devices
Swift Navigation’s technology is currently deployed in over 10 million ADAS-enabled and autonomous vehicles, outdoor robotics platforms, and IoT systems.
The Skylark service supports global programs from over 20 automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers. It is also integrated into fleets operated by some of the largest logistics companies and used by top robotics manufacturers.
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Why Investors Double Down on Swift’s Scalable Model
Investor confidence reflects Swift’s ability to deliver high-integrity, cloud-based positioning at scale, while remaining compliant with safety standards.
Michael Stark, Managing Director and Founder at Crosslink Capital, stated that Swift Navigation provides “a game-changing precise positioning solution” that unlocks commercial opportunities across several industries.
Timothy Harris, Co-Founder and CEO of Swift Navigation, said the funding allows the company to accelerate growth, expand strategic partnerships, and continue advancing critical positioning technologies.
Expanding Into New Frontiers of Precision Navigation
The new investment will support the expansion of Swift Navigation’s offerings beyond autonomous driving and robotics. Future areas of focus include:
- Low-cost, high-accuracy digital mapping
- High-precision mobile navigation
- V2X communication infrastructure
These areas align with Swift’s strategy to extend the reach of centimeter-accurate positioning into broader commercial and industrial markets.
What $50M Means for the Future of Autonomous Positioning
With over $250 million in total capital raised, Swift Navigation advances its role in shaping the next phase of positioning infrastructure.
Skylark’s combination of cloud-native design, functional safety certification, and global deployment provides a foundation for the continued growth of autonomy and automation technologies.
The Series E funding reinforces the company’s long-term direction: to make high-accuracy satellite positioning accessible at scale, across industries where precision is critical.
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