Berlin-based LiveEO closed €28 million in first-round funding on May 8, 2026, with new investors Helantic and the European Innovation Council joining existing backers Nordic Ninja and MMC. The company announced its Twinspector satellite constellation for infrastructure-corridor imaging at 35 cm 3D-stereo resolution, supported by a seven-figure European Space Agency InCubed contract awarded in April 2026. LiveEO previously raised €25 million in Series B funding in June 2024.
LiveEO funding round
- ▪Daniel Seidel studied aeronautical engineering and astronautics at RWTH Aachen
- ▪LiveEO was founded in Berlin in 2018 by Daniel Seidel and Sven Przywarra
- ▪LiveEO's existing investors Nordic Ninja, DeepTech & Climate Fonds, Matterwave Ventures, MMC Ventures, Segenia Capital, and Greencode Ventures participated in the €28 million first close
- ▪b2ventures joined LiveEO's funding round alongside Helantic and the European Innovation Council
- ▪LiveEO raised a €25 million Series B in June 2024
- ▪LiveEO announced a €28 million first close for its next funding round on May 8, 2026
- ▪Sven Przywarra studied industrial engineering and management at TU Berlin
Satellite infrastructure monitoring technology
- ▪LiveEO operates SurfaceScout for pipeline monitoring for oil and gas
- ▪LiveEO serves utilities, rail operators, and pipeline networks across five continents
- ▪LiveEO operates Treeline for vegetation management for utilities and rail operators
- ▪LiveEO operates TradeAware for EU Deforestation Regulation compliance
Dual-use civil-defence pivot
- ▪LiveEO's satellite and AI-stack is directly applicable to intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, infrastructure protection, and situational awareness
- ▪Helantic is a dedicated defence venture fund that led LiveEO's new funding round
Twinspector satellite constellation
- ▪Twinspector is designed for infrastructure-corridor imaging at up to 35 cm 3D-stereo resolution
- ▪Reflex Aerospace was selected to build the Twinspector satellite platforms
- ▪The European Space Agency's InCubed programme awarded LiveEO a seven-figure contract for the Twinspector constellation in April 2026
- ▪LiveEO announced its own satellite constellation named Twinspector in 2026
Perspective of Helantic (defence venture fund)
- ▪LiveEO's satellite and AI-stack is directly applicable to intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, infrastructure protection, and situational awareness
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