This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori Satellite Vu has raised a £3.6m (US$5m) seed round led by Seraphim Capital to launch the world’s first satellite constellation capable of imaging the thermal footprint of any building on the planet every 1-2 hours. The seed round, which was multiple times oversubscribed, was also supported by A/O PropTech – Europe’s largest Proptech venture capital firm – alongside other specialist investors including Ridgeline Ventures, the Earth Science Foundation, E2MC Ventures and Stellar Solutions. London, UK based Satellite Vu was founded in 2016 to use satellite technology to address global challenges. The company claims it will be able to monitor the temperature of any building on the planet in near real-time using a new satellite technology to determine valuable insights into economic activity, energy efficiency and carbon footprint. Satellite Vu will effectively provide the Earth’s Smart Energy Meter in Space. They have also been […]