# Point One Navigation

> Point One Navigation builds the precision-location stack behind autonomous vehicles, drones, robots and survey-grade tools. Its Polaris RTK network, Atlas inertial sensors and FusionEngine software fuse GNSS, inertial data and computer vision to deliver centimeter-level positioning across the US, Europe, UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Aaron Nathan (Co-founder & CEO), Bryan Galusha (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~55 employees
- **Products:** Polaris RTK Network, Virtual RTK, Atlas INS, FusionEngine / Positioning Engine, Location Cloud
- **Notable:** Built one of the largest privately-operated RTK networks in North America, Expanded centimeter-accurate coverage to the US, UK, EU, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea, 10x growth in manufacturer integrations in the year preceding Series C

## Products & services

- **Polaris RTK Network** — A network of thousands of base stations delivering real-time GNSS corrections for centimeter-level accuracy across the US, EU, UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea.
- **Virtual RTK** — A continent-scale virtual reference station service joining True RTK under the Polaris umbrella, designed for fast convergence and 99.9% uptime.
- **Atlas INS** — Automotive- and industrial-grade inertial navigation hardware that integrates GNSS, IMU and wheel data for dead-reckoning when satellites drop out.
- **FusionEngine / Positioning Engine** — Sensor-fusion software combining GNSS, inertial, vision and motion signals via API, with a GraphQL device management layer.
- **Location Cloud** — Real-time device observability and management for fleets of precision-positioning devices.

## Achievements

- Built one of the largest privately-operated RTK networks in North America
- Expanded centimeter-accurate coverage to the US, UK, EU, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea
- 10x growth in manufacturer integrations in the year preceding Series C
- Raised $35M Series C led by Khosla Ventures in November 2025
- First to ship a unified Polaris + Location Cloud + Positioning Engine platform

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — $35M Series C led by Khosla Ventures, total funding past $52M.
- **2025** — Launched Virtual RTK as part of the Polaris umbrella for continent-scale precision coverage.
- **2024** — Polaris Location Services launched in South Korea.
- **2024** — Expanded surveying and GIS offerings for professional field tools.

## Links

- Website: https://pointonenav.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pointonenav
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PointOneNav
- GitHub: https://github.com/PointOneNav
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pointonenav
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pointonenav/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/p/Point-One-Navigation-Inc-100069997939713/

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Last updated: 2026-05-19