# SpaceKnow Inc.

> SpaceKnow is a geospatial intelligence company that turns satellite imagery into near-real-time answers about the physical world. Its AI-powered platform, SpaceKnow Guardian, fuses optical and radar data from many satellite providers and applies proprietary machine-learning algorithms to detect objects, track change, and generate economic indices for defense, finance, construction, and environmental customers. Founded in 2013 by Pavel Machalek and Jerry Javornicky, the company is best known for economic nowcasting products like its China Satellite Manufacturing Index, which has appeared on Bloomberg Terminals.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Pavel Machalek (Co-Founder (former CEO); ex-NASA researcher), Jerry Javornicky (CEO & Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~38 employees
- **Products:** SpaceKnow Guardian, Satellite Manufacturing Index (SMI), Economic / Nowcasting Indices, Analytics API & Custom Analytics
- **Notable:** Named one of Fortune's Most Innovative Companies in 2024., China Satellite Manufacturing Index distributed on Bloomberg Terminals., Analyzed 230+ billion pixels of satellite imagery in a single year (2025).

## Products & services

- **SpaceKnow Guardian** — AI-powered satellite analytics platform that integrates multi-source optical and SAR imagery and applies proprietary machine-learning algorithms to detect objects, track change, and deliver automated monitoring and early-warning alerts.
- **Satellite Manufacturing Index (SMI)** — Independent gauge of Chinese industrial activity published three times a week, tracking roughly 6,000 industrial areas from space; distributed via Bloomberg Terminals.
- **Economic / Nowcasting Indices** — Near-real-time activity datasets for industries like mining, retail, manufacturing, and transportation, plus country-level economic indices (e.g. Africa night-lights GDP analysis).
- **Analytics API & Custom Analytics** — APIs, dashboards, and bespoke analysis for defense, finance, construction, and environmental customers, delivered on a subscription basis.

## Achievements

- Named one of Fortune's Most Innovative Companies in 2024.
- China Satellite Manufacturing Index distributed on Bloomberg Terminals.
- Analyzed 230+ billion pixels of satellite imagery in a single year (2025).
- Co-founder Jerry Javornicky named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe (2017).
- Featured in Bloomberg, Wired, and Barron's for satellite-derived economic intelligence.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Reports analyzing 230+ billion pixels of Earth-observation imagery in a year, with object detection across hundreds of categories via the Guardian platform.
- **2024-01** — Recognized as one of Fortune's Most Innovative Companies.
- **2023-01** — Positions SpaceKnow Guardian as its flagship multi-source AI analytics platform.

## Links

- Website: https://spaceknow.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/spaceknow
- Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/spaceknow
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/spaceknowinc

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