# Will Pearce

> Will Pearce is the co-founder and CEO of Orbital (formerly Orbital Witness), a real estate legal AI platform that powers roughly 200,000 property transactions a year for the world's leading law firms and property companies. He and co-founder Ed Boulle started out in the space industry with a plan to monitor real estate from orbit, were told the idea was bad, and pivoted into automating the slow, manual legal work that underpins property deals. In January 2026 the company raised a $60m Series B led by Brighton Park Capital, and Pearce relocated to New York to lead its US expansion.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Orbital
- **Organizations:** Orbital (Orbital Witness), Satellite Applications Catapult
- **Nationality:** British
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled Orbital to power roughly 200,000 real estate transactions a year across the US and UK., Raised approximately $75m in total funding, including a $60m Series B in January 2026., Grew the company to around 120 employees across offices in New York and London.

## Career timeline

- **pre-2018** — Began his career in the UK space industry, working with a government agency focused on commercializing space technology.
- **2018** — Co-founded Orbital Witness in London with Ed Boulle after pivoting away from an AI-plus-satellite real estate monitoring concept.
- **2025** — Raised a £7.5m Series A led by Parker89; company revenues doubled and team grew past 45 people.
- **2025** — Opened a New York office and relocated to the US to lead expansion.
- **2026** — Raised a $60m Series B led by Brighton Park Capital, with backing from RELX/LexisNexis's venture arm and The LegalTech Fund; total funding reached roughly $75m.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled Orbital to power roughly 200,000 real estate transactions a year across the US and UK.
- Raised approximately $75m in total funding, including a $60m Series B in January 2026.
- Grew the company to around 120 employees across offices in New York and London.
- Won adoption from leading law firms including A&O Shearman, BCLP, Goodwin, Macfarlanes, Mishcon de Reya and Clifford Chance.
- Built Orbital Copilot, an AI assistant designed to reason like a real estate legal professional.
- Attracted strategic investors including RELX (owner of LexisNexis), JLL Spark, Grosvenor, Seedcamp and LocalGlobe.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Orbital raised a $60m Series B led by Brighton Park Capital to accelerate US and UK growth.
- **2025** — Opened a New York office and began doubling headcount as part of US expansion.

## Links

- Website: https://orbital.tech
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-pearce/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/OrbitalWitness
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0_RQau8wdQ

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Last updated: 2026-07-07