VIDA
VIDA is a Munich-based geospatial SaaS platform that fuses 100+ climate, ESG, settlement, and demand data layers to help governments, multilateral banks, and infrastructure funds plan and prioritize infrastructure investments across 60+ emerging economies.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2018
- HeadquartersMunich, Germany
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What VIDA does
VIDA (VIDA.place GmbH) is a Munich-headquartered geospatial analytics software company founded in 2018 by Tobias Engelmeier, Nabin Raj Gaihre, and Philippe Raisin. The company's platform fuses more than 100 data layers—covering climate, environmental, political, social, accessibility, and demand risks—by integrating satellite and earth observation feeds from NASA and Maxar with on-ground survey data and proprietary in-house algorithms. VIDA serves governments, multilateral development banks, infrastructure investment funds, and project developers operating primarily in emerging economies, supporting use cases from national electrification planning and healthcare facility prioritization to climate risk due diligence and disclosure-aligned portfolio monitoring.
The product is structured around two solution modules: "Climate Intelligent Infrastructure" for science-based climate, biodiversity, and ESG risk analytics aligned with CSRD, TCFD, EU Taxonomy, and IFRS frameworks, and "People Centric Infrastructure" for emerging-market planning covering settlements, grid connectivity, accessibility, and healthcare facility analysis. The company operates a SaaS subscription model complemented by professional services and bespoke data engineering, distributed through high-touch enterprise field sales with a "Book a demo" conversion mechanism and supported by event-driven demand generation at industry forums such as GOGSFE24. The company reports deployment across 60+ countries and claims to have catalyzed approximately USD $3 billion in infrastructure investment.
VIDA's customer base is anchored by multilateral development finance institutions and national governments. Repeat engagements include the World Bank (Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania), IFC (DRC), and KfW Development Bank (Mozambique), alongside African Development Bank and the Mission 300 coalition partners. Private-sector customers include renewable energy developers (First Electric), infrastructure advisory firms (PriVida), European infrastructure funds, and a German bank using the platform for global portfolio impact management. VIDA holds ISO 27001 certification and has raised approximately USD $5 million in disclosed funding across rounds in 2019 (European Space Agency), 2022 (Katapult), and September 2023 (Cusp Capital, lead).
VIDA firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- VIDA
- Legal name
- VIDA.place GmbH
- Website
- https://vida.place
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- VIDA is a Munich-based geospatial SaaS platform that fuses 100+ climate, ESG, settlement, and demand data layers to help governments, multilateral banks, and infrastructure funds plan and prioritize infrastructure investments across 60+ emerging economies.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
VIDA industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Geospatial Infrastructure Planning Software
- NAICS
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Environmental Data Management Platforms (EHS/EMS, LIMS, ELN, Compliance Data Hubs) (EUAHAKAA), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)
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Where VIDA is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Munich
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
VIDA business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Software Platform Subscription: VIDA operates as a SaaS platform providing map-based software for infrastructure and programme planning. Users access the platform through subscriptions with dedicated training and customer support included.
- Professional Services and Consulting: VIDA provides expert guidance from data, climate, and geospatial engineers, customized training sessions, and consulting partnerships for specific infrastructure planning engagements.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Freemium | Monthly | Trial version available for new users |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
VIDA product offering
Product offeringCore offering
VIDA operates a map-based geospatial SaaS platform that fuses satellite data, earth observation, and on-ground survey data into 50–100+ data layers to deliver climate, environmental, political, social, accessibility, and demand risk analytics for infrastructure planning in emerging economies. The platform enables governments, multilateral banks, development organizations, and infrastructure investors to identify, prioritize, and monitor infrastructure investments with regulatory alignment to CSRD, TCFD, EU Taxonomy, and IFRS, supported by consulting, bespoke data engineering, and training services.
Product overview
VIDA is a unified geospatial analytics platform that combines multiple data layers—climate risk, ESG, settlements, grid connectivity, accessibility, and demand—into a map-based software solution for infrastructure planning and investment decisions. The platform comprises two main solution areas: Climate Intelligent Infrastructure (offering science-based climate, biodiversity, and ESG risk analytics with 100+ data layers, physical risk assessment, due diligence, portfolio analysis, and disclosure readiness capabilities aligned to CSRD, TCFD, and EU Taxonomy) and People Centric Infrastructure (providing settlement analysis, catchment areas, grid mapping, accessibility data, healthcare facility planning, and climate vulnerability assessment for emerging economies). The platform integrates satellite data from NASA and Maxar with on-ground surveys and proprietary algorithms, supporting national governments, multilateral banks, development organisations, and private sector companies across 60+ countries.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- VIDA Platform A map-based geospatial software platform that integrates satellite data, earth observation data, and on-ground survey data into 50–100+ layers (climate, environmental, political, social, accessibility, demand risk) to support data-driven infrastructure planning, programme design, and investment decisions for governments, multilateral banks, development organizations, and infrastructure investors across emerging economies.
- Climate Intelligent Infrastructure Science-based climate, biodiversity, and ESG risk analytics solution offering 100+ data layers, physical risk assessment across temperature, wind, water, and solid mass hazards, due diligence, portfolio analysis, and disclosure readiness aligned to CSRD, TCFD, EU Taxonomy, and IFRS for infrastructure funds, banks, and project developers.
- People Centric Infrastructure Geospatial planning solution for emerging economies covering settlements, buildings, populations, grid connectivity, accessibility, health facilities, schools, wealth indicators, security, and agricultural data, with dynamic continuous updates supporting national infrastructure planning, site selection, healthcare facility prioritization, climate vulnerability assessment, and program monitoring.
- National Electrification Platform Customised national-level platform deployed for individual countries that enables government ministries, donors, and developers to collaborate on electrification planning with data-driven decision-making across thousands of settlements; documented deployments include Sierra Leone (21,000 locations) and Tanzania (with the World Bank).
- Bespoke Data Solutions Custom data integration and additional data layer development delivered by VIDA's data engineering team to address specific customer requirements that fall outside the standard platform dataset, including bespoke geospatial analytics tailored to specialized infrastructure planning scenarios.
- Training and Onboarding Tailored training and onboarding service including an online Customer Space, online training sessions with VIDA's Data Solutions team, and in-person workshops designed to specific use cases to accelerate platform adoption for governments, banks, and infrastructure developers.
Quantifiable outcome
- Expedited renewable energy access for 6 million people in Sierra Leone through national electrification planning covering 21,000 locations
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use VIDA
Customer profileNamed customers11 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
VIDA technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature9 records
VIDA partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and foundational.
- World BankcoreVIDA was selected as consulting partner by the World Bank for Tanzania's national electrification platform development and clean cooking infrastructure analysis. The partnership involves creating a platform that accelerates universal electrification through decentralized and centralized energy solutions, plus national-scale clean cooking infrastructure distribution analysis.
- African Development Bank GroupminorAfrican Development Bank Group is a partner in Mission 300 initiative alongside World Bank and GEAPP, aiming to provide electricity access to 300 million Africans by 2030. VIDA supports key stakeholders across the region to scale development infrastructure and monitor investments.
- The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)minorGEAPP is a partner in Mission 300 initiative alongside World Bank and African Development Bank, aiming to transform energy access across Africa. VIDA continues to support stakeholders to scale development infrastructure aligned with this ambition.
- Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)minorSEforALL is a partner in Mission 300 initiative supporting the World Bank's and AfDB's ambition to transform energy access for approximately half of Africa's population currently without power.
- The Rockefeller FoundationminorRockefeller Foundation announced support for Mission 300 initiative alongside World Bank, African Development Bank, and GEAPP, contributing to the collaboration for technical assistance facility and private-sector financing activation for African electrification programs.
- KfW Development BankcoreKfW, the German state-owned development bank, partnered with VIDA to support Mozambique's government in rebuilding Beira schools after Cyclone Idai. VIDA software helped prioritize reconstruction efforts by identifying strategically important schools and flagging construction approaches for weather-resistant buildings.
- European Space Agency (ESA)foundationalThe spark for VIDA came from discussions with the European Space Agency on innovative uses for geospatial data. This partnership provided the foundational inspiration for VIDA's approach to infrastructure planning using satellite and earth observation data.
- World BankcoreWorld Bank supports Sierra Leone's national electrification planning through VIDA platform, working with Ministry of Energy, EU, and infrastructure developers to catalyze renewable energy development across 21,000 settlements for 6 million people.
- World BankcoreWorld Bank commissioned VIDA to develop a prioritized geospatial list of healthcare facilities for electrification in Sudan, identifying 1,100 high-priority facilities and 35 requiring tailored solutions in a country where 60% of the population is unconnected to the grid.
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)coreIFC partnered with VIDA and DRC Government to identify prioritized list of potential mini-grids across the country, analyzing 7,000+ potential sites and successfully creating a shortlist of 184 towns for electrification priority. Also commissioned city analysis for Mbuji-Mayi and Kananga in DRC.
- Nigeria Mini-Grid StakeholdersminorIn Nigeria, VIDA brought together mini-grid developers, financiers, agricultural appliance providers, and development partners to jointly assess and develop productive uses of energy (PUE) investment opportunities, fostering climate-sensitive economic growth.
- NASAcoreVIDA automatically integrates earth observation and satellite data from NASA as part of its comprehensive data layer approach, combining space-based data with on-ground surveys and proprietary algorithms.
- MaxarcoreVIDA integrates satellite data from Maxar as a key component of its geospatial data foundation, complementing NASA data with high-resolution imagery for infrastructure site identification and analysis.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
VIDA competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Fraym: Geospatial population and household data platform for emerging markets, serving energy, agriculture and development clients. Direct overlap with VIDA's settlement, population and demand analytics in the same customer base of MDBs, project developers and governments.
- Descartes Labs: Geospatial analytics platform that fuses satellite imagery with ML models for supply chain, agriculture and infrastructure applications. Comparable to VIDA in combining satellite data and proprietary models for downstream decision support, with a similar SaaS-plus-services model.
- Planet Labs: Operator of the world's largest commercial satellite constellation, providing daily Earth imagery and analytics. Planet is a partial competitor as it pushes downstream into analytics products for infrastructure, agriculture and ESG, and is also an upstream data potential supplier to VIDA.
Direct peers
- Akvo: Open-source data and monitoring platform for development programmes, used by MDBs and NGOs to track water, sanitation, agriculture and infrastructure projects. Closest comparable to VIDA in the international-development buyer segment, with overlap on MDB and government customers.
- Climate-X: Climate risk analytics platform purpose-built for infrastructure and real-asset investors, offering physical and transition risk scoring. Most direct competitor to VIDA's climate-intelligent-infrastructure module, particularly for European asset managers and infrastructure funds needing CSRD/TCFD-grade data.
- Jupiter Intelligence: Provider of climate physical-risk analytics for infrastructure, real estate and financial institutions, with high-resolution global hazard models. Competes head-to-head with VIDA in serving infrastructure funds and banks needing portfolio-level physical climate risk and disclosure support.
Broad incumbents
- Mapbox: Mapping and location platform providing APIs and SDKs for building geospatial applications. VIDA's map-based UI and infrastructure overlay are built on similar underlying tooling, and Mapbox could move further into verticalized analytics for adjacent markets.
- ESRI: Dominant GIS platform (ArcGIS) used by governments and infrastructure planners worldwide. VIDA competes with ESRI for emerging-market infrastructure planning workflows, but VIDA's curated settlement/climate/ESG layer and turnkey UX target the same GIS buyer with a more productized, less technical offering.
- Google Earth Engine: Google's planetary-scale geospatial analytics platform combining petabytes of satellite imagery with cloud compute. Competes with VIDA on the underlying geospatial compute and data layer, particularly for climate risk and land-use analytics, and could be a substitute for technical users within MDBs and governments.
Others
- Maxar Technologies: High-resolution satellite imagery and geospatial intelligence provider that supplies VIDA with data. As a partner, Maxar is also a potential competitor if it bundles vertical-specific analytics (e.g., for infrastructure planning) that overlap with VIDA's offerings.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
VIDA social profiles
Digital presenceVIDA compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
VIDA financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
VIDA leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
VIDA funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds3 records
Investors3 records
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VIDA M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about VIDA
What does VIDA do?
VIDA operates a map-based geospatial SaaS platform that fuses satellite data, earth observation, and on-ground survey data into 50–100+ data layers to deliver climate, environmental, political, social, accessibility, and demand risk analytics for infrastructure planning in emerging economies. The platform enables governments, multilateral banks, development organizations, and infrastructure investors to identify, prioritize, and monitor infrastructure investments with regulatory alignment to CSRD, TCFD, EU Taxonomy, and IFRS, supported by consulting, bespoke data engineering, and training services.
Is VIDA a public or private company?
VIDA is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was VIDA founded?
VIDA was founded in 2018. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is VIDA based?
VIDA is headquartered in Munich, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does VIDA make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Software Platform Subscription is the primary driver. The others are professional Services and Consulting.
Who are VIDA's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Fraym, Descartes Labs and Planet Labs. Direct peers are Akvo, Climate-X and Jupiter Intelligence. Broad incumbents are Mapbox, ESRI and Google Earth Engine. Maxar Technologies is listed as an others.
Does VIDA have an API?
Yes. VIDA offers API access for data export and system integration. The platform supports exporting data via PDF, Excel, or API. VIDA is designed to seamlessly integrate with existing infrastructure planning and risk management systems. API enables customized access and data sharing capabilities.
What industry is VIDA in?
VIDA's product category is Geospatial Infrastructure Planning Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAMANAM, Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms, with a secondary code of EUAHAKAA, Environmental Data Management Platforms (EHS/EMS, LIMS, ELN, Compliance Data Hubs). Its NAICS code is 54151 and its SIC code is 7372.