Spacenus
Spacenus is a German satellite analytics company providing AI-powered precision farming and soil carbon MRV solutions to farmers, food companies, carbon project developers, and agtech developers via per-hectare subscriptions and developer APIs.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2015
- HeadquartersDarmstadt, Germany
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Spacenus does
Spacenus GmbH is a Darmstadt, Germany-based private company founded in 2015 that builds satellite remote sensing and AI products for precision agriculture and regenerative farming. The company combines Sentinel-2 and Planet Dove multi-spectral imagery with proprietary agronomic models to deliver field-level outputs including nitrogen uptake and shortage maps, soil productivity maps, dry matter maps, disease risk maps, and a suite of vegetation indices (NDVI, NDRE, MSAVI, FVC, RVI, NDMI), with nitrogen recommendation accuracy validated against 100+ field trials and over 30,000 data points. Its product portfolio comprises three core offerings—Precision Farming (the Agricultural Nutrient Assistant, ANA), Regenerative Farming (protocol-compliant soil carbon MRV including VM0042), and the Sustainability Platform—underpinned by a developer-facing Field Map API. The company serves four primary customer segments: farmers and crop advisors using ANA for nitrogen optimization, food companies and carbon project developers using soil carbon MRV and Scope 3/CSRD reporting, agtech and climatetech developers integrating via the Field Map API, and government and fertilizer-industry partners (notably K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbH).
Spacenus operates a hybrid go-to-market combining direct enterprise sales, a self-serve developer API, a B2B2C channel through crop advisors and agronomists, and strategic partnerships with fertilizer producers and ESA/DLR-funded programs. Revenue mechanics are multi-stream: per-hectare annual subscriptions at approximately €3/ha, pay-as-you-go map access at €1/ha, and multi-year white-label API licensing for enterprise clients. Disclosed commercial traction includes 100+ farmers using ANA, four medium-to-large enterprise API customers, and an 80%+ client satisfaction rate. Pricing positioning emphasizes cost-efficiency versus soil testing and field sensors, with claimed farmer outcomes of 8–15% fertilizer cost savings, ~1% yield uplift, and €28/ha additional profit. ESA Business Applications has provided non-dilutive grant funding (~$354K in 2017 and ~$1.93M in 2018) toward ANA development, and the company markets itself as ESA-backed, independent, and "Made in Germany," with co-founder Riazuddin Kawsar as CEO and Lionel Born as CSO.
Spacenus firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Spacenus
- Legal name
- Spacenus GmbH
- Website
- https://spacenus.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2015
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Spacenus is a German satellite analytics company providing AI-powered precision farming and soil carbon MRV solutions to farmers, food companies, carbon project developers, and agtech developers via per-hectare subscriptions and developer APIs.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Spacenus industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Precision Agriculture Analytics Software
- NAICS
- Farm Management Services (115116), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360)
- SIC
- Agricultural Services (700)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Remote Sensing & Imagery Analytics (Satellite, Drone, Aerial) (AFABAMAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Carbon, Sustainability & Traceability MRV (Field-Level Measurement/Reporting/Verification) (AFABAMAK), Remote Sensing & Geospatial MRV (Satellite, Aerial, LiDAR, SAR) (EUABACAF), Remote Sensing & Imaging (Satellite, UAV/Drone, Aerial, Multispectral/Hyperspectral) (AFAGALAC), Agriculture & Land-Use MRV (Soil carbon, livestock, forestry/REDD+) (EUAHADAI)
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Where Spacenus is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Darmstadt
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Spacenus business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Per-Hectare Subscription (ANA Platform): Users pay per hectare for access to precision farming maps throughout the year, including Soil Productivity Map, Nitrogen uptake and shortage maps, vegetation index maps, disease risk maps, and more.
- Pay-as-you-go Map Services: One-time payments per hectare for specific map types, offering flexibility for users who need occasional satellite-based insights.
- API/Enterprise Licensing: White-label API services for corporate farms and agtech companies who want to use Spacenus analytics with their own branding.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Pay-as-you-go map access |
| Subscription | Annual | Full precision farming subscription |
| Other | Multi-year contract | White-label API for enterprise |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels7 records
Spacenus product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Spacenus develops satellite-based agricultural analytics software that delivers field-level insights for nitrogen optimization, soil carbon monitoring (MRV), crop health assessment, and yield protection. Its portfolio includes the Agricultural Nutrient Assistant (ANA) precision farming platform, a Regenerative Farming soil carbon MRV solution, a Sustainability Platform, and a developer-facing Field Map API that delivers field boundaries, crop classification, and derived vegetation/nitrogen indicators.
Product overview
Spacenus is a precision agriculture and regenerative farming technology company offering satellite-based agricultural intelligence. The portfolio consists of three core product lines (Precision Farming, Regenerative Farming, Sustainability Platform) powered by the Field Map API infrastructure. Precision Farming delivers nitrogen rate recommendations via the Agricultural Nutrient Assistant (ANA) system. Regenerative Farming focuses on soil carbon MRV for carbon credit projects. The Field Map API provides developer access to various map outputs including Nitrogen Uptake, Nitrogen Shortage, Soil Productivity, Disease Risk, Dry Matter, and Vegetation Index Maps.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ANA (Agricultural Nutrient Assistant): A precision farming web application providing field-level nitrogen recommendations, soil productivity maps, and satellite-based agricultural analytics for farmers and crop advisors
- Field Map API
Products and services
- Precision Farming (ANA - Agricultural Nutrient Assistant) Pre-season and in-season nitrogen rate recommendations delivered as satellite-derived biomass-index and weather-data-based prescriptions for farmers and crop advisors. Cuts fertilizer costs, protects yield, and reduces emissions without requiring soil tests, field sensors, or scouting.
- Regenerative Farming (Soil Carbon MRV) Protocol-compliant soil carbon monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) solution that combines satellite time series with in-situ data to generate high-resolution Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) maps and verify regenerative farming practices for food companies and carbon project developers.
- Sustainability Platform Monitoring and verification platform for agricultural sustainability metrics including SOC mapping, regenerative practice verification, and CSRD compliance reporting using satellite data for food companies and corporate sustainability programs.
- Field Map API Developer-friendly API delivering field boundaries, crop classification, satellite data, and derived agricultural indicators (e.g., Nitrogen Uptake/Shortage, Soil Productivity, Disease Risk, Dry Matter, and Vegetation Index maps) for agriculture, carbon, and climate applications. Combines official government field data with satellite analytics and supports white-label embedding.
Quantifiable outcome
- Farmers save 8-15% on fertilizer costs with ANA tool
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use Spacenus
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Spacenus technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability6 records
Feature9 records
Spacenus partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.
- K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbHcoreStrategic partnership for joint development of Agricultural Nutrient Assistant (ANA) digital technology in precision farming. K+S provides field testing through IAPN research institute, training data for AI models, and distribution channels to fertilizer customers. Project duration of 2 years initially, ongoing collaboration.
- IAPN (Institute of Applied Plant Nutrition)corePublic-private partnership between Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbH. Conducts wheat plant tests for AI model training and testing as part of ANA development cooperation.
- European Space Agency (ESA)coreESA has been funding ANA development since 2017 through European Space Agency projects. Spacenus services are ESA-backed and utilize ESA-supported satellite data and methodologies.
- German Aerospace Center (DLR)coreDLR (German Aerospace Center) provides guidance and support for satellite-based agricultural analytics development alongside ESA.
- TU DarmstadtsupportingTechnical University of Darmstadt partnered for field tests in ESA project, contributing academic expertise to precision farming research.
- Justus Liebig Universität GiessensupportingUniversity partner for field tests in ESA project, providing agricultural research expertise and laboratory validation.
Scale indicators17 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Spacenus competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Climate FieldView (Bayer): Bayer's digital agriculture platform offering satellite-based field monitoring, nitrogen recommendations, and yield analytics at massive scale across millions of hectares. Directly comparable to Spacenus's Precision Farming/ANA offering, but with substantially larger distribution and a broader enterprise portfolio.
- Planet Labs: Operates one of the largest commercial satellite constellations providing daily Earth imagery to agriculture, forestry, and government customers. Provides upstream imagery infrastructure comparable to Spacenus's Sentinel-2/Planet Dove pipeline, while also offering downstream analytics that overlap with Field Map API.
- Syngenta / Cropwise: Syngenta's digital agriculture platform offering satellite-based crop monitoring, nitrogen advisory, and sustainability/carbon services globally to farmers and input retailers. Directly comparable to Spacenus on precision farming recommendations and carbon/Scope 3 offerings, with substantially broader agronomic input integration.
Direct peers
- Taranis: AI-powered crop intelligence platform combining satellite, aerial, and drone imagery for field-level insights and agronomic recommendations. Directly overlaps with Spacenus's satellite-derived nitrogen and crop-health analytics for ag retailers, advisors, and growers.
- Gamaya: Switzerland-based satellite analytics company delivering crop health, nitrogen, and sustainability insights using hyperspectral imagery and AI. Closely aligned with Spacenus in technology stack, European base, and target use cases (precision farming and carbon/regenerative outcomes).
- Cibo Technologies: Remote sensing and AI platform providing field-level crop and land-use analytics for agriculture, sustainability, and carbon markets. Directly competes with Spacenus's Field Map API and SOC mapping offerings, particularly for agribusiness and carbon project developers.
- Indigo Ag: Agtech company with major operations in soil carbon credits, sustainable sourcing, and microbial products, leveraging satellite and farm data for Scope 3 and MRV programs. Comparable to Spacenus's Regenerative Farming line and food/carbon project developer segment.
- Farmers Edge: Digital agriculture platform offering field-centric data, nitrogen management, and sustainability/carbon services to growers and agribusiness. Comparable business model to Spacenus's precision farming subscription and farm management services, though with broader hardware and on-farm telemetry integration.
- EOS Data Analytics: Satellite imagery analytics provider for agriculture and forestry, offering field monitoring, crop classification, and soil analytics via web platform and API. Directly competes with Spacenus's Field Map API on developer access to field boundaries, crop classification, and vegetation indices.
- Regrow (formerly FluroSat/Trace Genomics): Crop monitoring and soil carbon MRV platform that combines satellite remote sensing with agronomic modeling for Scope 3 and regenerative agriculture programs. Most directly comparable to Spacenus's Regenerative Farming/MRV product line serving food companies and carbon developers.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Spacenus social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Spacenus leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Spacenus funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors1 record
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Spacenus M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Spacenus
What does Spacenus do?
Spacenus develops satellite-based agricultural analytics software that delivers field-level insights for nitrogen optimization, soil carbon monitoring (MRV), crop health assessment, and yield protection. Its portfolio includes the Agricultural Nutrient Assistant (ANA) precision farming platform, a Regenerative Farming soil carbon MRV solution, a Sustainability Platform, and a developer-facing Field Map API that delivers field boundaries, crop classification, and derived vegetation/nitrogen indicators.
Is Spacenus a public or private company?
Spacenus is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Spacenus founded?
Spacenus was founded in 2015. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Spacenus based?
Spacenus is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Spacenus make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Per-Hectare Subscription (ANA Platform) is the primary driver. The others are pay-as-you-go Map Services and API/Enterprise Licensing.
Who are Spacenus's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Climate FieldView (Bayer), Planet Labs and Syngenta / Cropwise. Direct peers are Taranis, Gamaya, Cibo Technologies, Indigo Ag, Farmers Edge, EOS Data Analytics and Regrow (formerly FluroSat/Trace Genomics).
Does Spacenus have an API?
Yes. Field Map API delivers field boundaries, crop classification, satellite data, and derived agricultural indicators for agriculture, carbon, and climate applications. Combines official government field data with satellite analytics. Developer-friendly API designed for agtech, carbon project developers, and climate tech applications. Developer documentation is at Not specified.
What industry is Spacenus in?
Spacenus's product category is Precision Agriculture Analytics Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFABAMAB, Remote Sensing & Imagery Analytics (Satellite, Drone, Aerial), with a secondary code of AFABAMAK, Carbon, Sustainability & Traceability MRV (Field-Level Measurement/Reporting/Verification). Its NAICS code is 115116 and its SIC code is 700.