What Scaniverse does

Scaniverse is a mobile and multi-sensor 3D scanning platform that captures, processes, and exports high-fidelity spatial data from consumer devices (iOS and Android), 360-degree cameras, and drones. Its core technical proposition is on-device generation of Gaussian Splat and mesh reconstructions with centimeter-level geo-referenced accuracy, built on Niantic Spatial's proprietary Large Geospatial Model. The product exports to standard 3D formats, including Niantic's open-source SPZ format (advertised as a 90% file-size reduction), and feeds downstream Reconstruct, Localize, and Understand modules that produce digital twins, vision-based positioning for machines, and semantic 3D point queries.

The business combines a consumer/creator mobile app (Scaniverse on iOS, Android, and now web) with enterprise services spanning Robotics, Defense and Intelligence, and Oil and Gas verticals. Revenue mechanics are split across tiered software subscriptions (creators, teams, enterprises), a managed On-Demand Data Capture service staffed by trained operators for large-area and complex-site projects, and Bring Your Own Data integration that lets customers ingest drone imagery, LiDAR, or sensor datasets into Niantic Spatial pipelines. Enterprise pricing is custom via a sales contact, while the app-store channel functions as both a direct consumer revenue line and a top-of-funnel for enterprise conversion.

Scaniverse was founded in 2020, is headquartered in San Diego, and operates as a product line under Niantic Spatial, Inc. (apparently a subsidiary of Niantic, Inc.). The company is private with 11–50 employees, and has progressively repositioned from a standalone scanning app into the data ingestion layer of a full spatial intelligence platform, supported by Developer and University Partner Programs intended to build a third-party ecosystem around the SPZ format and SDK.

Name

Scaniverse

Legal name

Niantic Spatial, Inc.

Website

https://scaniverse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scaniverse is a mobile and multi-sensor 3D scanning platform that captures, processes, and exports photorealistic Gaussian Splats and meshes, serving enterprise robotics, defense and intelligence, and oil and gas customers alongside a consumer creator base.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions (Scaniverse App): Subscription-based access to Scaniverse app with tiered plans for creators, teams, and enterprises. Enterprise features available on web, iOS, and Android platforms.
2. On-Demand Data Capture Services: Full-service data acquisition workflows for organizations needing large-area or complex-site capture. Managed service delivering fully processed, high-fidelity digital twins.
3. Enterprise BYOD Integration: Organizations can integrate their own imagery, scans, and telemetry from drone imagery, LiDAR scans, or sensor datasets into Niantic Spatial pipelines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Scaniverse is a mobile 3D scanning application available on iOS, Android, and web that lets users capture, process, and share photorealistic 3D content from phones and multi-sensor hardware. The platform has expanded from a consumer scanning app into a scalable spatial data ingestion service, offering on-device Gaussian Splat and mesh generation, collaborative team scanning, and integration with Niantic Spatial's reconstruction, localization, and understanding pipelines for enterprise digital twin workflows.

Product overview

Scaniverse operates as part of Niantic Spatial's spatial intelligence platform, offering a portfolio of products centered on 3D scanning, reconstruction, localization, and semantic understanding. The core Scaniverse mobile app (iOS/Android) serves as the primary data ingestion tool, while Reconstruct, Localize, and Understand form the downstream processing pipeline. Supporting services include On-Demand Data Capture (full-service professional scanning) and Bring Your Own Data (BYOD) for custom data integration. The platform is built around the Large Geospatial Model foundation for spatial intelligence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scaniverse mobile and web app Mobile and web 3D scanning application that lets creators and field teams capture photorealistic Gaussian Splats and meshes from iOS and Android devices, export in standard 3D formats including SPZ, and feed captured data directly into Niantic Spatial's reconstruction, localization, and understanding pipelines.
• Reconstruct Platform product that creates high-fidelity digital twins of objects and large areas using 3D reconstruction from captured data ingested via Scaniverse.
• Localize Platform product that enables precise, vision-based positioning for machines through spatial localization workflows fed by Scaniverse-captured data.
• Understand Platform product that queries the world through semantics at every 3D point, providing spatial understanding and semantic analysis of captured environments.
• On-Demand Data Capture Full-service managed geospatial capture offering for organizations needing large-area or complex-site 3D capture. Trained operators collect and process geospatial data at any scale using multi-sensor hardware, delivering fully processed, high-fidelity digital twins with centimeter-level accuracy.
• Bring Your Own Data (BYOD) Integration service that allows organizations to connect their own imagery, LiDAR scans, drone imagery, and sensor telemetry into Niantic Spatial capture and reconstruction pipelines.

Quantifiable outcome

• File size reduction of 90% with open-source SPZ format
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Developer Partner ProgramcoreTechnology or IntegrationDeveloper Partner Program at /partners for technology and integration partners building on the Niantic Spatial platform with access to SDK documentation and developer forums.
• University Partner ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity Partner Program at /university-partner-program for academic institutions collaborating on spatial computing research and development.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Trimble: Trimble provides geospatial, surveying, and construction technology including 3D laser scanning and spatial-data workflows, representing a broad incumbent in the same industries Scaniverse targets.
• Leica Geosystems (Hexagon): Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, provides high-accuracy terrestrial and mobile-mapping scanning systems widely used in surveying, infrastructure, and defense, overlapping with Scaniverse's enterprise geo-referenced capture.
• Esri: Esri's ArcGIS platform underpins enterprise geospatial data management and digital twins, often integrating third-party capture pipelines — adjacent to Scaniverse's reconstruction and spatial understanding outputs.
• Matterport: Matterport is an established digital-twin platform that captures 3D spaces — primarily real estate, AEC, and facilities — using its own camera plus third-party cameras, providing a broader incumbent offering than Scaniverse's vertical focus.
• Faro Technologies: Faro is a leading hardware-and-software provider of 3D measurement, imaging, and laser-scanning solutions for industrial metrology and construction — a broad incumbent offering that overlaps with Scaniverse's centimeter-accurate enterprise capture.

Direct peers

• Pix4D: Pix4D offers photogrammetry software that converts drone and handheld imagery into 2D maps and 3D models, competing in the same geospatial-capture-and-reconstruction workflow that Scaniverse supports.
• DroneDeploy: DroneDeploy is a drone-based reality-capture and inspection platform for construction, energy, and mining, overlapping directly with Scaniverse's aerial-source capture and Oil & Gas / industrial inspection use cases.
• Polycam: Polycam is a leading consumer-and-pro mobile 3D scanning app for iOS/Android with photogrammetry and Gaussian Splatting outputs, offering the closest direct overlap to Scaniverse on both product surface (mobile capture) and target user (creators and field teams).
• RealityCapture: RealityCapture is a photogrammetry and 3D reconstruction software that turns photos and LiDAR into meshes and point clouds, directly competing with Scaniverse's on-device reconstruction and mesh-generation pipeline.

Emerging players

• OpenCV.ai / Meshroom (AliceVision): Meshroom / AliceVision is an open-source photogrammetry pipeline for 3D reconstruction from images, representing a free, community-driven alternative for the reconstruction half of Scaniverse's capture stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Scaniverse

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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