SPAID

What SPAID does

SPAID, founded in 2023 in Seoul, South Korea, is an AI-powered spatial intelligence platform company that delivers the AI2RE platform built on its proprietary CYLO data engine. The platform is structured as five modular products — Studio, GeoMap, Safety, Feasibility, and Smart City — which collectively enable government and enterprise customers to ingest, analyze, and act on 3D spatial and geospatial data for use cases spanning urban planning, public safety, disaster response, feasibility analysis, and smart-city operations. The company's go-to-market is anchored in public-sector contracts, with disclosed deployments including Gangnam-gu (Seoul municipal government), the Korea railway sector, Haenam-gun, and the Romania Civil Aviation Authority, plus a private-sector engineering reference (Joongang Engineering). It has formalized its position through ISO certification, 6 patents filed/registered, and the CES 2025 Innovation Award and K-GEO Festa 2024 Grand Prize.

The business model combines enterprise licensing of the AI2RE platform modules with bespoke consulting, data analysis, and feasibility-study engagements for government customers — a model consistent with Korean deep-tech public-sector sales where initial pilots convert into multi-year SaaS-plus-services contracts. Revenue mechanics are project- and license-based, with monetization tied to per-deployment platform fees, customization services, and ongoing data-engineering work rather than a high-velocity SMB self-serve motion. The company is pursuing international expansion, with a stated commitment to align AI2RE with the EU National Cadastre initiative starting from its Romania beachhead, and has announced a Disaster Response MAP Platform launch for CES 2026 plus OpenAI API integration for natural-language interaction over geospatial data. SPAID closed a single undisclosed angel round in 2023 and has not disclosed headcount or revenue, leaving its current commercial scale unverified from primary sources.

Name

SPAID

Legal name

SPAID Inc.

Website

https://spaid.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SPAID is a Seoul-based AI spatial intelligence company founded in 2023, offering the AI2RE platform — built on a proprietary CYLO engine with five modules (Studio, GeoMap, Safety, Feasibility, Smart City) — that serves government and public-sector clients in urban planning, public safety, disaster response, and feasibility analysis across Korea and the EU.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geospatial AI Software

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Software Publishers (513210), Space Research and Technology (92711), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM), End-to-End Enterprise AI Platforms (MLOps & Model Lifecycle Management) (HDAEANAA), Mapping & Basemap Platforms (Tiles/SDKs) (BPAMANAB), AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ)

Keywords

• Geospatial AI software
• 3D digital twin platform
• GIS-based spatial intelligence
• AI feasibility analysis
• Smart city monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Lagos

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AI2RE Platform Subscriptions: AI-powered spatial platform products sold as enterprise subscriptions to government agencies and infrastructure companies for site selection, feasibility analysis, disaster safety, and smart city operations.
2. Government Contract Projects: Public sector contract wins including railway AI projects, smart city programs, civil aviation authority engagements, and BIM projects delivered as professional services or managed services.
3. International Public Projects: Government-funded international projects including Romania public AI project and EU National Cadastre and Land Register program commitments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SPAID builds an AI-powered intelligent spatial platform (AI2RE) backed by its CYLO Intelligent Spatial Engine. The platform combines GIS-based 3D digital twin technology with geospatial AI to support site selection, feasibility analysis, disaster safety prediction, and urban/smart city operations. It is sold as enterprise software subscriptions and project-based services to government agencies and infrastructure companies.

Product overview

SPAID offers AI2RE (AI to Reality Platform), a unified platform-plus-modules architecture where CYLO's Intelligent Spatial Engine transforms diverse spatial data into AI-ready data for immediate use. The main AI2RE platform encompasses specialized modules: AI2RE-Studio (Vision AI image-to-3D creation), AI2RE-GeoMap (spatial intelligence for decision-making), AI2RE-Safety (disaster prediction and risk response), AI2RE-Feasibility (site and project evaluation), AI2RE-Smart City (urban monitoring), and an OpenAI-Integrated Geospatial Data Platform. The platform supports site selection, feasibility analysis, disaster safety, and urban operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AI2RE (AI to Reality Engine): AI-powered product platform where CYLO-built digital twins and spatial data become commercial offerings. Includes Studio (Vision AI-powered image-to-3D creation), GeoMap (spatial intelligence platform), Safety (disaster prediction and risk response), Feasibility (site and project evaluation), and Smart City (monitoring and operational decision support).
• CYLO

Products and services

• AI to Reality Platform (AI2RE) Main AI-powered spatial platform where CYLO-built digital twins and spatial data become AI-powered products, encompassing multiple specialized modules (Studio, GeoMap, Safety, Feasibility, Smart City) for government and enterprise customers.
• CYLO (Intelligent Spatial Engine) Core technology engine where diverse spatial data is transformed into AI-ready, platform-ready data, including standardized, structured data and living 3D digital twins, for use in AI analytics and platform services.
• AI2RE - Studio Vision AI-powered image-to-3D creation platform that transforms 2D images into 3D geospatial models for use in digital twin applications.
• AI2RE - GeoMap AI-powered spatial intelligence platform for data-driven decision-making, providing geospatial visualization, location-based data integration, and analytics capabilities.
• AI2RE - Safety AI-driven disaster prediction and risk response platform enabling proactive emergency management, including wildfire and flood prediction and safety monitoring.
• AI2RE - Feasibility AI-driven site and project feasibility evaluation platform for assessing location suitability and project viability to support site selection decisions.
• AI2RE - Smart City AI-Powered Smart City Monitoring Platform providing real-time monitoring and operational decision support for urban management.
• OpenAI-Integrated Geospatial Data Platform OpenAI-integrated geospatial data platform offering personalized geospatial data card recommendations through the OpenAI agent and intuitive drag-and-drop visualization in a 3D map viewer.
• Disaster Response MAP Platform Disaster response platform featuring wildfire and flood prediction combined with geospatial visualization, unveiled at CES 2026 as a major platform capability.
• AI-based Cadastral Mapping Engine AI-based cadastral mapping engine recognized at K-GEO FESTA 2024 for innovation in Geospatial AI and digital twin technologies, used for land administration and cadastral mapping applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Gangnam-gu achieved $1.86 million in investment consultations using SPAID's platform

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability9 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EU National Cadastre and Land Register ProgramcoreOthers · 19 November 2024Signed letter of commitment for EU's National Cadastre and Land Register Program, indicating participation in European public land administration initiatives using SPAID's cadastral mapping technology.
• DATONcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2024Strategic partnership with DATON to launch GeoAI solution later in 2024. The collaboration aimed to combine SPAID's geospatial AI capabilities with DATON's technology to deliver enhanced geospatial intelligence solutions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HERE Technologies: HERE operates a location and mapping platform with geospatial data services for governments, transportation, and infrastructure — overlapping with SPAID's GeoMap, Smart City, and infrastructure planning modules.
• Cesium: Cesium provides a 3D geospatial and digital twin platform (built on 3D Tiles) for infrastructure, smart city, and AEC use cases — directly comparable to SPAID's AI2RE 3D digital twin and geospatial visualization capabilities.
• Esri: Esri is the dominant global GIS platform (ArcGIS) serving government, infrastructure, and public-safety customers. SPAID directly competes in spatial data management, 3D digital twin, and government AI workflows.
• Matterport: Matterport specializes in capturing 3D spatial data from images to create digital twins for real estate, AEC, and facilities — directly comparable to SPAID's image-to-3D Studio module and overall AI2RE digital twin approach.

Broad incumbents

• Bentley Systems: Bentley is an established infrastructure engineering software vendor (iTwin, OpenCities) serving rail, roads, and utilities with digital twin solutions — comparable to SPAID's infrastructure and digital twin modules but at much broader scale.
• Maxar Technologies: Maxar combines satellite imagery, 3D terrain data, and geospatial analytics for defense, civil government, and commercial markets — overlapping with SPAID's use of geospatial layers for disaster prediction and feasibility analysis.
• Hexagon AB: Hexagon's geospatial division (Luciad, HxGN SDx) provides 3D spatial data, digital twin, and AI-enabled situational awareness platforms for government and infrastructure, overlapping with SPAID's Safety, Smart City, and Geomap offerings.

Regional players

• Kakao Mobility: Kakao Mobility operates Korean mobility and location data platforms serving public-sector transportation use cases; it is a regional peer given SPAID's Korea-centric transportation and smart city deployments.
• Satrec Initiative: Satrec Initiative is a Korean Earth-observation and geospatial analytics company serving defense and government; it is a regional peer given SPAID's selection as a promising Korean space-industry startup and government focus.

Emerging players

• Nearmap: Nearmap provides high-resolution aerial imagery and 3D geospatial content for government, AEC, and infrastructure planning — overlapping with SPAID's image-to-3D and geospatial feasibility use cases.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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