
askEarth develops an agentic AI answer engine that makes geospatial intelligence and satellite image analysis accessible across organizations. By leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs), we help companies unlock real-time insights from their geospatial data, enabling faster, smarter decision-making. Based in Zurich, askEarth is a spin-off from leading academic institutions (University of Zurich, EPFL, and ETH Zurich) and has collaborated with the European Space Agency on technology development since its inception, transforming how industries harness geospatial intelligence.

askEarth develops an agentic AI answer engine that makes geospatial intelligence and satellite image analysis accessible across organizations. By leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs), we help companies unlock real-time insights from their geospatial data, enabling faster, smarter decision-making. Based in Zurich, askEarth is a spin-off from leading academic institutions (University of Zurich, EPFL, and ETH Zurich) and has collaborated with the European Space Agency on technology development since its inception, transforming how industries harness geospatial intelligence.
Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland
Origin: ETH, UZH & EPFL spin-off
Flagship product: GIA — Geo-spatial Intelligence Agent (conversational Q&A + interactive maps)
Domain: Geospatial AI / Earth observation (satellite imagery)
Funding highlight: Seed Jul 2025 — CHF 2.3m (investors: Venture Kick; ZKB; 42CAP; Campusfund; S2S Ventures; Kickfund)
Launch year: 2022
Making Earth observation and satellite imagery intelligible and usable across enterprises and governments for faster decision-making.
2022
Geospatial AI / Earth observation
CHF 2.3m
Investors disclosed: Venture Kick; ZKB (Zürcher Kantonalbank); 42CAP; Campusfund; S2S Ventures; Kickfund.
Amount not publicly disclosed in the accessible listing.
“Backed by Swiss early-stage funds and programs, including Venture Kick, ZKB, 42CAP, Campusfund, S2S Ventures, and Kickfund; 42CAP identified as a seed lead in one listing.”
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