Advanced Navigation

Advanced Navigation makes navigation and autonomous systems, including IMU & AHRS sensors, inertial navigation systems, and acoustic navigation products.

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TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Advanced Navigation | 2546 days on the record

Raised $239M in 3 sourced rounds

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Lead	Source
Mar 20, 2026	Series B+	$158M	AAirtree	fundraisingfox.com
Nov 17, 2022	Series B+	$68M	KKohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.	finsmes.com
Nov 26, 2019	Series A	$13M	MMain Sequence Ventures	therobotreport.com

Timeline

1. January 20, 2008
   Website created

Founders and team

• CS
  Chris Shaw Founder

  LinkedIn
• XO
  Xavier Orr Founder

  LinkedIn
• JC
  John Colvin Chief Revenue Officer

Acquisitions

Acquired company	Price	Announced
VVai Photonics	Not disclosed publicly	Date not given

Investors

• AAirtreelead investor
• AAlpha Intelligence Capital
• AAustralian Space Agency
• BBrick & Mortar Ventures
• DDysruptek
• IIQT
• KKohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.lead investor
• MMain Sequence Ventureslead investor
• MMalcolm Turnbull
• NNational Reconstruction Fund Corporation
• OOIF Ventures
• QQuadrant Private Equity
• UUpswell Ventures

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