Nextnav: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)
Geolocation is given additional dimensions by NextNav. Location services are transformed by NextNav Pinnacle to more accurately reflect the 3D environment around us. In the absence of GPS, our ground-breaking TerraPoiNT solution maintains essential infrastructure's resilience with dependable Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) services. NextNav is launching an entirely new ecosystem for geolocation services and applications because to its carrier-grade dependability and fast growing nationwide service footprint.
Nextnav has raised $255M across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $190M announced in Mar 2025.
That round is above the $10M median round size for Telecommunications companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.
Nextnav Company Profile and Key Stats
Latest funding round on record: Mar 2025.
Nextnav Funding Rounds
Nextnav raised $15.0M in an undisclosed round announced in Nov 2022.
6 months later, an undisclosed round of $50.0M was announced in May 2023.
1.8 years later, an undisclosed round of $190M was announced in Mar 2025.
Nextnav Founders and Leadership Team
No contact details are on record for this team yet.
Nextnav Funding Compared to Other Telecommunications Startups
Nextnav's latest round of $190M is above the median round in Telecommunications. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.
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Nextnav Funding FAQs
What does Nextnav do?
Geolocation is given additional dimensions by NextNav. Location services are transformed by NextNav Pinnacle to more accurately reflect the 3D environment around us. In the absence of GPS, our ground-breaking TerraPoiNT solution maintains essential infrastructure's resilience with dependable Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) services. NextNav is launching an entirely new ecosystem for geolocation services and applications because to its carrier-grade dependability and fast growing nationwide service footprint.
How much funding has Nextnav raised?
Nextnav has raised $255M across 3 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $190M announced in Mar 2025.
When did Nextnav last raise funding?
Nextnav's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $190M, announced in Mar 2025.
Who founded Nextnav?
FundedIQ lists Ganesh Pattabiraman (Founder), Gillian Smith (Founder) at Nextnav.
Who is the CEO of Nextnav?
Ambroise Popper is listed as CEO at Nextnav.
Where is Nextnav headquartered?
Nextnav is based in Mclean, Virginia, United States.
How many employees does Nextnav have?
Nextnav is in the 51-100 employee band.
How does Nextnav's funding compare to other Telecommunications startups?
Nextnav's latest round of $190M is above the $10M median round size for Telecommunications companies on FundedIQ across 11 tracked companies over the last two years.
About FundedIQ's Nextnav Funding Data
FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.
Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Nextnav is left off this page rather than filled in.
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