Overwatch Imaging Secures $6M in Venture Funding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — HOOD RIVER, OR — JULY 15, 2025 — Overwatch Imaging, a leader in airborne imaging systems and intelligence automation software, has raised a new round of $6 million in venture capital financing to accelerate the go-to-market and partner-driven customer expansion of its AI-powered Automated Sensor Operator (ASO) software.

The round, led by Squadra Ventures with participation from SEMCAP AI, the Elevate Oregon Venture Direct Fund, and Edo Capital, recognizes the significant opportunity in national security and emergency management markets for AI and autonomy transformation to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations.

Overwatch Imaging’s ASO technology enables real-time autonomy for both new and existing electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) video imaging systems, delivering intelligent sensor control, automated data analysis, and mission-specific outputs, while reducing operator workload and delivering superhuman detection capabilities to operators.

“Our team has built a strong, customer-focused business serving daily mission-critical operations in defense and civil applications,” said Greg Davis, founder and CEO of Overwatch Imaging. “Over the past year, we have operated cash-flow positive, collected a ton of unique image data and customer feedback, and invested heavily in R&D to develop our ASO software product for partner imaging systems as well as for our own Smart Sensors. We keep hearing the same needs from every agency we meet, for more sensing and more timely intelligence but less data to manage and less demand on operating crews. This investment allows us to accelerate the delivery of our ASO software to sensor-maker partners, customers and end users around the world, and to advance the state of the art in autonomous airborne ISR.”

“Overwatch Imaging’s ASO tech will immediately catapult currently underutilized assets across multiple departments into the future — at the border, in the Indo-Pacific, and at home, they’re bringing scalable, accessible, and operationally relevant AI-enabled automation to the operator,” said Squadra Ventures Managing Partner Guy Filippelli. “This incredible team has created tremendous value across domains, deployed across the globe. We couldn’t be more supportive of this next phase of the journey, directly shaping the future mission.”

Alongside this investment in expanding the reach of its ASO software, Overwatch Imaging will continue to advance its purpose-built for automation Smart Sensors, which combine best-in-class multispectral imaging hardware with ASO software for applications ranging from wildfire detection and maritime domain awareness to border security and infrastructure inspection. Deployed globally with a diverse range of customers and aircraft, both piloted and drones, Overwatch Imaging’s Smart Sensors effectively and efficiently capture, process and deliver real-time, wide-area intelligence in dynamic, resource-constrained environments.

“SEMCAP AI invests in next-generation AI companies that are disrupting how entire industries operate,” said Walter Buckley, Co-Founder and Co-CIO, SEMCAP AI. “We are excited about the innovative work Overwatch is doing to improve and automate geospatial intelligence.  We’re pleased to partner with Greg and his talented team to accelerate growth and success as they transform the way time-critical intelligence is collected and analyzed.”

“We’re excited to have the support of mission-aligned investors who understand the critical need, and the business opportunity, for AI-enabled automated intelligence,” said Davis. “This funding enables us to grow our team, expand partnerships, and bring ASO to more missions with the US government, state and local agencies, and global customers.” 

About Overwatch Imaging

Overwatch Imaging develops advanced airborne imaging systems and AI-enabled automation software for time-critical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. Founded in 2016 and based in Hood River, Oregon, the company’s flagship product, Automated Sensor Operator (ASO) software, brings intelligent autonomy to EO/IR imaging systems, enabling real-time detection, mapping, and mission-specific outputs with reduced operator workload. Overwatch Imaging technology is deployed globally on crewed and uncrewed aircraft, supporting a wide range of defense, civil, and commercial missions. Learn more at www.overwatchimaging.com.