Skybox Imaging was a satellite imaging and geospatial-analytics company (founded 2009, Mountain View, CA) that built a constellation of small high-resolution Earth-observation satellites (SkySat) and the analytics to turn frequent imagery into commercial insight. Backed by Norwest Venture Partners, Bessemer, Khosla Ventures and others, it was acquired by Google in 2014 (~$500M), renamed Terra Bella, and its satellite business was sold to Planet Labs in 2017. The skyboximaging.com domain is no longer a live product surface; this profile is retained in the API Evangelist network for portfolio-graph and historical reference.
Skyboximaging is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Satellite Imagery, Earth Observation, Geospatial, and Remote Sensing.
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aid: skyboximaging
deliveryModel:
model: unknown
open_source: false
commercial: false
callable_host: false
label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
confidence: low
source:
- none
generated: '2026-08-28'
method: derived
accessModel:
pricing: unknown
onboarding: unknown
trial: false
try_now: false
public: false
label: Unknown
confidence: low
source: []
generated: '2026-07-22'
method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/skyboximaging.png
name: Skyboximaging
description: Skybox Imaging was a satellite imaging and geospatial-analytics company (founded 2009, Mountain View, CA) that
built a constellation of small high-resolution Earth-observation satellites (SkySat) and the analytics to turn frequent
imagery into commercial insight. Backed by Norwest Venture Partners, Bessemer, Khosla Ventures and others, it was acquired
by Google in 2014 (~$500M), renamed Terra Bella, and its satellite business was sold to Planet Labs in 2017. The skyboximaging.com
domain is no longer a live product surface; this profile is retained in the API Evangelist network for portfolio-graph and
historical reference.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/skyboximaging/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- norwest-venture-partners
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-status: defunct
x-status-note: Acquired by Google 2014 (Terra Bella); satellite business sold to Planet Labs 2017; domain skyboximaging.com
origin returns HTTP 522 (no live surface).
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
tags:
- Company
- Satellite Imagery
- Earth Observation
- Geospatial
- Remote Sensing
- Analytics
- Defunct
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: ParentCompany
url: https://apis.io/providers/google/
name: Google
x-relationship: acquired
x-evidence: Backed by Norwest Venture Partners, Bessemer, Khosla Ventures and others, it was acquired by Google in 2014
(~$500M), renamed Terra Bella, and its satellite business was sold to Planet Labs in 2017.
- type: DomainSecurity
url: security/skyboximaging-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
url: https://skyboximaging.com
x-enrichment:
date: '2026-07-21'
status: minimal
artifacts_added: 1
pass: local-v1
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