The modern economy, from logistics to defense, is built upon the fragile foundation of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), or GPS. When signals fail indoors, underground, in the deep sea, or in contested combat zones, the entire infrastructure breaks down. In an era where a single week of GNSS outage could result in over $100 billion in economic losses and where 55% of drone crashes are linked to GPS signal loss, the need for a resilient location solution is more critical than ever.



Enter RIFT Spatial Technologies Inc., a deep-tech startup poised to bridge this massive infrastructure gap. RIFT is building a new form of location technology designed to work seamlessly where traditional GPS and camera vision simply cannot.

The Technology: Context-Aware Precision

RIFT’s core strength lies in its context-aware technology. It leverages an advanced machine learning algorithm that combines spatial data with an analysis of human and machine behavior and environmental signals like Wi-Fi. This sophisticated approach allows RIFT to decipher location without relying on external satellite constellations or visual light.

The result is a solution offering 1-meter level precision with only 1 centimeter of drift. This unprecedented accuracy and reliability mean that "getting lost" is no longer an option, whether for:

  • A drone navigating a GPS-denied combat zone.
  • A robot operating in a subterranean mine.
  • Tracking high-value assets in deep-sea conditions.

RIFT's infrastructure is multi-domain, designed to operate across land, air, underground, and maritime environments, positioning it as a foundational technology for the future of spatial computing.

A Staggering Market Opportunity

The demand for high-precision location data is soaring, fueled by geopolitical tensions, the rise of autonomous robotics, and the need for situational awareness in adversarial conditions.

  • Defense: The geospatial defense market is projected to exceed $271 billion by 2030. With electronic warfare reshaping the battlefield and GPS denial becoming common, RIFT's ability to maintain high operational precision where competitors fail presents a powerful value proposition.
  • Commercial Applications: The technology is applicable across dozens of sectors, including commercial drones, aviation, and general robotics. In the U.S. alone, RIFT is targeting a $33 billion market focused on nearly a million autonomous agents.

The Business and The Brains

RIFT utilizes a highly scalable B2B model, built on a Hardware + Tiered SaaS approach. Clients pay a one-time fee for the hardware, complemented by monthly software subscriptions scaled to the frequency of machine learning inferences required.


The company is led by Founder and CEO Karolina Kaylani (Fedorowicz), a geospatial expert with a strong industrial sector background and a history of securing large-scale projects. Notably, Karolina led the youngest team ever to build a mini-satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA) at the age of 14, highlighting a lifelong commitment to pioneering space and location technology. To drive its defense sector push, RIFT has also assembled an advisory board with deep expertise in defense, tech, and data privacy law.

RIFT is currently raising a $5 million seed round to scale its solution and cement its position as the forerunner in the next generation of resilient spatial computing.