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BKwai Geospatial analytics for construction

Entrepreneur First '19

London, GB · Founded 2019 · 4 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors

BKwai is a software platform that combines InSAR satellite and sensor monitoring data with data science and machine learning to provide structural health insights, movement mapping, and predictive forecasting. It serves engineers and asset operators for construction and asset monitoring across the design, construction, and operational stages of an asset's lifecycle.

Also known as BKwai

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Founders & leadership

BKwai Geospatial analytics for construction was founded in 2019 by Sakthy Selvakumaran and Niv Magen.

SSSakthy Selvakumaran
Sakthy SelvakumaraninCEO & FounderSelvakumaran is a Chartered Civil Engineer with background in bridge and infrastructure design, construction, and maintenance, as well as experience in disaster response engineering. He founded BKwai and previously held a fellowship at Cambridge researching remote sensing applications for urban infrastructure monitoring.
NMNiv Magen
Niv MageninCTO and Co-Founder2019–2021Niv Magen is Founding CTO of BKwai. He has 19 years of experience leading engineering teams to develop technology products.

Investors · 2

Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M
Octopus VenturesLondon · $130K – $1.3M

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

BKwai, founded in 2019 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, develops a software platform that ingests InSAR (interferometric synthetic aperture radar) satellite data alongside ground-based sensor monitoring data and applies data science and machine learning techniques to it. The resulting outputs include structural health insights, movement and displacement mapping, and predictive forecasting of asset behaviour.

The platform is aimed at engineers and asset operators working across the full lifecycle of built assets, spanning the design, construction, and operational stages. The company is led by CEO Sakthy Selvakumaran, with Niv Magen as founding CTO.

The public source documents retrieved for this profile do not contain any material about BKwai; they concern unrelated companies, including a separately named geospatial software firm (GeoSpatial Innovations Inc) and a general article on post-acquisition startup shutdowns. Consequently, no funding rounds, metrics, events, customer counts, or partnership details could be verified from public sources for this profile.

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Technology

The platform combines InSAR satellite radar data with data from ground-based monitoring sensors, applying data science and machine learning methods to generate structural health indicators, movement mapping, and predictive forecasts of asset movement.

Go-to-market

Engineers and asset operators responsible for construction projects and infrastructure assets across design, construction, and operational phases.

Geography

Headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Frequently asked questions

What does BKwai Geospatial analytics for construction do?
BKwai is a London-based software platform applying InSAR satellite and sensor data analytics to construction and asset monitoring.
Who founded BKwai Geospatial analytics for construction?
BKwai Geospatial analytics for construction was founded by Sakthy Selvakumaran, Niv Magen in 2019.
Who are BKwai Geospatial analytics for construction's investors?
BKwai Geospatial analytics for construction's investors include Entrepreneur First, Octopus Ventures.
Where is BKwai Geospatial analytics for construction headquartered?
BKwai Geospatial analytics for construction is headquartered in London, GB.