Locus Lock
Techstars '23Denver, US · 8 employees on LinkedIn · 10 known investors
Locus Lock designs software-defined GNSS receivers for accurate positioning in complex environments including deep urban, contested, and dynamic platforms for defense and commercial applications. The technology provides high precision, configurability, and security against spoofing and jamming.
Also known as Locus Lock
Investors · 10
Also in the syndicate · 4
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeed RoundMar 2025Source ↗
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Locus Lock develops high-performance, software-defined GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receivers for positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) in complex environments. Its software-first architecture delivers signal processing in configurable, field-upgradable software, supporting over-the-air updates, multi-constellation and multi-band coverage (including L1, L2, and L5 frequencies), centimeter-scale accuracy, and resilience to interference, jamming, and spoofing.
The company describes itself as a venture-backed, woman-owned small business headquartered in Westminster, Colorado. Its dual-use technology is based on more than a decade of research and software development at the University of Texas at Austin's Radionavigation Lab, from which the company spun out in May 2023. Products include the LEO100 GNSS SDR, a production-ready turnkey receiver, as well as software-only offerings intended to run on a customer's existing hardware stack. Devices are described as American made and manufactured.
Founding story
The company spun out of the University of Texas at Austin Radionavigation Lab in May 2023, commercializing over a decade of research and software development, and was founded to enable safe mobility on the ground, in the air, and in space through precise and secure positioning.
Business model
Locus Lock sells integrated GNSS receiver hardware-plus-software products such as the LEO100, and also offers software-only GNSS capability for integration into customers' existing hardware. It engages customers through paid pilot deployments and R&D contracts, and offers technical support for evaluation and deployment.
The company states it generates revenue by selling its software-defined GNSS solutions, including paid customer pilot deployments, alongside R&D contracts with the Department of Defense.
Traction
By December 2024 the company reported deploying numerous high-performance units, establishing strategic partnerships, securing R&D contracts with the Department of Defense, running paid customer pilot deployments in defense and aerospace, and generating revenue from product sales, with plans to ramp production.
Latest developments
In December 2024 Locus Lock announced an oversubscribed funding round backed by AIN Ventures, Aurelia Foundry, Creations VC, Jolt VC, ffVC, Techstars, and the University of Texas Seed Fund, along with a matching Advanced Industries Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grant from Colorado OEDIT, with proceeds directed to product development, pilot deployments, customer acquisition, manufacturing scale-up, and hiring.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Positions itself as an American-made, software-defined alternative to traditional hardware-based GNSS receivers, targeting what it describes as a $200 billion market for precision positioning; customer testimonials cite spoofing detection and jammer characterization capabilities they say are not found in other commercial GNSS receivers.
Configurable, upgradeable software architecture; combined high precision and anti-spoofing/anti-jamming security at price points intended to support mass-market or attritable use; use of L5 alongside L1 and L2; domestic manufacturing; and a technology base originating in UT Austin's Radionavigation Lab.
Technology
Software-defined GNSS receiver technology in which advanced signal processing is implemented in software rather than fixed hardware, enabling reconfiguration, over-the-air capability updates, and low SWaP-C deployment at the edge. Capabilities cited include multi-constellation, multi-band operation across L1, L2, and L5, centimeter-level positioning, high-dynamics and deep-urban-canyon performance, and detection, characterization, and mitigation of jamming and spoofing.
Go-to-market
Direct engagement via contact-driven sales and technical evaluation support, paid pilot deployments with defense and aerospace customers, strategic partnerships, and R&D contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense.
Defense and commercial organizations operating in precision-critical domains: drones and unmanned aerial vehicles, autonomous and manned ground vehicles, naval and commercial maritime vessels, aerospace/space platforms, and defense systems and tactical assets, including cost-constrained or attritable platforms.
Geography
Headquartered at 8787 Turnpike Dr. #280, Westminster, Colorado, with a facility referenced in Boulder, Colorado; technology origins at the University of Texas at Austin.
History
Following its May 2023 spinout from UT Austin's Radionavigation Lab, Locus Lock began commercializing its software-defined GNSS technology, deployed units, secured Department of Defense R&D contracts, and started pilot programs with defense and aerospace customers. In December 2024 it announced the close of an oversubscribed funding round plus a matching Colorado state grant, and established its headquarters in Colorado.
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Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsLocus Lock lists the LEO100, a production-ready software-defined GNSS receiver, alongside software-only GNSS solutions for integration onto customers' existing hardware.
Locus Lock received a matching investment in the form of an Advanced Industries Early-Stage Capital and Retention Grant from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade to further commercialize and develop its precise positioning technology.
Locus Lock announced the close of an oversubscribed round with AIN Ventures as lead investor, joined by Aurelia Foundry, Creations VC, Jolt VC, ffVC, Techstars, and the University of Texas Seed Fund. Funds were earmarked for product development, pilot deployments, customer acquisition and retention, and scaling production and manufacturing.
Locus Lock spun out of the University of Texas at Austin Radionavigation Lab with proven technology and began active commercialization in 2023.
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In the news
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Locus Lock do?
- Locus Lock builds software-defined GNSS receivers for precise, spoofing- and jamming-resistant positioning in contested environments.
- Who are Locus Lock's investors?
- Locus Lock's investors include ACADEMY INVESTOR, AIN Ventures, Aurelia Foundry, Range VC, Techstars, Backswing Ventures.
- Where is Locus Lock headquartered?
- Locus Lock is headquartered in Denver, US.