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Vantor (formerly Maxar Intelligence; legal entity Vantor Holdings, Inc.)

Vantor is the rebranded successor to Maxar Intelligence — the dominant US commercial satellite-imagery and spatial-intelligence supplier to the American intelligence community and Department of Defense.

Vantor (formerly Maxar Intelligence; legal entity Vantor Holdings, Inc.)
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FILE · vantorOpen-source file · BattlePolicy ProStatus Private, portfolio company of private-equity firm Advent International (majority owner following its 2023 take-private acquisition of Maxar Technologies for approximately $6.4 billion; Maxar then split into Maxar Intelligence and Maxar Space Systems). Reported co-investor/minority backer historically associated with the deal includes Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSPIB) per deal-era reporting, though BattlePolicy could not independently confirm PSPIB's current stake with a fresh 2025/2026 source and flags this as unverified.Unverified
Vantor (formerly Maxar Intelligence; legal entity Vantor Holdings, Inc.)
OtherUSPrivate, portfolio company of private-equity firm Advent International (majority owner following its 2023 take-private acquisition of Maxar Technologies for approximately $6.4 billion; Maxar then split into Maxar Intelligence and Maxar Space Systems). Reported co-investor/minority backer historically associated with the deal includes Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSPIB) per deal-era reporting, though BattlePolicy could not independently confirm PSPIB's current stake with a fresh 2025/2026 source and flags this as unverified.
Vantor is the rebranded successor to Maxar Intelligence — the dominant US commercial satellite-imagery and spatial-intelligence supplier to the American intelligence community and Department of Defense.
Founded
2025 (rebrand); business lineage from Maxar Intelligence (2023) / DigitalGlobe
HQ
Westminster, Colorado, USA
Headcount
undisclosed
Total raised
N/A — private-equity portfolio company (Advent International take-private of Maxar Technologies, ~$6.4B, 2023), not a venture-funded startup
Valuation
undisclosed
Stage
Private equity-owned subsidiary/portfolio company
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