Francisco Partners Signs $70MM Growth Financing Deal with Spire Global

Spire Global closed a $70m pre-IPO round ahead of its planned public listing as SPIR on the NYSE later this year.

CEO Peter Platzer is building the world’s leading weather data company supporting Net Zero goals and Climate Change adaption. Current funding will go to expand its data-first business model serving best-in-class data across maritime, aviation, and weather customers.

Expon Capital has been proud to participate over the last two fundraising rounds.