Satellite-powered data company Spire has secured $25m from a series A round supported by Mitsui and Qihoo 360.

US-based nanosatellite company Spire raised $25m in series A funding on Tuesday in a round that included participation from conglomerate Mitsui and anitvirus software producer Qihoo 360.

Venture capital firm RRE Ventures led the round, which also featured Mitsui Global Investment, a corporate venturing subsidiary of Mitsui, Qihoo 360 and Moose Capital.

Founded in 2012, Spire was initially incubated by hardware accelertor Lemnos Labs. It provides data on weather, trade and other marine factors from any point on earth, sourced…