UBIHERE

HOW IT BEGAN…

Our story begins with the nationally recognized research conducted by of our founder, Dr. Alper Yilmaz. Alper is a professor of Geo-Informatics with appointments in Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering; Computer Science; and an honorary appointment to the College of Medicine at The Ohio State University. Ever since Alper defended his PhD dissertation, titled “Object Tracking and Activity Recognition in Video Acquired Using Mobile Cameras”, in 2004, he has been considered an expert in determining position, movement and interaction of objects in 3-dimensional space. The Department of Defense, National Geospatial Agency, NASA, and industry partners have provided over $11 million in funding to Dr. Yilmaz over the last decade. Most of this research has involved accurately determining how objects move and interact with each other without the use of GPS or other RF location technologies.

Dr. Yilmaz’s work for NASA was particularly exciting, as he and his colleagues were tasked with providing future astronauts with the means to accurately navigate the moon (or someday, Mars) where there is no GPS to guide them. Dr. Yilmaz invented a solution that uses artificially intelligent tracking tags and visual based navigation to successfully address NASA’s research challenge. Dr. Yilmaz was granted a patent for this NASA innovation. Determined that this space-based invention had commercial value here on Earth, Alper founded Ubihere. The company officially launched in 2018 when Ohio State exclusively licensed the patent to the company. Since its founding, Ubihere has attracted a team of highly experienced entrepreneurs, engineers, and experts committed to developing solutions around Alper’s research. The company is supported by dedicated partners such as Rev1 Ventures and the State of Ohio.

Since 2018, Ubihere has attracted several million dollars in venture capital funding and commercialization grants. The company has been awarded multiple Phase I and Phase II Air Force research and development contracts, and has successfully completed multiple customer-centric pilots for both Ubitrax and Ubivision. We are excited to be on the verge of commercially launching both product lines soon! Join us!

Ubihere Timeline - 2018-2025

Ubihere

Pioneering GPS-Denied Navigation & AI Innovation Since 2018

2018

January 2018

Company Founded

Dr. Alper Yilmaz founded Ubihere Inc. as an Ohio State University spin-off, commercializing breakthrough biomimetic navigation systems technology.

March 2018

Patent License Agreement

Secured exclusive licensing rights to patented AI computer vision technology from Ohio State University.

September 2018

CTO Appointment

Dr. Alper Yilmaz officially joined as Chief Technology Officer and board member.

2019

February 2019

First SBIR Award

Received first Small Business Innovation Research Phase I award, validating commercial potential.

August 2019

ASPRS Presidential Citation

Dr. Yilmaz received Presidential Citation from the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.

2020

February 2020

Converge Ventures Investment

Eric Wagner's Converge Ventures completed seed funding investment in Ubihere.

April 2020

OSU Innovator of the Year

Dr. Yilmaz named Ohio State University Innovator of the Year for wireless geolocation technology.

October 2020

Air Force SBIR Selection

Selected for Air Force SBIR Topic for AI-powered navigation in GPS-denied environments.

2021

March 2021

UbiVision Platform

Advanced development of AI-powered video processing platform for autonomous navigation.

July 2021

NASA Recognition

Technology recognized for potential applications in NASA's lunar and Mars missions, with $11M+ in R&D funding.

October 2021

Major SBIR Phase II

Received significant Air Force SBIR Phase II STTR award for GPS-denied navigation systems.

2022

February 2022

Multi-Sensor Integration

Achieved breakthrough integrating multiple sensors into compact AI processing units.

October 2022

Patent Portfolio Expansion

Secured additional patents for biomimetic navigation and AI-powered geospatial technologies.

2023

January 2023

SBIR Phase II Completion

Successfully completed Air Force SBIR Phase II project, meeting all technical specifications.

March 2023

Commercial Product Launch

Achieved full commercial availability of core product suite across defense and civilian applications.

2024

January 2024

Next-Gen Platform

Launched enhanced platform with improved real-time analytics and advanced user interface.

May 2024

Commercial Expansion

Expanded presence in commercial markets with precision navigation deployments.

2025

January 2025

Market Leadership

Recognized as market leader in GPS-denied navigation solutions by industry analysts.

May 2025

$150K Air Force Contract

Awarded contract to apply patented UbiVision technology to autonomous drone navigation.

September 2025

Innovation Pipeline

Announced next-phase innovations including autonomous systems integration and IoT platform expansion.

“In a four-dimensional world, understanding how objects interact across space and time is essential.  Ubihere makes this possible – and goes beyond, turning spatial intelligence into actionable insight.”
Dr. Alper Yilmaz, Founder