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Arkadia Space, making space exploration sustainable, accessible, and innovative, led by Francho García, Sergio Soler, Ismael Gutiérrez, and Francisco Espinosa, has entered into a strategic partnership with Reflex Aerospace, desiging and developing adaptable satellites, led by Walter Ballheimer, Felix Motzki, and Dennis Moore, to integrate Arkadia’s green propulsion technology into an upcoming Reflex mission, marking an important milestone for both companies and for the Europe

Aavuus, a Finnish deep-tech company building infrastructure for a new era of orbital safety, led by Joonas Jokela, Jouni Peltoniemi, and Brian Dunne, has secured a pre-seed investment from Maki.vc. Improving Space Traffic Awareness. Aavuus is building a global network of ground-based laser tracking stations designed to provide significantly more precise orbital data than today's commercial tracking systems. The company is targeting a growing challenge in Low Earth Orbit: the

Invisible-Light Labs, a TU Wien spin-off developing infrared analysis technology for nanoscale materials, led by Dr. Josiane P. Lafleur, MBA, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Silvan Schmid, Dr. Hajrudin Bešić, M.Sc., and Dr. Niklas Luhmann, M.Sc., has closed a €1.5 million pre-seed round co-led by XISTA Science Ventures and aws Gründungsfonds, with participation from Fund F. Accelerating Commercialization And Product Expansion. The funding will support the global commercialization of the com

ERC System, closing Europe's critical capability gap in the sky, led by Dr. David Löbl, Dr. Christopher Schropp, and Maximilian Oligschläger, has announced the launch of “Victor”, a dual-use heavy-lift cargo UAS designed for critical missions in fields such as defense, commercial logistics, and disaster response. Unveiled publicly at the ILA Berlin 2026, Victor is designed to address a key military logistics challenge by providing a scalable, deployable solution for...

Isar Aerospace, developing next-generation rockets for sustainable access to space for small and medium satellites and satellite constellations, led by Daniel Metzler, Josef Fleischmann, and Stella Guillen, has signed a EUR 270m Series D round to expand operations worldwide and provide sovereign space capabilities for Europe, NATO, and allies. The round is backed by new investors Island Green Capital and Molten Ventures, with strong participation from existing investors HV Ca

ICEYE, building actionable intelligence for resilience, readiness & response, led by Rafal Modrzewski, Pekka Laurila, and Eric Jensen, has raised EUR 450 million (USD 520 million) in a primary Series F funding round led by General Atlantic, at a valuation of over EUR 10 billion (USD 12 billion). Additional investors include Solidium, Tesi, Varma, Ilmarinen, Lifeline Ventures, as well as Nokia from Finland, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), and TCV. Together with a secondary p

Skyfora, building hyper-local weather intelligence, led by Fredrik Borgström, Kim Kaisti, Jostein Mælan, Marja Mattila, and Christoffer von Schantz, has raised €6.5 million. The round includes equity participation from Eviny Ventures, Ugly Duckling Ventures, Lumo Labs, and the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, alongside non-dilutive funding from Business Finland. Rising Demand For Weather Intelligence. The funding comes as demand for high-resolution weather data continu

Juno Propulsion, building the next-generation rocket propulsion with rotating detonation combustion, led by Alexis Harroun and Ari Martinez, has announced the successful close of a $1.4 million pre-seed financing round led by SOSV, with participation from Hypernova Fund, Leslie Ventures, Activate, Collaborative Fund, Safar Partners, and Cape Fear Ventures. The funding will accelerate development and flight qualification of Project IRIS, Juno’s rotating detonation combustion (

PhysicsX, a physical AI company on a mission to accelerate innovation and overhaul what engineering and manufacturing look like today, led by Robin Tuluie, Jacomo Corbo, and Nicolas Haag, has announced an oversubscribed $300 million Series C financing at a valuation of approximately $2.4 billion. The round is led by Temasek, with participation from new investors M&G Investments and Intrepid Growth Partners, alongside existing investors including Applied Materials, Atomico, Ge

Neworbit, engineering earth's lowest orbiting satellites, led by Anatolii Papulov and Ruslan Rakhimov, has raised $18.5 million in an oversubscribed Series A, led by Voyager and joined by angel investors including David Kirk (former Chief Scientist at NVIDIA) and Lawrence Leuschner (co-founder and former CEO of TIER Mobility), the family office Custos, and continued backing from Atlantic.vc, Lifeline Ventures, LGF, and Illusian. Commercial aircraft fly at around 10 kilometers

Muon Space, designing, building, and operating satellite constellations optimized for your mission, led by Jonny Dyer(CEO and Co-Founder), Paul Day(VP Production and Co-Founder), Dan McCleese(Chief Scientist and Co-Founder), Reuben Rohrschneider(Chief Mission Architect and Co-Founder), and Pascal Stang(CTO and Co-Founder), has unveiled Condor-Ultra, its newest spacecraft platform developed for high-power, networked constellations of hundreds to thousands of satellites. Built

Helion, a Washington-based fusion energy company, led by Dr. David Kirtley(Founder & CEO), Chris Pihl(Co-Founder & CTO), and Dr. George Votroubek(Co-Founder & Principal Scientist), has announced a $465 million Series G investment round, bringing the total invested to date in Helion to $1.5 billion and valuing the company at $15.5 billion post-money. The raise was led by Thrive Capital, with participation from additional new investors, including Alta Park Capital, Anti Fund, B

AstroForge, a deep-space mining company on a mission to extract valuable metals from asteroids - starting with PGMs, or platinum group metals, led by Matt Gialich and the team, has assembled the major flight hardware of DeepSpace-2 on its integration floor for the first time. Making Deep Space Access Routine. After assembling the major flight hardware of its DeepSpace-2 spacecraft, the company is preparing for a fourth-quarter launch and the next phase of testing and refinem

IMU Biosciences, decoding the immune system with unprecedented resolution and scale to transform how we understand, diagnose, and treat disease, led by Adam Laing, Mario Cantero, John Baker, and Thomas Hayday, has successfully brought its Series A to over $53 million (£40 million) in an oversubscribed financing round, co-led by IQ Capital and Molten Ventures, and supported by The British Business Bank, and Meltwind alongside existing investors. Building a Comprehensive Map o

Focused Energy, the world’s leading laser fusion company, led by Thomas Forner, Prof. Dr. Markus Roth, and the team, has raised $240 million in a Series A financing round. In addition to RWE, the investors include the Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation SPRIND, the European Innovation Council Fund, and the previous lead investor, Prime Movers Lab. Strategic Backing for Fusion Commercialization. The oversubscribed funding round attracted investors from Germany, Europe,

OQC, developing enterprise-ready quantum solutions, led by Gerald Mullally, Dr Peter Leek, and the team, has closed an oversubscribed £260 million ($350m) Series C funding round, Europe’s largest-ever private funding round for a quantum computing company. Bullhound Capital led the round, which included investment from the British Business Bank, Fynveur (advised by Invus), COFIDES, RCM Private Markets Fund managed by Rokos Capital Management (US) LP, Alpha Edison, Fulcrum Asse

Quobly, building industrial silicon-based quantum computers, led by Maud Vinet, Tristan Meunier, and the team, has announced the closing of a €115 million Series A financing led by Bpifrance, SEALSQ, and STMicroelectronics, with participation from the European Innovation Council (EIC Fund), Blast, ALIAD (Air Liquide Venture Capital), and existing investor Innovacom, bringing together leading industrial, sovereign, and deeptech investors. Existing shareholders also include the

Astrobotic, a pioneering space exploration company aiming to make space accessible to the world, led by John Thornton and others, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG). The transaction marks a major milestone in Astrobotic’s nearly two‑decade mission to make the Moon accessible and to build the infrastructure needed for a continuous U.S. presence on the lunar surface. Strengthening Voyager’s Lunar Ambitions. Un

NewLimit, radically extending human healthspan, led by Jacob Kimmel, Brian Armstrong, Blake Byers, and the team, has closed a $435M Series C led by Founders Fund alongside new investors Thrive Capital, Greenoaks, and Quiet Capital, and returning investors Kleiner Perkins, Abstract, Nat Friedman/Daniel Gross, Valor Equity Partners, Eli Lilly Ventures, Human Capital, and others. The company plans to begin human clinical trials next year following the discovery of a prototype th

Impulse Space, the in-space mobility leader, led by Tom Mueller and the team, has raised $500 million in Series D funding, co-led by 137 Ventures and BANNER VC, bringing the company’s total capital raised to over $1 billion. Additional participating investors include Founder’s Fund, Lux Capital, and Linse Capital. Scaling Infrastructure for In-Space Mobility. The funding will support team expansion and manufacturing growth as Impulse Space accelerates development of in-space