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Archangel , a laser communications company, led by Richard J. , Owain Pryce-Jones , Paul Davey , and Lucy Roberts , has raised £10 million of investment in a round led by Santander Alternative Investments , with participation from National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF) , Blackfinch Ventures , Oxford Capital , Lycka Limited, and Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE) . Archangel Lightworks is developing high-speed data infrastructure to connect space-based networks with

PLD Space , unlocking rapid, reliable, and sustainable access to space, led by Ezequiel Sánchez, Raúl Torres, Raúl Verdú, and the team, has secured  a €30 million venture debt loan from European Investment Bank( EIB ) to support the final development stage of MIURA 5, the company’s rocket designed to deploy small satellites into orbit. The operation marks the first direct investment by the European Investment Bank in small satellite launchers, while supporting PLD Space in sc

AAKA Space , designing human-centric mission-ready habitats, led by Aastha Jhala and the team, in collaboration with MiCoB , provider of High-performance and customized Construction 3D Printing solutions, led by Shashank Shekhar  and the team, has successfully designed and 3D-printed Asia’s first Martian Regolith Radiation Shield using Mars simulant materials. The structure will be tested in the world’s largest analog mission, marking India’s debut in global extraterrestrial

Portal Space Systems , developing advanced spacecraft that redefine what’s possible in space, led by Jeff Thornburg and the team, has raised  $50 million in Series A funding led by  Geodesic Capital  and Mach33 , with participation from Booz Allen Ventures , ARK Invest , AlleyCorp , and FUSE. The financing reflects a broader shift in the space ecosystem: while access to orbit has improved, on-orbit mobility remains constrained. As activity increases and missions grow more dyn

Antaris , simplifying and automating the design, simulation, and operation of satellite missions, cutting time-to-orbit by 2X and reducing lifetime cost by 10X, led by Thomas Barton, Karthik Govindhasamy, John Trionfo, and the team, has announced  the first close of a $28 Million Series A funding round led by WestWave Capital  with participation from Lockheed Martin Ventures , other insiders, and new investors. The fundraise follows a breakout year for Antaris, driven by stro

Starcloud , building data centers in space, led by Philip Johnston, Ezra Feilden, and Adi Oltean, has raised  $170 million in Series A  led by Benchmark  and EQT Ventures , valuing the company at $1.1 billion.  Starcloud has raised $200 million to date and launched its first satellite equipped with an Nvidia H100 GPU in November 2025. Later this year, Starcloud 2 will deploy a more powerful satellite featuring multiple GPUs, including an Nvidia Blackwell chip, an AWS server b

TerraSpark , powering Earth from space, led by Jasper Deprez, Dr. Sanjay Vijendran, Matthias Laug, and the team, has completed  its pre-seed financing round, raising over five million euros from Daphni , Sake Bosch, angel investor alliance better ventures, the Hans(wo)men Group , and other strategic business angels. The financing will be used to further develop the technology and prepare for initial pilot applications and live tests. Europe’s Energy Challenge Europe’s power g

Xona Space , unlocking the potential of tomorrow’s technologies by providing the most robust and accurate navigation and timing services on Earth, led by Brian Manning , Tyler Reid , Jay Wakenshaw , Christina Youn , Adrien Perkins , and Allison Hampel , has raised  a $170 million Series C round led by Mohari Ventures Natural Capital with additional support from Craft Ventures , ICONIQ , Woven Capital , NGP Capital , Samsung Next , Hexagon , and other new and existing investor

PAVE Space , creating the systems that make the in-space economy possible, led by Julie Böhning  and Jérémy Marciacq , has raised  $40 million in seed funding to develop a new generation of spacecraft designed to move satellites rapidly between orbits, led by  Visionaries Club  and  Creandum , with participation from Lombard Odier Investment Managers , Atlantic Labs , Sistafund , b2venture , ACE Investment Partners, Ilavaska Vuillermoz Capital , and Pareto  & Motier Ventures

Ramon.Space , a leader in space computing infrastructure, led by Avi Shabtai and the team, and Ingrasys , a subsidiary of  Foxconn Technology Group  and the world’s largest manufacturer of server and storage platforms, led by Benjamin Ting, have announced  an expansion of their collaboration to develop data center infrastructure for space. As space data grows, Earth-based systems face limits in latency and bandwidth, driving the shift to space-based data centers for real-time

SWISSto12 , powering next-generation satellite communications, led by Emile de Rijk and the team, and Space Compass  have executed  a procurement contract for the first GEO optical data relay satellite. This agreement marks a significant milestone in the development of Space Compass’s optical data relay service. By providing high-speed, high-capacity optical data transmission, Earth Observation is positioned to evolve from a passive tracking system into a real-time decision-m

AIRMO , the space tech startup developing the world’s most advanced greenhouse gas monitoring system, led by Daria Stepanova, Dr. Errico Armandillo, David Vilaseca, Christoph Grobbel, and the team, has announced  a €5M seed funding round led by Ananda Impact Ventures , alongside Unconventional Ventures , kopa ventures , Desai Ventures , Hypernova / New Venture Securities, and two EQT Partners acting as strategic investors (Matthias Fackler and Francesco Starace). Existing inv

Vast , building next-generation space stations, led by Jed McCaleb , Max Haot , and the team, has raised  $500 million in new funding led by Balerion Space Ventures  with participation from  IQT ,  Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) ,  Mitsui & Co., Ltd ,  MUFG ,  Nikon Corporation (Nikon) , Stellar Ventures ,  Space Capital , and  Earthrise Ventures  to advance its mission of enabling humanity to live and work in space long-term. Jed McCaleb, founder and first investor, also p

Sierra Space , defining the new era of space defense technology, led by Dan Jablonsky  and the team, has raised $550 million in equity investment led by LuminArx Capital Management  (“LuminArx Capital”), a global alternative investment manager, with participation from existing investors. The financing values the company at $8 billion post-money. Sierra Space’s investors include General Atlantic , Coatue , Moore Strategic Ventures, and Andalusian Private Capital , among others

Infinite Orbits , providing geostationary operators with all the in-orbit services they need, from the inspection of their assets to the extension of their lifespan and the management of the end-of-life phase, led by Adel Haddoud and the team, has announced  the acquisition of UK-based Lúnasa Space , led by Amin Chabi, marking the company’s establishment in the United Kingdom and reinforcing its Endurance life-extension servicer through enhanced rendezvous and docking capabil

CesiumAstro , delivering advanced communication capabilities for a diverse set of applications at compelling performance and cost, led by Shey Sabripour, has announced  the acquisition of Vidrovr, an artificial intelligence (AI) company specializing in real-time multimodal signal analysis. Following the acquisition, Vidrovr co-founder Joe Ellis is overseeing the integration of machine learning capabilities across CesiumAstro’s portfolio, advancing the development of next-gene

ISPTech , pioneering a new era of space mobility, led by Dr.-Ing. Lukas Werling, Dr.-Ing. Felix Lauck, and the team, has  raised  €5.5M million to deploy its advanced, non-toxic propulsion solutions for operational space missions. The round was led by Join Capital , with participation from High-Tech Gründerfonds ( HTGF ), Faber, First Momentum Ventures , Lightfield Equity , Final Frontier Liftoff , The German Aerospace Center ( DLR ), and Start-up BW Seed Fonds , among others

Sophia Space , building orbital compute and data centers, solar powered, space-cooled, AI-ready, led by Rob DeMillo, Dr. Leon Alkalai, Brian Monnin, and Jim Chase, has raised  a $10 million seed round, led by Alpha Funds , KDDI Green Partners Fund , and Unlock Venture Partners .   Founded by former NASA/JPL Fellow Leon Alkalai, Sophia Space is redefining in-orbit computing with a scalable, space-native thermal management approach. Its technology is built for the extreme therm

Remondo , offering high-res satellite imagery from low-cost nanosatellites, providing sharper intelligence, led by Ido Priel, Oren Berger, and the team, has debuted  a new class of space-based imaging technology during  DGI 2026 , the premier conference for Geospatial Intelligence for Defense and Security for GEOINT leaders. The solution delivers sub-30 centimeter resolution from low-cost microsatellites in Lower Earth Orbit (LEO), without the expense and complexity of tradit

SatVu , capturing the highest resolution thermal data from space for a safer and more sustainable Earth, led by Anthony Baker, Tobias Reinicke, Camilla Taylor, and Scott Herman, has closed  a £30m ($40m) funding round bringing its total equity funding to £60m ($80m), as it accelerates from single-satellite demonstration to execution of a multi-satellite constellation. The round completes with a strategic investment from the NATO Innovation Fund ( NIF ), together with  British