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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

Photoncycle , the year-round solar energy system for heating and electricity for your home, led by Bjorn Brandtzaeg, Per Hjalmarsson, Sebastian Gutterød, Elina Koivisto, and Koray Abatay, has raised €15M in Series A funding led by NordicNinja  and Voima Ventures , Nordic's leading deep-tech and energy transition investors, with participation from existing investors Lifeline Ventures , Eviny Ventures , Luminar Ventures , and Momentum . The funds will support the commercial rol

ZaiNar , building the foundation layer for physical AI, led by Daniel Jacker, Alexander Hooshmand, Eric Roselli, Philip Kratz, Jake Levy, and the team, has announced  commercial availability of its 5G positioning technology, the first 5G location system that operates entirely independent of device makers, using the network as a sensor (i.e., connectivity signals that devices already transmit) to deliver sub-10cm accuracy at ranges up to 1.5km. The network-side solution delive

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