How Marble Imaging Plans to Become Europe’s Leading Source of Very High-Resolution Earth Observation Data and Insights

Marble Imaging, the Earth Observation Data & Insights company, led by Robert Hook, Dr. Gopika Suresh, and Alexander Epp, has secured a €5.3 million seed round led by HTGF. In addition, Marble has attracted a strong group of further investors who share the mission, including BAB Beteiligungs- und Management-gesellschaft Bremen mbH (BBM), Lightfield Equity, Oslo Venture Company, nwk | nwu Beteiligungsgesellschaften der Sparkasse Bremen, Sentris Capital, Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund, and SpaceFounders.

Marble’s timing is underscored by the outcomes of last week’s ESA Ministerial Council 2025 in Bremen, where member states of the European Space Agency approved a €22.1 billion budget for the next three years, the highest in the agency’s history. Notably, Germany committed more than €5 billion, becoming ESA’s largest contributor.

The investment will allow Marble to scale its team, complete its intelligence, maritime, and trafficability tools, and prepare them for broad commercial rollout. It also supports the build-out of Marble’s end-to-end data pipeline and customer portal, ensuring a seamless user experience. The funding positions the company to finalize its growing customer pipeline, reach full commercial readiness for its first satellite launch, and establish a dedicated operations center for its planned constellation.

Robert Hook, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Marble, noted that the new European investor consortium strengthens the company’s ability to scale its dual-use Earth observation solutions. The round enables accelerated capability development to meet rapidly rising demand.

The first Marble satellite, delivering very high-resolution multispectral data, is slated for launch in Q4 2026. The constellation is planned to expand progressively to as many as 20 satellites by the end of 2028.

Demand for robust, innovative sovereign solutions from Europe now spans nearly all major institutions. This trend is especially visible in security and climate technology, where the need for timely, very high-resolution Earth observation data and advanced AI-driven analytics has grown rapidly.

The Marble team had already drawn significant attention after securing more than €10 million in non-dilutive funding for the development and launch of its first satellite through the DLR Small Satellite Payload Competition and ESA InCubed. Demand for high-quality European data and analytics was further validated with a €3 million anchor contract under ESA’s Copernicus Contributing Missions program.

The round was oversubscribed, leaving limited capacity for interested backers. To accelerate constellation expansion, Marble is now preparing a Series A, creating a new opportunity to participate in the company’s growing trajectory.