Finance

Ligado Networks has filed for Chapter 11 restructuring, and has signed a deal with AST SpaceMobile to allow the company to use Ligado’s mid-band spectrum.  Ligado announced the bankruptcy filing...

The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) planning to merge with Lynk Global extended its deadline to complete the merger and must return more than $80 million after shareholders voted to...

Japanese satellite company Synspective ended 2024 with a public listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market and a dedicated satellite launch on Dec. 21.  Rocket Lab launched a single StriX...

Iceye closed $65 million in extension funding, taking the company’s total raised in 2024 to $158 million. The funding round extension included participation from funds managed by Finnish sovereign wealth...

Australian space startup Fleet Space Technologies closed a Series D funding round worth $150 million Australian dollars ($100 million) to grow the capabilities of its ExpoSphere platform, which combines satellite...

Hyperspectral imaging startup Pixxel secured $24 million in a Series B extension round, adding new investors M&G Catalyst and Glade Brook Capital Partners. The investment announced Monday brings Pixxel’s total...

Gogo completed its acquisition of Satcom Direct to form a multi-orbit, multi-band, in-flight connectivity (IFC) provider for the business aviation and military/government mobility markets. One analyst noted that the combined...

The U.S. Department of Commerce has finalized agreements with Rocket Lab and BAE Systems Electronic Systems for funding under the CHIPS program for investment in semiconductors used in satellites.  Rocket...

DirecTV’s deal to acquire Dish Network from EchoStar is off after Dish debt holders did not agree to a debt offer from EchoStar.  DirecTV announced Nov. 21 that it would...

The Exploration Company has raised $160 million in a Series B round that marks the largest space Series B round in Europe and a statement of intent from the European...