Hyperspectral Earth-imaging technology startup Pixxel raised $36 million in its Series B funding round and added Google to its list of investors, the company announced Thursday. Some of Pixxel’s existing investors Radical Ventures, Lightspeed, Blume Ventures, growx, Sparta and Athera also participated in the Series B financing, boosting the company’s total financing haul to $71…

Satellite startup Hubble Network recently announced a $20 million Series A funding round, along with its plans to launch a satellite constellation for Bluetooth device connectivity. Describing the company as “Starlink for IoT devices,” Hubble said its future constellation will be able to capture data directly from existing Bluetooth devices by uploading the company’s firmware to…

Fleet Space Technologies has completed a successful Series C funding round, raising a further $50 million Australian dollars ($33.14 million), the company announced May 24. The new funding has been led by Australasian venture capital firm and existing investor Blackbird. Grok Ventures, Alumni Ventures and Hostplus have also participated in the round. New investors including…

German space startup Reflex Aerospace has booked a slot on a SpaceX mission to launch its demonstration satellite in fall 2024. Reflex also expanded its seed funding round with a 1.75 million euro ($1.9 million) investment from existing investors and Bayern Kapital through its EFRE Bayern innovation fund. Reflex now has nearly 9 million euros…