Focus: Investors

Iridium continued its growth in IoT subscribers in the first quarter of 2026, reporting a slight 2% revenue increase year-over-year.  CEO Matt Desch said the company has been going through […]

Portal Space Systems has raised $50 million in a Series A round to accelerate its progress building maneuverable spacecraft as the startup grows its team and expands manufacturing capacity.  The […]

BlackSky’s 2025 financial performance was a mixed bag, with an increase in fourth quarter revenue and a 32% increase in backlog, despite an increase in the company’s net loss and […]

Marble Imaging, a new German Earth Observation (EO) company, has raised 5.3 million euro ($6.1 million) in its latest seed funding round. The first Marble satellite, which will deliver very […]

Excited by strong customer demand, investors are pouring another $200 million into satellite bus developer and manufacturer Apex to enable the company to continue buttressing efforts to accelerate production and vertically integrate. […]

New Mexico-based startup mPower Technology, Inc., said it has received an investment from Lockheed Martin that will help accelerate the company’s efforts to scale production of its solar modules. The investment by Lockheed […]

Veteran Ventures Capital (VVC) has closed a $60 million fund for investment in dual-use national security technologies, with space as a key focus. The firm noted that oversubscribed Fund II […]

In the face of tariffs and economic uncertainty, investors remain optimistic for the global space economy’s growth trajectory, with ramp-ups in defense spending and more nations making space capabilities a […]

Spaceflux has secured 5.4 million pounds ($7.31 million) in seed funding as it looks to expand its global telescope network and accelerate development of AI-powered space situational awareness solutions. The […]

Varda Space Industries raised a $187 million Series C round to scale the company’s work to build in-space pharmaceutical labs and hypersonic reentry test capabilities.  Varda has completed three launch […]

Lux Aeterna, a new startup targeting reusable satellite bus platforms, emerged from stealth mode on Wednesday with a $4 million pre-seed funding round.  Space Capital led the funding round, with […]

A new report from the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) shows that Europe’s space sector attracted a record 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) in investment in 2024, a 54% year […]

Logos Space Services, which emerged from stealth mode last year with plans for a new satellite constellation for enterprise services, raised $50 million in a Series A round, the company […]

Space computer and autonomous spacecraft startup Aethero raised an $8.4 million seed round to further its technology development. Aethero, based in San Franciso, said the seed round was led by Kindred […]

Flush with demand for its standardized spacecraft buses and seeking to speed production, Apex on Tuesday said it has raised $200 million in a Series C round that will be put toward […]

Satellite ground technology startup Northwood Space has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round led by Alpine Space Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).  Also Capital, Founders Fund, and […]

Iridium CEO Matt Desch walked investors through how tariffs are impacting Iridium’s equipment supply chain, saying that for now, Iridium is absorbing a higher cost of importing goods into the […]

Europe has not invested enough in sovereign space capabilities. This is one of the conclusions of a new Seraphim Space white paper released April 16. The white paper details several […]

Startup satellite developer Portal Space Systems on Thursday said it raised $17.5 million in an oversubscribed seed round that will support the full-scale demonstration of its Supernova multi-role, transorbital spacecraft […]

Aetherflux, the space solar power startup from the co-founder of Robinhood Baiju Bhatt, raised $50 million in a Series A funding round, the company announced Wednesday.  Index Ventures and Interlagos […]

Startup Kapta Space emerged from stealth mode on Friday with plans to develop advanced spaceborne electronically-steered, radar-based imaging technology.  Milton Perque, formerly of Echodyne, and Adam Bily, formerly of Apple […]

K2 Space announced a $110 million Series B funding round to scale up production of its multi-orbit, high-power satellite platform on Feb. 13. The funding round was co-led by Lightspeed […]

Oso Semiconductor closed a $5.2 million seed funding round to fund development of phased array chipsets for satellite communications, 5G, and radar systems, the company announced Feb. 12. Founded in […]

Urban Sky closed a $30 million Series B investment round to develop and commercialize a suite of products that leverage the stratosphere for military and commercial applications, the company announced […]

Investment and consulting firm Space Capital reports that investment in space companies hit $26 billion in 2024, an increase of 30% year-over-year. The firm recently released its fourth quarter Space […]

Stoke Space raised $260 million in new Series C investment to accelerate development of its reusable medium-lift rocket. This funding doubles Stoke’s total funding to $480 million, the company announced […]

Loft Orbital raised $170 million in a Series C round, the company announced on Tuesday, along with plans to scale operations incorporating inter-satellite links and more AI onboard its satellites.  […]

Seraphim Space, one of the leading investors in space tech startups, announced the latest round of companies taking part in Mission 14, its latest dedicated accelerator for space startups. Seraphim, […]

All.Space raised $44 million to fund the commercial launch of the company’s first satellite terminal. All.Space announced the round on Thursday, led by Boka Group, with additional participation from AE Ventures, […]

SES has announced details of a new dividend payment to shareholders. The SES Board of Directors has approved the payment of an interim dividend of 0.25 euros ($0.28) per A-share […]