Focus: NewSpace
February 13, 2020
Astranis has finished a $90 million financing round led by Venrock, with significant participation from existing investor Andreessen Horowitz. The company said it is building the first of its kind micro-geostationary orbit (GEO) satellite, and this funding round will launch its first commercial satellite. The company, which was founded in 2015, plans to use its…
February 11, 2020
NewSpace Networks, an aerospace software and investment company is working to raise $200 million to transform the industry from hardware-focused to software-centric. The company plans to do this through a combination of acquisition, investment, and internal product development, and said it has products in development that will be available later this year, along with with…
February 6, 2020
Mark Rigolle, the former CEO of O3b Networks and LeoSat Enterprises, announced his new position as CEO of KLEO Connect GmbH – another global entrant into the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation market. KLEO Connect GmbH is described as an early-stage company looking to provide global satellite data communications services. The company has offices in Berlin…
February 4, 2020
Kinéis, a French IoT connectivity provider, has raised 100 million euro, reaching its capital target. Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS), French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), Bpifrance via the fund for Industrial Project Companies (SPI), financed by the “Investments for the Future” program and the European Investment Bank (EIB), Ifremer, Thales, Celad, BNP Paribas Développement,…