Focus: Startups

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...

AI and space tech startup Zaitra is working to make satellites more autonomous and boost the profile of the Czech space industry, where the company is based.  Zaitra closed its...

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...

SpaceX launched 131 payloads on the Transporter-12 mission to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) on Jan. 14. This was SpaceX’s first rideshare mission of 2025.  The Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space...

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. ...

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...

The incoming administration of President-elect Trump is likely to propose a ramping up of commercial space to serve national security needs, according to a new paper from the National Security...

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...

A new remote sensing startup Matter Intelligence emerged from stealth mode on Wednesday with $12 million in seed funding. The startup aims to capture hyperspectral data of “all matter on...