VC/PE
Stories about how space companies are raising money to take on next-gen missions.
Wyvern Raises $6M To Boost Hyperspectral Data Biz
“We wanted to get to market faster than everyone, and we have.”
EarthDaily Analytics Buys Descartes Labs in PE Reshuffle
Both companies are owned by the same private equity firm, Antarctica Capital, which has been influential in finding synergies between the two businesses.
Volta Space Wants To Beam Power To The Moon
A lunar satellite constellation that harnesses solar power and uses lasers to beam it down to landers and rovers.
Argo’s Tug Joins The Lunar Water Race
A provider of “in-space transportation with in-space propellant.”
D-Orbit Eyes Global Expansion After Closing $166M Series C
D-Orbit is developing a suite of space logistics capabilities while offering services as a satellite integrator and deployer.
Meet the Techstars Fall Class of 2024
This year’s cohort is Techstars most international group yet, with five of the startups headquartered outside the US.
Quantum Timekeepers Raise $3.7M For A Precise Clock
“Literally everything we put into space will eventually have one of these things.”
ATLAS Raises $15M To Bolster Ground-Station Software Biz
“Some of us joke that we’re actually a software company with a network.”
Starpath Raises $12M For Lunar Ice Mining
The business plan is simple: Sell large quantities of LOX propellant to companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Investors Share Vision of Space Industry’s Future at ISSRDC
Investors explain how their strategies are adapting to new technologies and shifting market conditions in LEO
Alpine Space Ventures Closes €170M Fund
While the fund has global reach, it will focus mainly on the growing talent coming out of Europe.
Sift Raises $17.5M Series A To Fuel its Telemetry Stack
“Look at the bill of materials for a modern machine—50% of its software.”
CesiumAstro Pockets $65M in Series B+ Funding
CesiumAstro plans to use the extra funds to meet the market’s rapidly growing need for dependable connectivity.
