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Stories about how space companies are raising money to take on next-gen missions.
Quindar Raises $6M Seed Extension and Partners with KSAT
Quindar is moving toward its satellite constellation automation goals with the help of a $6M seed extension round and a strategic integration partnership with KSAT.
Private Space Firms Had Their Worst Fundraising in a Decade
Private space companies raised $17.9B last year—a 25% reduction from 2022 and the lowest in ten years, according to a report released today by venture fund Space Capital.
Exclusive: SynMax Raises $13M
SynMax, a satellite data analytics company building products to monitor industrial assets and dark ships around the globe, has raised a $13M round of funding as it eyes new markets for its analysis platforms.
True Anomaly Closes $100M Series B
True Anomaly has pulled in a $100M Series B to help it build and deploy its space tech and ensure national security extends into Earth’s orbit for the US and its allies.
Armada Emerges from Stealth with $55M
Armada, an SF-based startup building AI-powered tools to improve data processing, emerged from stealth yesterday with $55M in hand.
Helicity Raises $5M for In-Space Fusion Propulsion
Helicity Space, an in-space nuclear fusion propulsion startup, nabbed a $5M seed round to begin developing its novel engine.
NorthStar Raises $14.7M Series D
NorthStar Earth and Space, a startup building an in-situ space situational awareness (SSA) constellation out of its home base in Canada, announced yesterday that it clinched a CAD $20M ($14.7M) Series D round. Telesystem Space Inc., the Québec government, and the Luxembourg Future Fund participated.
Ursa Major Nabs $138M of Funding
Rocket propulsion startup Ursa Major has raised $138M of funding this year to develop its recently unveiled Lynx solid rocket motor production process and support its other propulsion programs, the company announced Thursday.
FOSSA Systems Closes Funding Round For IoT Birds
To connect land and ocean, startups are taking to the sky.
KMI Pulls In $5M for Debris Removal
Kall Morris, Inc. (KMI) has secured $5M in DoD contracts and private investment to further its technology development and commercialization efforts, the debris removal startup announced today.
Kuva Raises $17.6M Series A, Will Expand Stateside
Kuva Space raised a €16.6M ($17.6M) Series A to accelerate camera development, support constellation deployment, and expand to the US, the Finnish hyperspectral satellite startup announced today.
Qosmosys Closes $100M Seed Round
Lunar lander startup Qosmosys secured a staggering $100M in seed funding to help it bring its ZeusX lander to the Moon in just four years, the startup announced last week.
Payload Pioneers 2023: Sahith Reddy Madara
Sahith Reddy Madara can spot what technology will succeed in the commercial market from a mile away.
