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Stories about how space companies are raising money to take on next-gen missions.

Loft Orbital Floating On $170M Series C
LEO • VC/PE

Loft Orbital Floating On $170M Series C

Loft’s goal is “productizing” space hardware.

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025
CEO Tom Vice Is Out At Sierra Space
Business • VC/PE

CEO Tom Vice Is Out At Sierra Space

The unexpected retirement has Sierra searching for a new leader.

January 7, 2025January 7, 2025
Synspective Goes Public on Tokyo Stock Exchange
EO • Equities • VC/PE

Synspective Goes Public on Tokyo Stock Exchange

The SAR data collector has plans for a thirty satellite constellation.

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024
The Year in Commercial Space Hits and Misses
Analysis • Technology • VC/PE

The Year in Commercial Space Hits and Misses

The best and worst of space technology in 2024.

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024
Australian Space Geology Firm Raises $100M Series D
Moon • Satcom • VC/PE

Australian Space Geology Firm Raises $100M Series D

”[T]ier one mining companies are taking notice…now they’re looking to put their foot on the gas.”

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024
Pixxel Raises $24M For Hyperspectral Data Biz
EO • VC/PE

Pixxel Raises $24M For Hyperspectral Data Biz

Pixxel’s sensors capture 150 wavelengths at 5-m resolution in a 40-km swath.

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024
Three VC Investors Weigh in on the State of Investing in Space
Analysis • VC/PE

Three VC Investors Weigh in on the State of Investing in Space

Space is a nascent market with vast, unbounded potential, where an early-stage startup can become a dominant business integral to the very infrastructure of the space economy for decades to come. 

December 4, 2024December 4, 2024
Accelerator Announces First European Space Resources Cohort
Lunar • Startups • VC/PE

Accelerator Announces First European Space Resources Cohort

Interestingly, for an accelerator shooting for the Moon, one-third of this first cohort operates largely outside the space industry.

December 4, 2024December 4, 2024
SatVu Pockets $25M for Thermal EO Constellation
EO • Europe • International • VC/PE

SatVu Pockets $25M for Thermal EO Constellation

Adara Ventures Energy Fund and existing investor Molten Ventures led the round, with further support from NOA, Lockheed Martin, Seraphim, Ridgeline, and Stellar Ventures.

December 2, 2024June 9, 2025
ABL Replaces CEO To Build A Missile Defense System  
Launch • Military • Rockets • Startups • VC/PE

ABL Replaces CEO To Build A Missile Defense System  

“We’ll use our liquid rockets and launch infrastructure to offer the test flight capability needed.”

November 27, 2024November 26, 2024
Maxar’s Newest Spacecraft Work Dawn ’til Dusk
EO • VC/PE

Maxar’s Newest Spacecraft Work Dawn ’til Dusk

WorldView Legion 3 and 4 are now delivering data to customers.

November 22, 2024November 22, 2024
Inversion Raises $44M Series A To Build Its Arc
Startups • Technology • VC/PE

Inversion Raises $44M Series A To Build Its Arc

Inversion plans to use these funds to scale up its operations to deliver a full-scale reentry vehicle on orbit by 2026.

November 21, 2024November 21, 2024

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