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Stories about how space companies are raising money to take on next-gen missions.
K2 Space Nabs $15M from NewSpace Capital
K2 has locked in $195M in funding without even flying an orbital mission. Its first customer mission, Gravitas, is planned for next year.
Apex Closes $200M Series D
“We were not fundraising,” Cinnamon told Payload. “What it really came down to was Interlagos is uniquely equipped to really help us on the sales side of the house.”
Rendezvous Robotics Emerges With $3M
Alongside its debut in the space industry, the Golden, CO-based startup also announced it had already flown two demos of its tech to orbit.
Q&A with Varda’s CEO Will Bruey
Varda Space Industries closed a $187M Series C yesterday. In the wake of the fundraise, Payload sat down with Will Bruey, Varda’s CEO, to discuss how the new funds will be put to use.
Unmatched Launches a Human Capital Focused Fund
“All of my initial experience came from scaling Elon [Musk]’s company.”
Lux Aeterna Raises $4M for Reusable Sat Buses
The Denver, CO-based startup emerged from stealth today with $4M in pre-seed funding to help it develop a fully reusable satellite bus that can fly a mission, re-enter Earth’s atmosphere, and fly again.
Aethero Raises $8.4M for Space Computers
Kindred led the round, which included Neo, Giant Step Capital, O’Shaughnessy Ventures and Alumni Ventures.
Impulse Space Raises $300M Series C
Less than four years after its founding, the Series C brings Impulse’s total financing to $525M.
EnduroSat Raises €43M to Scale Production, Boost US Presence
Bulgarian space startup EnduroSat has raised €43M ($48.8M) to ramp up production of a new, bigger ESPA-class sat.
Astrolight Raises €2.8M For Laser Comms Tech
Balnord led the round, which was announced on Thursday. It also included participation from the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark, Coinvest Capital, 3NGLS, and Rita Sakus.
PiLogic Raises $4M Seed Round For Faster Inference
A space-friendly flavor of AI could help satellites diagnose themselves on orbit.
