Tag: venture capital
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ICEYE Raises €450 Million at Valuation Exceeding €10 Billion in Major Defence and Space Funding Round
Finnish space technology company ICEYE has raised €450 million in a Series F funding round, valuing the company at more than €10 billion and marking one of the largest private financings in Europe’s defence and space sectors. The funding round was led by General Atlantic and includes participation from a group of new and existing…
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Apex Space Raises $200 Million at $2.3 Billion Valuation to Expand Satellite Manufacturing
Satellite manufacturer Apex Space has secured $200 million in new funding at a valuation of $2.3 billion, as the company accelerates plans to expand production capacity and strengthen its position in the growing space infrastructure market. The funding round was led by Glade Brook Capital Partners, with participation from Washington Harbour Partners and a mix…
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Space unicorns multiply as 14 startups cross $1B valuation mark
How many space companies are now worth over $1 billion? Fourteen space companies have crossed the $1 billion valuation threshold as of mid-2026, marking a 250% increase from four unicorns in 2022. The latest additions include orbital manufacturing pioneer Varda Space Industries at $1.2 billion and space domain awareness specialist True Anomaly at $1.1 billion,…
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European Space Startups Attract €1.4 Billion As Private Capital Gains Confidence
Private capital markets in Europe are showing increasing confidence in space-sector startups, even as structural challenges remain, according to a new report by the European Space Policy Institute. In its annual “Space Venture 2025” report, ESPI said European space ventures secured €1.4 billion in private investment last year, representing an 8% decline year-on-year. However, venture…
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Investors Eye Orbital Data Center Downstream Markets Despite Tech Delays
What Downstream Markets Are Investors Targeting Before Orbital Data Centers Launch? Venture capitalists are already funding companies that could capitalize on orbital data centers, even though SpaceX and other major players won’t deploy the massive computing networks for several years. Investment firms are targeting edge computing applications, quantum-resistant encryption services, and real-time satellite data processing…
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Seraphim Space Forms Global Advisory Council Amid Sector Shifts
Why is Seraphim Space forming an advisory council now? Seraphim Space, the London-based venture capital firm that has deployed over $500 million across 140+ space startups, announced the formation of a global advisory council on April 15 to navigate rapidly shifting geopolitical and technological dynamics. The move comes as dual-use space technologies face increased scrutiny…
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Turion Space Raises $75M Series B for SDA Satellite Fleet
How Will Turion Space Use Its $75M to Scale Space Surveillance? Turion Space closed a $75 million Series B round on April 15, 2026, positioning the California-based startup to accelerate deployment of its space domain awareness satellite fleet. The funding round brings Turion’s total capital raised to approximately $115 million since its 2021 founding, marking…
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Fuse leads $6M round for Quindar, which uses AI for satellite support and is partnering with KSAT
A screenshot shows Quindar’s spacecraft management platform at work. (Image via Quindar) A space-centric startup called Quindar says it has successfully closed an oversubscribed $6 million funding round that will give a boost to its cloud-hosted, AI-supported software platform for satellite management. The seed extension round was led by the Seattle-area venture capital firm Fuse,…
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Bill Gates, Airbus and SoftBank invest in satellite video startup that wants to help us ‘see and understand the Earth live and unfiltered’
A graphic shows the preliminary design for satellites that Airbus is manufacturing for OneWeb. EarthNow plans to use a modified version of the same platform to beam real-time video down to Earth. (C3 Creative Code and Content GmbH Photo via Airbus) The latest spinout from Intellectual Ventures, EarthNow, says it’s coming out of stealth mode…
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SpaceX raises $100M more in investment, bringing valuation estimate to $21.5 billion
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rises from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida, sending the Koreasat-5A telecommunications satellite into space on Oct. 30. (SpaceX Photo) Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket venture has filled out its latest funding round by attracting another $100 million in investments since August, according to documents filed with the Securities…