{"id":19292,"date":"2016-08-10T00:08:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T16:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/techstars-grad-kepler-communications-raises-5m-to-launch-mini-satellites-by-2017-and-double-its-team\/"},"modified":"2016-08-10T00:08:31","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T16:08:31","slug":"techstars-grad-kepler-communications-raises-5m-to-launch-mini-satellites-by-2017-and-double-its-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/techstars-grad-kepler-communications-raises-5m-to-launch-mini-satellites-by-2017-and-double-its-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Techstars grad Kepler Communications raises $5M to launch mini satellites by 2017 and double its team"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kepler CEO Mina Mitry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kepler Communications, a Techstars Seattle graduate building telecom infrastructure for space, just secured $5 million in seed funding. New York venture capital firm IA Ventures led the round. The Toronto-based startup will use the funds to grow its team and launch two tiny satellites into space in the next 15 months.<\/p>\n

Previously: Startup Spotlight: Kepler is building communications infrastructure for the \u2018new space economy\u2019<\/strong><\/h4>\n

How tiny? They\u2019re roughly the size of a loaf of bread. The \u201cCubeSats\u201d are part of Kepler\u2019s strategy to develop low-cost, replaceable satellites. They plan to swap out the spacecraft frequently, allowing them to adapt to new technologies faster than traditional satellites.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince our satellites are small they\u2019re significantly cheaper and can be replaced with newer technology every two to three years,\u201d said Kepler CEO Mina Mitry. \u201cCompared to conventional satellites that would operate for eight years or more with dated technology.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Kepler team: Photo via Kepler.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kepler Communications took part in the Techstars Seattle startup incubator this year. Techstars, along with Liquid 2 Ventures, Globalive Capital, BDC, and several angels, also participated in the seed round.<\/p>\n

The startup\u2019s CubeSats are designed to relay information, like asset tracking, photos, and weather predictions, in real-time.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, space-borne data can be hours delayed causing critical information to be missed,\u201d said Mitry. \u201cThere are industries that can\u2019t rely on satellite data because of the latency.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kepler\u2019s seed round was oversubscribed, and the startup has raised $5.5 million to date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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