venture capital
Capella raises $97 million to expand radar constellation
Capella Space raised $97 million in a Series C investment round.
Boeing eyes investment candidates at Satellite 2022
Boeing executives are meeting with startups at the Satellite 2022 conference with an eye toward investment and collaboration.
CesiumAstro raises $60 million in Series B funding round
CesiumAstro Inc. raised $60 million in a Series B funding round led by Airbus Ventures and Forever Ventures.
Xplore banks $16.2 million for space-as-a-service
Space-as-a-service startup Xplore has brought in $16.2 million to date including venture capital funding and contracts.
Destinus raises $29 million for hypersonic plane
Destinus SA, the Swiss startup founded by serial entrepreneur Mikhail Kokorich, has raised 26.8 million Swiss francs ($29 million) for its campaign to offer hydrogen-powered supersonic flight.
Sateliot raises 10 million euros in Series A round
Sateliot raised 10 million euros ($11.4 million) in a Series A investment round.
Near Space Labs to offer 10-centimeter resolution imagery
Near Space Labs is upgrading instruments mounted on its Swifty high-altitude balloons to capture imagery with a resolution of 10 centimeters per pixel.
Iceye raises $136 million in Series D round
Iceye raised $136 million in a Series D investment round led by Seraphim Space.
Type One Ventures raises investment target
Type One Ventures has raised $34 million of the $50 million it plans to invest in space technology and deep technology startups through its second fund.
Fleet Space raises $26.4 million in Series B round
Fleet Space Technologies raised $26.4 million in a Series B investment round that puts a value of $126 million on the Australian internet-of-things satellite constellation.
Hydrosat raises $10 million for thermal infrared imagery constellation
Hydrosat, a geospatial data and analytics startup, raised $10 million in seed funding for a satellite constellation to produce thermal infrared maps.
On National Security | What Space Force looks to learn from venture investors
The Space Force is one among many customers of commercial space companies, and is trying to figure out how to engage with nontraditional players such as venture-funded startups.
HawkEye 360 raises $145 million in Series D round
Hawkeye 360 raised $145 million in a Series D investment round led by Insight Partners and Seraphim Space Investment Trust.
SpaceFund to invest in navigation system for cislunar space
Venture investor SpaceFund announced Nov. 3 it plans to finance the development of an autonomous navigation capability for space missions beyond Earth orbit in the region known as cislunar space.
TrustPoint raises $2 million for GPS alternative
TrustPoint Inc., a startup developing a global navigation satellite system, has raised $2 million in seed funding from venture capital firm DCVC.
VC firm Embedded Ventures signs cooperative agreement with U.S. Space Force
Embedded Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in space startups, has signed a multi-year agreement with the U.S. Space Force.
Planet co-founder Chris Boshuizen to fly with Blue Origin
Planet co-founder Chris Boshuizen will be one of four passengers on the next flight of the Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital vehicle.
Starbridge raises $12M in fresh capital for application-focused space startups
Starbridge Venture Capital is set to announce Sept. 8 that it has closed its second fund with $12.1 million in new capital.
SkyWatch raises $17.2 million in Series B funding round
SkyWatch Space Applications raised 20.9 million Canadian dollars ($17.2 ) in a Series B funding round, less than 17 months after welcoming investors to its Series A round.
LeoLabs raises $65 million in Series B funding round
LeoLabs plans to accelerate deployment of its global radar network and expand space situational awareness services with $65 million raised in a Series B financing round announced June 3.
