Focus: Investors
April 23, 2024
Spanish launcher in development PLD Space has raised 78 million euros ($84 million) from investors, the company announced Tuesday. The company plans to use the funds to open the first rocket factory in Elche, Spain in mid-2024. This new funding is in addition to 42 million euros ($45 million) the company received from the Spanish…
April 22, 2024
Seraphim Space closed a new venture fund, Seraphim Space Ventures II LP, with backing from satellite operator Eutelsat Communications, Japanese telco NEC and Japanese satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT. Seraphim announced the first close of the SSV II fund on Monday. The fund will be focused on investing in Seed and Series A-stage companies. Seraphim…
April 18, 2024
Orbex, the U.K. rocket company, received 16.7 million pounds ($20.8 million) in funding from a group of six significant investors in an update to its Series C funding round. Investors involved in the deal include 10.5 million pounds ($13 million) of follow-on investment from the Scottish National Investment Bank, venture capital firms Octopus Ventures, BGF,…
April 17, 2024
Finnish satellite company Iceye raised $93 million in growth funding, led by Finland’s sovereign wealth fund Solidium. Other investors include Move Capital Fund I, Blackwells Capital, Christo Georgiev, and existing investors. Iceye announced the round on Wednesday. Iceye operates a constellation of satellites that collect synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, which can monitor Earth at…