Stoke Space raises $1 billion Series E round, total funding hits $2.3 billion
Stoke Space closed an initial $1B Series E tranche, taking total capital raised to $2.3B ahead of Nova Pathfinder's debut.
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Pixxel closes $100 million Series C led by Temasek and Seraphim
Pixxel closed its Series C at $100 million co-led by Temasek and Seraphim, India's largest space-tech funding round to date.
HyImpulse extends Series A round by 50 million euros
The German launch company adds 50 million euros to its Series A, taking total funding past 125 million euros.
Munich's Project-S raises seed funding for orbital debris radar
Project-S emerged from stealth with a multi-million-euro seed round to build a radar-based system for tracking orbital debris.
PLD Space adds €108 million to Series C, tops out at €288 million
Mitsubishi Electric leads a fresh €108M tranche, bringing PLD Space's Series C round to €288M total.
InspeCity raises $10.5 million for satellite servicing missions
The Indian in-space servicing startup raised a pre-Series A round to fund four planned in-orbit demonstration missions.
Muon Space raises $250 million Series C led by Eclipse Capital
Muon Space closed a $250 million Series C to scale satellite production toward 500 spacecraft a year by 2027.
SpaceWERX awards $562.5 million across 11 STRATFI startups
SpaceWERX named 11 STRATFI awardees at the Fed Supernova conference, matching $562.5 million in Space Force and private funding.
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Starcloud raises $250 million Series A extension at $2.3 billion valuation
Starcloud added $250 million to its Series A, more than doubling its valuation to $2.3 billion five months after its March round.
SpaceSail closes $1 billion Series B, a record for China's satellite sector
Qianfan operator SpaceSail closed a 7 billion yuan ($1B) Series B, a record for China's satellite-internet sector.
Letara raises $16 million pre-Series A to build hybrid rocket engines
Japanese propulsion startup Letara closed a ¥2.6 billion ($16 million) pre-Series A round for its hybrid rocket engine technology.
Telesat reports 25% revenue drop, warns on $1.7B debt maturity
Telesat's first-half 2026 results show falling GEO revenue and a Lightspeed cost jump to $5.2 billion, per the company.
China's iSpace raises $148 million in first tranche of Series E round
China's iSpace closed a $148 million first tranche of a Series E round for its reusable Hyperbola-3 rocket, with fundraising ongoing.
Neuraspace raises $18 million to expand European space domain awareness
Portugal's Neuraspace secured an $18 million Series B and EU funding round for AI-driven space traffic management.
OrienSpace raises pre-C round, preps IPO for reusable Gravity-2 rocket
The Chinese launch startup closed a pre-C funding round and began IPO coaching while pushing Gravity-2 toward a Q4 debut.
ICEYE raises EUR 450 million Series F led by General Atlantic at over EUR 10 billion
ICEYE's primary Series F values the SAR operator above EUR 10B; the full round tops EUR 1B with a secondary placement.
Endeavor Optical Networks raises $10.75 million to build laser MEO network
A new startup wants laser-linked MEO satellites to compete with subsea cables on long-haul data routes.
K2 Space raises $500 million Series D at $6.8 billion valuation
K2 Space's new funding, led by Kleiner Perkins and ICONIQ, more than doubles its valuation as it scales satellite production.
Mark Matossian co-founds Whipsmart Ventures for space and deep tech
Mark Matossian and two co-founders launched Whipsmart Ventures, a fund for Series A-stage space and deep-tech startups.
ORiS raises 5 million euros for satellite laser power-beaming tech
Per SpaceNews: the Turin startup raised 5 million euros to develop laser-based wireless power beaming for satellites.
Beijing's Xingchen Daohe raises $14.8 million for SSA satellite constellation
The Beijing startup raised nearly 100 million yuan to build its Guanlan space situational-awareness constellation.
deltaVision raises 10.2 million euros to scale refueling components
German fluidics maker deltaVision raised 10.2 million euros to scale valve production for in-orbit refueling.
UK government commits 62 million pounds to satellite tech funding
The UK government opened GBP62 million in space-sector funding, including a third C-LEO satcom technology round.
Swissto12 raises $70 million to expand small GEO satellite production
Swissto12 raised a $70 million Series C to scale up HummingSat small-GEO satellite manufacturing.
LegendSpace raises $29.5 million angel round for AI-driven rocket engines
Six-month-old Chinese startup LegendSpace raised 200 million yuan ($29.5M) to build AI-designed liquid rocket engines.
AST SpaceMobile slips BlueBird target to 2027, plans $1B note sale
The SEC filing flags possible vertical integration into launch and an advanced-stage Rakuten joint venture for Japan's J-LEO program.
China Commercial Rocket Co raises registered capital to $616 million
The Long March 12B developer's registered capital nearly tripled to about 4.17 billion yuan as investors expanded stakes.
Blue Origin raises $10 billion in first outside funding round
Per the New York Times, Blue Origin is raising $10B at a $130B valuation from Coatue and Bezos, its first outside funding.
Intesa Sanpaolo, EIB and ESA launch EUR 300 million aerospace SME lending facility
Intesa Sanpaolo, the EIB and ESA launched a EUR 300 million financing facility for Italy's aerospace supply-chain SMEs.
Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale detonation rocket engine
Venus Aerospace closed a $91 million Series B to move its rotating detonation rocket engine from flight test to production.
Orbit Fab hires new CEO, raises $25M ahead of Series B
Per SpaceNews, Orbit Fab appointed Peter Shaper as CEO and raised over $25 million in interim funding ahead of a Series B round.
NASA and SBA partner to unlock capital for space suppliers
NASA and the SBA signed an agreement to help attract private capital for space technology suppliers.
Chang Guang Satellite completes nearly 5 billion yuan equity round
Jilin-1 operator Chang Guang Satellite raised about 5 billion yuan for satellite production and constellation growth.
China's Hongqing Technology raises $191 million
A satellite-manufacturing affiliate of launch company Landspace raised over 1.3 billion yuan from state-linked banks and investment funds.
Sybilla Technologies raises $10 million to expand SSA network
Poland's Sybilla Technologies raised about $10 million to grow its optical sensor network and enter the US market.
Lunar Forge unveils plan to build lunar structures from moon dust
Startup Lunar Forge came out of stealth with laser-sintering tech that turns lunar regolith into structures, starting with reactor housing.
SpaceX prices $25 billion inaugural bond offering across five tranches
Senior notes from 5.35% due 2031 to 6.65% due 2056, mainly to repay the pre-IPO bridge loan, per the company's 8-K.
OHB raises 510 million euros for manufacturing
OHB is issuing new shares worth roughly 510 million euros to fund manufacturing capacity and its RFA launch subsidiary.
SpaceSail opens new fundraising round for its Qianfan megaconstellation
Per Securities Times via Reuters: up to three new investors for at most a 20% combined stake to fund constellation buildout.
GATE Space wins EUR 6.3 million from the EU's EIC Accelerator for satellite propulsion
The Vienna TU Wien spinout gets grants and equity to industrialise its chemical Jetpack thrusters, per SpaceNews.
Bezos Earth Fund commits $26 million to Earth Fire Alliance's FireSat constellation
The fund calls it the largest single philanthropic grant to wildfire detection; Muon Space builds the satellites.
Dawn Aerospace closes $25 million Series B at a $195 million valuation
Balerion Space Ventures led the round; Dawn says it is cash-flow positive with 200 thrusters flown on 50+ satellites.
SpaceX goes public on Nasdaq, raising $75 billion in the largest IPO on record
SpaceX sold 555.6M shares at $135 and closed its first day near $161, a $2.1 trillion valuation, per CNBC.
SpaceX priced 555,555,555 Class A shares at $135.00 each in its initial public offering, for proceeds to the company before expenses of $74,499,999,925, and began trading on Nasdaq on June 12 under the ticker SPCX. Per its prospectus, underwriters hold a 30-day option for up to 83,333,333 additional shares, and Elon Musk retains about 82.4% of voting power after the offering through the dual-class structure. Per CNBC, the stock opened at $150, closed near $161, up 19%, valuing the company around $2.1 trillion, with more than 500 million shares traded on the first day; TechCrunch called it the largest IPO in history, eclipsing Saudi Aramco's 2019 debut.
SatSure wins Rs 24.6 crore IN-SPACe grant to build sovereign Earth observation AI models
Per Reuters: a $2.57M Technology Adoption Fund grant to develop AI models for Earth observation, one of three projects selected.
Redwire sets up $500 million at-the-market equity program, replacing May facility
A new ATM agreement with 10 banks allows up to $500M in share sales; the month-old May ATM was terminated the same day.
Quantum Space to go public via SPAC merger at a $1.2 billion post-deal value
The Bridenstine-led spacecraft maker merges with Inflection Point VI, with a $300M PIPE, targeting Nasdaq as QSPC in Q4.
NewOrbit raises $18.5 million Series A to build VLEO satellites, led by Voyager Ventures
The UK startup targets 200-300 km very low Earth orbit with air-breathing ion propulsion; first flight planned for 2028.
Planet Labs sets up $1.5 billion at-the-market equity offering program
Planet Labs can now sell up to $1.5 billion in shares over time through banks acting as sales agents.
Apex raises $200 million in third round in 14 months, valuation hits $2.3 billion
Apex closed a $200 million round led by Glade Brook Capital, nearly doubling its valuation to $2.3 billion.
NorthStar Earth & Space to go public via $300 million SPAC merger with Viking
The space situational awareness company merges with Viking Acquisition Corp. I, targeting NYSE as NSTR in Q3 2026.