TerraSpark advances space-based solar power with €5M funding

TerraSpark, a developer of space-based solar energysystems, has raised over €5 million in a pre-seed financing round. Investorsinclude Daphni, better ventures, the Hans(wo)men Group, and a group ofstr…

Arkadia Space secures €14.5M EIC backing for green propulsion tech

Spanish space company Arkadia Space has secured €14.5 million in fundingfrom the European Innovation Council Accelerator. The package includes a €2.5million grant, €6 million in equity from the EIC Fu…

PAVE Space secures $40M to fast-track satellite deployment

PAVE Space, a Swiss spaceinfrastructure company, has raised $40 million in seed funding to develop a newgeneration of spacecraft designed to move satellites rapidly between orbits.The round was led by…

AIRMO raises €5M for airborne and space-based GHG monitoring

AIRMO, a space techstartup developing advanced greenhouse gas monitoring technology, has announceda €5 million seed round to support its first satellite mission planned for 2027and the expansion of it…

Spain’s PLD Space raises €180M to scale satellite launch infrastructure

International space transportation company, PLD Space, has closed a €180 million Series C equity funding round led by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. The round included the Spanish Ministry of Scienc…

ISPTech secures €5.5M seed to improve in-orbit mobility

InSpacePropulsion Technologies (ISPTech), a German space tech company developing propulsionsystems designed to enable fast and agile in-orbit manoeuvring, has raised €5.5million to advance deployment …

SatVu closes a £30M funding round to accelerate its multi-satellite constellation

SatVu, a UK-based thermal intelligence companythat uses space-based data to analyse operational activity and infrastructureperformance, has closed a £30 million funding round, bringing its total equit…

Shield Space completes £2M raise to strengthen space security efforts

Shield Space, a defence technology startup developing systems to protect satellitesfrom signal jamming and other threats, has raised £2 million to support itsfirst orbital test flight. The round was l…

SWISSto12 secures €73M ESA backing to accelerate HummingSat platform

Aerospace company SWISSto12 has announced securing €73 million in financial support from European Space Agency (ESA) member states through the HummingSat ARTES partnership project. SWISSto12 is a manu…

ESA at 50: What Europe’s space agency means for startups today
ESA at 50: What Europe’s space agency means for startups today

In 2025, the European Space Agency turned 50. Founded on 30 May 1975, when the ESA Convention was signed by ten Member States, it has since grown into a pan-European institution spanning 23 Member Sta…