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…