Finance

Planet to Lay Off 17% of its Workforce 
Planet Labs is going through another round of layoffs and will lay off approximately 180 employees, about 17% of its workforce. The company disclosed the layoffs in filings to the...
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The Viasat/Inmarsat Deal: One Year Out
After years of the satellite industry’s top brass making the case for consolidation, those dreams are finally playing out across the top operators. While Viasat was the first to take...
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Guru Gowrappan and Mark Dankberg. Photos: Viasat
Synspective Raises $44M in Series C Round 
Synspective has secured another 7 billion yen ($44.1 million) in a Series C funding round. The Japanese synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data and analytics solutions provider, will use the...
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CesiumAstro Raises $65M in Series B+ Funding 
CesiumAstro raised a $65 million Series B+ funding round, the Austin-based satellite tech company announced this week. Trousdale Ventures led the round with backing from Development Bank of Japan and...
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CesiumAstro CEO Shey Sabripour. Photo: CesiumAstro