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Seraphim Space, one of the leading investors in space tech startups, announced the latest round of companies taking part in Mission 14, its latest dedicated accelerator for space startups. Seraphim, which is known as Generation Space in the United States, announced the line-up, Oct. 7.

Companies taking part include: Acquora; Artemis Earth; Constellation Technologies & Operations; Flypix AI; Forg3D; ManufactureAI; Planetary Systems; ROVIAL; SARsatX; SPACELIS and Tiami Networks are the companies taking part. Mission 14 participants focus on key areas like data analytics, Earth observation (EO), and advanced manufacturing.

By leveraging insights from space, these startups are driving advancements with the aim to positively impact life on Earth. The participants come from a range of countries including the U.K., the U.S., Chile, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia and Turkey showing the geographical diversity of countries taking part.

“The Mission 14 cohort comes at an exciting time for global space innovation. Space investment has remained strong despite a challenging funding environment for the broader tech sector. In the last 12 months, over $8.5 billion has been invested into space-related startups, compared with $5.1 billion over the same period a year ago. Over the last six years, our accelerator alumni have secured investments of more than $540 million, and this new cohort will bring world-changing ideas to inception, helping shape the future of the space economy,” Alexander Holt, managing director of Seraphim Space Enterprise, said in a statement.