Focus: Startups

Australian space startup Fleet Space Technologies closed a Series D funding round worth $150 million Australian dollars ($100 million) to grow the capabilities of its ExpoSphere platform, which combines satellite...

The incoming administration of President-elect Trump is likely to propose a ramping up of commercial space to serve national security needs, according to a new paper from the National Security...

Hyperspectral imaging startup Pixxel secured $24 million in a Series B extension round, adding new investors M&G Catalyst and Glade Brook Capital Partners. The investment announced Monday brings Pixxel’s total...

A new remote sensing startup Matter Intelligence emerged from stealth mode on Wednesday with $12 million in seed funding. The startup aims to capture hyperspectral data of “all matter on...

Baiju Bhatt, one of the co-founders of investing app Robinhood, is launching a space solar power company called Aetherflux. Bhatt announced the concept of Aetherflux to commercialize space solar power...

Scottish satellite data startup Space Intelligence completed a Series A funding round led by new investors AzurX Space Ventures (ASV) with participation from Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Dr. Murray Collins, co-founder...

French startup Skynopy, which hopes to make connectivity-as-a-service a commercial reality, could close a number of deals this year ahead of expectations. The company, which is led by CEO Pierre...

The way more non-traditional defense companies will grow their business with the Defense Department is for more of them to be successful in doing so, which will provide more courage...

Booz Allen Ventures invested in Quindar, an early-stage startup focused on automating satellite operations.  Quindar has built a virtualized platform that the company says improves the ability to command cooperative...

European venture capital firm Alpine Space Ventures closed its first fund with 170 million euros ($185 million) in capital to target space startups.  The fund is targeting Series A funding...