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𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐍𝐂 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 Helicity Space, a California-based startup pioneering fusion engines for space travel, disclosed an investment on April 2 from Lockheed Martin Ventures. Read More: https://bityl.co/P8pl #AmericanMNC #MNC #lockheedmartinventures #lockheedmartin #helicityspace #news #BusinessNews #NewsUpdate #investment #InvestmentNews #newsdaily

✨Breaking news!   Kurs Orbital secures 3.7mio€ seed funding to revolutionize the in-orbit services and logistics market.  The round is led by OTB Ventures and joined by Galaxia | Polo Nazionale di Trasferimento Tecnologico dell'Aerospazio - powered by CDP Venture Capital SGR and Obloo Ventures - together with In-Q-Tel and Inovo.vc.   Picture space debris cleanup, satellite relocation and high-stakes inspections. None of these tasks can be accomplished without efficient rendezvous and docking technology. Kurs Orbital has developed the innovative ARCap rendezvous module, which can be integrated into any kind of satellite, orbital transfer vehicle, cargo/crewed ship or spacecraft bus to enable powerful and cost-effective rendezvous and docking operations. “This investment demonstrates how the Italian research and industrial ecosystem is among the few in the world to provide a fully integrated value chain for the space economy,” said Nicola Redi, Managing Partner and Founder of Obloo Ventures.   We’re honoured to be part of this cosmic investor consortium and eager to see Kurs Orbital rewrite the rules of in-orbit servicing!   Volodymyr Usov Vadim Vasiliev Marta Nervo Nicola Redi Roberto Della Marina Arianna Tibuzzi Sanda Aulic Giorgia Mila Elisabetta Silvestrin #Obloo #Deepscover #Startup #venturecapital #techtransfer #aerospace #space #spaceeconomy

𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐍𝐂 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 Helicity Space, a California-based startup pioneering fusion engines for space travel, disclosed an investment on April 2 from Lockheed Martin Ventures. Read More: https://bityl.co/P8pl #AmericanMNC #MNC #lockheedmartinventures #lockheedmartin #helicityspace #news #BusinessNews #NewsUpdate #investment #InvestmentNews #newsdaily

Over $5 million in new funding is closed by Longshot Space to create a space gun in the desert. A massive, miles-long "gun" would be a far more effective weapon than a rocket.  Longshot Space, a business that is radically reimagining how to transport mass into orbit, poses that query. The business is working on a kinetic launch technology that will send payloads into orbit by progressively accelerating them to hypersonic speeds. The startup, Longshot, is betting that its full-scale system can reach extremely low orbital costs compared to a rocket, as low as $10 per kilogram. This is a startling decrease from the $6,000 per kilogram cost of a ride-share on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. However, the system will take up a lot of space. #LongshotSpace #SpaceGun #FundingNews #InnovationInSpace #SpaceTechnology #DesertLaunch #Aerospace #TechFunding #SpaceExploration #FutureOfSpace #InvestmentInInnovation #SpaceIndustry #NewFrontiers #RocketScience #SpaceStartups #FS #Startups #Foundingstartups

The flurry of deals being announced in the space segment of A&D towards the end of Q2 continues with satellite manufacturer Apex raising $95 million in a Series B fundraising round led by XYZ Venture Capital with participation from Andreseen Horowitz, Toyota Ventures and other firms. Excerpts from my story for Aviation Week Network below: Apex positions itself as a specialized maker of satellite buses, which it calls “productized” because they allow customers to get to space faster than with traditional buses. The company was founded in 2022 by Ian Cinnamon, an entrepreneur whose startup Synapse Technology was acquired by Palantir in 2020 and SpaceX alumnus Maximilian Benassi. In the typically long and expensive custom satellite bus production process, they saw both a bottleneck and business opportunity. “The West cannot achieve the capabilities we need in space at the necessary scale and speed without a productized approach to powering and supporting satellites,” Cinnamon said in a June 12 statement, adding the new capital injection would allow the company to expand its product line and build the satellite buses “at industry-leading scale.” The $95 million investment in Apex follows the company’s March launch of its Aries satellite on the SpaceX Transporter-10 rideshare mission. With its new funding, Apex will be able both to speed up production of Aries and development of its larger satellite buses Nova and Comet. Aries is designed to support a top payload of 150 kg (331 lb.), Nova 300 kg and Comet 500 kg. Production of Nova is slated to begin in 2025. One potential challenge for Apex could be the preference of some customers like SpaceX for vertical integration. Yet most in the space sector do not have the resources of the Elon Musk-owned company. With interest rates persistently high and stubborn inflation, there are advantages to using a wide variety of suppliers. #space #satellite #spacex #elonmusk #venturecapital #investing #aerospace #startups #funding https://lnkd.in/e7e-6SVv

We are honored to be mentioned in the same article with a generational rocket scientist in Andy Lapsa and a wonderful investor in Anton Brevde. Great article by Aashna Shah of Bloomberg We now sit at the dawn of a new era in space which includes rapid growth in the space economy. Companies like Stoke Space, Impulse Space, Anduril Industries, X-Bow Systems Inc., SpaceX, Varda Space Industries, Space Perspective, and others are reshaping life on Earth. They will also reshape life off Earth. A growing space and defense tech startup ecosystem is pushing the boundaries of software, manufacturing. transportation, medicine, and artificial intelligence. In doing so, private space companies are showing investors the transformational potential of allocating capital in the final frontier. hashtag #spacex #Space #Spacenews #DualUse #SpaceTech https://lnkd.in/e2nz4Qmk

What a privilege it was to advise the QIC private equity team who led Gilmour Space Technologies Series D fundraising. It was a truly collaborative process with the company and the co-investors Blackbird, Main Sequence, Hostplus and HESTA. An especial thanks to Adam Gilmour and James Minchinton. We can’t wait to see what’s next for Adam and the team. #privateequity #privatecapital #venturecapital #technology #space #spacetech #queenslandbusiness #startup Friedrich Kuepper Spandan D. Tom Lyons Ben Seymour

Close to 7 billion users rely heavily on satellite navigation everyday, and generates an estimated value of over $500B annually in the U.S. alone. This prompts an interesting question - What would be the enterprise value of a GPS-like system if operated by a private entity? Traditional GPS seriously falls short in the modern world. It is incapable of supporting applications that require centimeter-level accuracy, such as autonomous vehicles, city-wide augmented reality experiences, and secure military operations demanding jam-resistant navigation. The need for a universally reliable, secure, and precise navigation service remains unfulfilled. At the same time, if the U.S. continues to lose its GPS dominance to China, there could be profound consequences that would diminish America's influence on setting technological standards. Xona Space Systems offers the solution and is poised to transform how global industries operate. With over 150x stronger signal than GPS and down to 2cm in accuracy, they're positioned not just as an alternative, but as a true successor to GPS. So proud to have the company in Space Capital's portfolio. Shoutout to the brilliant Brian Manning, as well the many other amazing talents on the team: Tyler Reid, Adrien Perkins, Kazuma Gunning, Jerami M., Bryan Chan, Jessica Hulsey, and many more. Excited to support the team in this critical phase alongside so many resourceful investors, and witness the exciting growth ahead! https://lnkd.in/gE9rg5xB #spacecapital #spaceeconomy #space #spacetech #defense #defensetech #GPS #GNSS #PNT

On Thursday, 3rd October 2024, Impulse Space, a prominent provider of in-space transportation services, successfully concluded its $150 million Series B funding round. This round was spearheaded by Founders Fund, with additional investments from existing backers Lux Capital and SpringTide Ventures, as well as newcomers like DCVC. Furthermore, Airbus Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and Balerion Space Ventures also contributed to this funding round. Impulse Space is a prominent player in the field of in-space transportation services, specializing in swift and cost-effective delivery of payloads from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), Geostationary Orbit (GEO), and beyond. With flight operations set to commence in 2026, the company has recently secured a $150 million Series B funding round, which was spearheaded by Founders Fund, and included participation from existing investors Lux Capital and Spring Tide, as well as newcomers like DCVC. Additional supporters of the funding round encompass Airbus Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and Balerion Space Ventures. Factacy.ai Congratulates and wishes them well. Thomas Mueller #innovation #management #digitalmarketing #technology #creativity #futurism #startups

Remember. We can now predictably send rockets into space loaded with tens of millions of dollars worth of satellites, land that same rocket back on a platform in the middle of the ocean with pin point accuracy, and then use it over and over again. You can succeed with your startup. #frames #innovate #founders