Southern California startup Sift raised $17.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Google Ventures.

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Helicity Space, a California startup developing fusion engines for spaceflight, announced an investment April 2 from Lockheed Martin Ventures.

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Phantom Space Corp. closed a bridge round to fund the Tucson, Arizona-based startup’s development and manufacturing of satellites and launch vehicles.

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The launch vehicle startup plans to manufacture, test and begin launching rockets and satellites from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in North Queensland.

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The aftermath of a “bubble” of investment in space startups in recent years could cause many companies to struggle to raise additional funding even as overall market conditions improve.

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While venture capital has retrenched, “the government has stepped up and created a tailwind for the space industry."

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Earth observation startup Albedo raised $35 million to build and launch its first high-resolution satellite into very low Earth orbit.

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Demand is strong for an online platform unveiled in early December by OurSky, a startup that raised $9.5 million to simplify tracking of objects and activities in space.

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With $7.5 million in the bank, Sift, a startup founded by former SpaceX software engineers, is focused on growing its team and customer base.

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Helicity Space, a California startup developing fusion engines, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round.

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With the investment, Kuva Space will accelerate development of cameras and related technology for its hyperspectral satellite constellation.

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A series of large fundraising deals in Europe since the start of the year is raising hopes that the region could be turning a corner for early-stage space investments. European […]

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Shield Capital, a venture firm that invests in defense and space startups, announced that retired U.S. Air Force general David Goldfein has joined its national security advisory board.

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In some sectors of the space industry, innovative technologies from startups don’t stand much of a chance to be part of a DoD program due to institutional and cultural barriers, said Jordan Noone, co-founder and general partner of Embedded Ventures.

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The global space industry is expected to eclipse $1 trillion over the next few decades. And while casual onlookers sometimes express skepticism of this rapid growth, the venture industry is clearly enticed by how space technologies can power the global economy.

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Dawn Aerospace has raised $20 million to expand its line of in-space propulsion products and continue spaceplane development.

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Daunted but undeterred, I set off into the depths of venture capitalism, strategy, marketing, pitches, PowerPoint slides, NewSpace, small talk, zero-sum games, and artificial politeness.

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Stellar Ventures unveiled a fund July 7 with $23 million to invest in early-stage space-related startups.

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Belgian startup Aerospacelab announced plans June 14 to establish a new satellite "megafactory” large enough to produce 500 satellites annually.

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Germany startup Okapi: Orbits raised 5.5 million euros ($5.7 million) in a seed funding round led by Munich Re Ventures with participation from Dolby Family Ventures, Herius Capital and APEX Ventures.

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Capella Space raised $97 million in a Series C investment round.

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Boeing executives are meeting with startups at the Satellite 2022 conference with an eye toward investment and collaboration.

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CesiumAstro Inc. raised $60 million in a Series B funding round led by Airbus Ventures and Forever Ventures.

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Space-as-a-service startup Xplore has brought in $16.2 million to date including venture capital funding and contracts.

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