Critical capability behind ICEYE’s $93M oversubscribed funding round
Espoo, Finland-based Earth observation firm ICEYE last week reported an oversubscribed funding round, further accelerating its work leveraging the world’s...
Investments
Satellogic eyes national security for growth
Satellogic, a provider of Earth imaging and satellite data services, on April 15 announced a $30 million investment from financial...
M&A is ‘natural evolution’ for space market
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — The space industry saw 39 acquisitions in 2023 and the trend is expected to continue as...
Space market too small for institutional investors
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The global space economy is projected to reach $1.8 trillion by 2035, yet some investors remain...
BAE Systems eyes at least $4B to fund Ball Aerospace purchase
U.K. defense company BAE Systems Plc is sounding out investors for a corporate bond sale that could top $4 billion...
Astera Labs boosts IPO size, price range as AI stocks rally
Astera Labs Inc., an Intel Corp.-backed semiconductor connectivity company, raised the size of its planned initial public offering by 26%...
UK space firms risk going bust without funding, banker warns
A number of U.K. space companies are headed for bankruptcy this year as public and private investment in the sector...
D-Orbit exec Patrizia Silva talks strategies for securing investment
Space logistics company D-Orbit is looking to capitalize on investors’ growing acceptance of in-orbit services as the risk of in-space...
Enlightenment Capital creates space platform Auria
Private investment firm Enlightenment Capital has established its own space company, Auria Space, through the consolidation of previously acquired companies....
Investment in space on the upswing after shaky two years
While the pandemic and subsequent interest rate hikes spurred a decline in space and satellite investment, activity in the sector...
