After a three-month lull, and ahead of the summer venture funding lull, spacetech funding shot up in June, with 25 deals worth $737.72m. Together, the first six months of the year total $3.9b venture capital invested into space-tech, setting the industry up for a $7.8b pace on the year. A pair of Chinese startups captured nearly half of overall funding this month, with Beijing Tianbing Technology aka Space Pioneer raising 1.5b RMB ($206.37m) and Mino Space raising 1b RMB ($137.59m).