https://spacewatch.global/tag/blackwave/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:37:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/blackwave/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/08/blackwave-opens-web-shop-for-flight-qualified-copvs/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66995 Blackwave has launched its new web shop offering immediate access to flight-qualified composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs). In a first for the industry, Blackwave known for its standardized COPVs offers true commercial off-the-shelf space tanks for satellite propulsion, spacecraft, and launchers. By introducing the webshop, Blackwave is removing procurement bottlenecks that have long slowed down development timelines of the space industry.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/04/spacewatchgl-venture-space-march-2024/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 09:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54623 After a behemoth month of space-tech investment in February ($1.7b), global venture investment in space-tech fell back to earth in March with only $93.96m invested. Europe held three of the four largest investments this month: Multiverse Computing in Spain (€25m), Mbryonics in Ireland (€17.5m), and Blackwave in Germany ($6.6m), with South Africa’s Simera Sense (€13.5m) rounding out the top-four.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/03/alpine-space-ventures-announces-investment-from-nif/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54193 Alpine Space Ventures, a venture capital fund dedicated to early-stage investments in the space sector, has announced a EUR 10 million investment from the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF). The strategic fund-of-fund investment boosts Alpine Space Ventures’ ability to back the development and deployment of innovative space technologies, reinforcing Europe's security and resilience capabilities in both Government and commercial sectors.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/05/eif-commits-e60-million-to-alpine-space-ventures/ Thu, 25 May 2023 06:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=48987 The European Investment Fund (EIF) announced today that it is committing €60 million in equity to Alpine Space Ventures (ASV), a German-based venture capital fund focusing on the NewSpace sector. With this investment, ASV’s committed capital passes the €100 million mark, bringing it closer to the target of €160 million, expected to be achieved later this year. ]]>