https://spacewatch.global/tag/bpifrance/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:39:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/bpifrance/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/12/iceye-secures-new-funding-in-successful-series-e-round-led-by-general-catalyst/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=69572 ICEYE has secured EUR 150 million in new financing, as well as a EUR 50 million secondary placement, after a successful funding round, bringing the company's value to EUR 2.4 billion. The funding will help accelerate ICEYE's delivery of sovereign satellite systems and data intelligence services. The new capital consequently builds on ICEYE’s strong momentum, powering the continued growth of its SAR constellation and the accelerated deployment of sovereign satellite systems, advanced sensing capabilities, and data intelligence services.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/u-space-closes-24-million-euro-series-a-to-expand-into-the-global-smallsat-constellation-market/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68997 After an initial €7 million funding round in 2022, U-space has announced a new €24 million Series A round as it expands into global markets. Blast, the French Ministry of Armed Forces’ Definvest fund, managed by Bpifrance, and Expansion, led the funding round alongside Primo Capital through its investment fund Primo Space, Karot Capital, ARIS, and Vertech Finance. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/05/infinite-orbits-announces-successful-fundraising-round/ Wed, 15 May 2024 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55193 Infinite Orbits has concluded its first fundraising round, raising €12M in a round which Newfund Capital led. The round also saw participation from the EIC Fund, IRDI Capital Investissement and Space Founders France (a CNES venture arm). The closing of this round demonstrates confidence in Infinite Orbits’ vision and marks an important confirmation of the Company’s roadmap.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/02/unseenlabs-raises-e85-million-in-new-fundraising-round/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 07:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53871 Unseenlabs has announced the closure of its fundraising round of €85 million. This operation, one of the largest in the space industry, signifies the global interest in Earth observation and marks a new milestone in Unseenlabs’ development. This new funding round brings together new leading investors: Supernova Invest, ISA LT via its Strategic Transition Fund and UNEXO. All of Unseenlabs’ historical partners - 360 Capital, OMNES, Bpifrance, Breizh Up managed by UI Investissement, and S2G Ventures - also reaffirm their support for this new phase by investing in the new funding round. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/01/aldoria-closes-series-a-funding-through-green-financing/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 07:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53332 ALDORIA (formerly Share My Space) has announced closing its Serie A funding round, securing €10 million in equity investments from a strong syndicate, bringing the total amount of investment in the company to €22 million to date. To support this new stage of development, the company is strengthening its brand and effective today, Share My Space has become ALDORIA, a former name of the Pleiades nebula.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/kineis-satellite-iot-company-raises-100-million-euros-for-constellation-build-out/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 06:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19100 Kinéis, a CLS Group spin-off, announced on 3 February 2020 it has raised 100 million Euros, achieving its target to finance a constellation of nanosatellites dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT).]]>