https://spacewatch.global/tag/investment-funds/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 02 Jun 2020 05:00:36 +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/investment-funds/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/06/cori-innovation-fund-makes-opportunity-zone-investment-in-agile-space-industries/ Tue, 02 Jun 2020 05:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=23045 The CORI Innovation Fund (CIF) has announced an investment in Agile Space Industries (Agile), a designer and manufacturer of integrated aerospace propulsion systems and provider of related testing services.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/06/e2mc-update-on-space-financing-rounds-in-may-2020/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 13:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=23096 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/infostellar-raises-us3-5-million-to-date-in-current-investment-round/ Wed, 06 May 2020 05:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22191 Infostellar, a highly innovative ground-segment-as-a-service (GSaaS) provider, announced on 30 April 2020 that it has raised a total of US$3.5 million in convertible bonds with existing investors Airbus Ventures and Sony Innovation Fund, ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/e2mc-update-on-space-financing-rounds-in-april-2020/ Fri, 01 May 2020 15:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22121 https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/bulgarias-endurosat-receives-investment-from-neo-ventures/ Fri, 01 May 2020 05:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22085 Bulgarian New Space company EnduroSat has received a US$362,000 investment from Neo Ventures, a venture capital company headquartered in the Bulgarian capital city Sofia, it was reported on 28 April 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/spacewatch-gl-opinion-could-the-oneweb-insolvency-have-ended-differently/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:00:59 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21931 Is it time for a shift in norms: does the recent pandemic finally push the space sector into using asset-based financing? Could the OneWeb insolvency have ended differently?]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/myriota-raises-19-3-million-in-series-b-funding-to-grow-iot-satellite-network/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:00:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21322 Myriota, the world leader in low-cost and low-power satellite connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced a AUD$28 million (US$19.3 million) Series B funding round led by Hostplus and Main Sequence Ventures.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/e2mc-update-on-space-financing-rounds-in-march-2020/ Wed, 01 Apr 2020 13:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21159 https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/oneweb-files-for-bankruptcy-as-softbank-funding-talks-collapse/ Mon, 30 Mar 2020 05:00:50 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21023 OneWeb, the British-headquartered satellite communications company, announced on 27 March 2020 that it has filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code in the US Bankruptcy Court in New York’s Southern District.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/dutch-iot-startup-hiber-receives-share-of-e278-million-grant-appoints-new-advisory-board-members/ Fri, 13 Mar 2020 06:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20518 Dutch space-based Internet of Things (IoT) startup Hiber have announced that they will receive an undisclosed share of a €278 million European Innovation Council Accelerator grant as well as direct equity investment.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/20413/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20413 Thriving in the New Space ecosystem can be very difficult. There is no blueprint, and the best ideas can rise and fall quickly and unpredictably. But still, we endeavour: planning missions, assembling satellites, and building mega-constellations. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/rakuten-and-vodafone-invest-in-ast-sciences-space-venture/ Thu, 05 Mar 2020 06:00:41 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20253 Rakuten and Vodafone have become the lead investors in a venture to extend mobile coverage to more people and devices across the planet, using the first mobile broadband network that will be broadcast from space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/predasar-completes-us25-million-seed-financing-round-names-ceo/ Thu, 05 Mar 2020 06:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20198 PredaSAR Corporation which is building and will operate the world's largest and most advanced commercially operated Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite constellation, announced on 2 March 2020 that it successfully completed a US$25 million seed financing round. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/e2mc-update-on-space-financing-rounds-in-february-2020/ Mon, 02 Mar 2020 09:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20120 https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/uae-space-agency-unites-industry-leaders-in-gsia-strategic-workshop/ Fri, 28 Feb 2020 06:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20024 The UAE Space Agency conducted a strategic workshop on the Global Space Industry Accelerator (GSIA) to identify key industry challenges that can be addressed through space, and shed light on the status of intellectual property (IP) in the sector. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/scottish-spaceport-set-for-blast-off-after-2-million-boost/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 06:00:10 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19718 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/microsatellite-startup-astranis-raises-90-million-to-power-next-generation-of-internet-connectivity/ Mon, 17 Feb 2020 06:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19477 U.S. microsatellite startup Astranis Space Technologies announced a US$90 million financing round to launch its first commercial satellite and build the foundation for the internet infrastructure of the future.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/sbi-holdings-announces-fundraising-for-new-venture-capital-fund-to-focus-on-tech-startups/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:00:05 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19314 Japanese financial company SBI Holdings announced at the end of January 2020 that it is raising as much as 100 billion Yen (U.S.$920 million) for a new venture capital fund that will focus on Japanese and foreign 5G network, robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), and healthcare startups.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/accion-systems-raises-11-million-in-series-b-investment/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 06:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19251 Accion Systems announced on 4 February 2020 that it is raising US$11 million in Series B funding in a funding round co-led by Boeing HorizonX Ventures and Shasta Ventures. This Series B round brings Accion’s total funding to date to US$36 million, which includes US$14 million in U.S. Department of Defense and NASA contracts.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/south-australias-space-incubator-seeks-global-startup-applicants/ Fri, 07 Feb 2020 06:00:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19215 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]>