French spacetech Exotrail — which makes propulsion systems for satellites — has raised $58m of debt and equity in a Series B led by French state investor Bpifrance.
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February 7, 2023
The French spacetech working with Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Exotrail has just raised $58m, and is doubling down on growth in the US and Asia
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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