# Spacetech
The latest news and analysis on Europe’s spacetech startups.
- Loft Orbital strikes billion-dollar deal with UAE's Marlan Space to build AI-powered satellite constellationNews
September 9, 2026
Loft Orbital strikes billion-dollar deal with UAE's Marlan Space to build AI-powered satellite constellation
- Claret Capital raises €575m for fourth debt fund as ‘less sexy’ startups need access
Claret Capital raises €575m for fourth debt fund as ‘less sexy’ startups need access
- German spacetech Isar Aerospace’s second rocket launch reaches orbit in milestoneNews
September 5, 2026
German spacetech Isar Aerospace’s second rocket launch reaches orbit in milestone
- One of Europe’s most active LPs is looking for VCs with ‘industrial know-how’
One of Europe’s most active LPs is looking for VCs with ‘industrial know-how’
- Bessemer, Atomico in talks to lead The Exploration Company funding at $2bn valuation
Bessemer, Atomico in talks to lead The Exploration Company funding at $2bn valuation
- SpaceX’s IPO: ‘It shows us what we’re missing in Europe’
SpaceX’s IPO: ‘It shows us what we’re missing in Europe’
- Finnish satellite startup Iceye raises €1bn amid spacetech funding boostNews
June 9, 2026
Finnish satellite startup Iceye raises €1bn amid spacetech funding boost
- Spacetech EnduroSat eyes $200m Series C months after last round, sources say
Spacetech EnduroSat eyes $200m Series C months after last round, sources say
- Inside EQT’s plan for the EU’s €5bn superfund: ‘We have over 100 companies in the pipeline’
Inside EQT’s plan for the EU’s €5bn superfund: ‘We have over 100 companies in the pipeline’
- European spacetech mapped: 70+ startups reaching for the stars
European spacetech mapped: 70+ startups reaching for the stars
- Swiss spacetech Pave Space raises $40m seed round as concerns around space sovereignty heat up
Swiss spacetech Pave Space raises $40m seed round as concerns around space sovereignty heat up
- French-Italian VC 360 Capital raises €85m for deeptech fund backed by European defence prime
French-Italian VC 360 Capital raises €85m for deeptech fund backed by European defence prime
- Hélène Huby, CEO of The Exploration Company: ‘Only the crazy people change the world’Podcast
March 13, 2026
Hélène Huby, CEO of The Exploration Company: ‘Only the crazy people change the world’
- UVC Partners raises €77m first close of new growth fund in ‘move into multi-stage investing’News
March 12, 2026
UVC Partners raises €77m first close of new growth fund in ‘move into multi-stage investing’
- ‘We can’t build it all ourselves’: Saab opens up to defence tech startups
‘We can’t build it all ourselves’: Saab opens up to defence tech startups
- Inside the Nordic defence tech spending spree: Record startup funding meets big prime partnerships
Inside the Nordic defence tech spending spree: Record startup funding meets big prime partnerships
- Long timelines, heavy capex and zero margin for error: What makes a spacetech startup?Sponsored by
February 20, 2026
Long timelines, heavy capex and zero margin for error: What makes a spacetech startup?