# Isar Aerospace

Five key takeaways from Sifted Summit 2026
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October 5, 2026
Five key takeaways from Sifted Summit 2026
Last week, London saw hundreds of Europe's tech ecosystem descend on Shoreditch for the fifth annual edition of Sifted Summit
Anisah Osman Britton and Tom Nugent
Sifted Summit day two: dispatch
Analysis
October 2, 2026
Sifted Summit day two: dispatch
Sifted's annual event is our litmus test for where European tech is heading in the coming 12 months
Tom Nugent
German spacetech Isar Aerospace’s second rocket launch reaches orbit in milestone
News
September 5, 2026
German spacetech Isar Aerospace’s second rocket launch reaches orbit in milestone
The rocket reached orbit in a big step for the Munich-based company after multiple scrubs this year
Anne Sraders
Just three deals make up almost half of all VC funding in Germany this year
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Sifted data
August 28, 2026
Just three deals make up almost half of all VC funding in Germany this year
More than a third of all German VC funding since Sifted started tracking in 2024 has gone to just 10 companies
Tom Nugent and Jonathan Sinclair
Series D funding rises 308% in first half of 2026
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Sifted data
June 17, 2026
Series D funding rises 308% in first half of 2026
From Wayve to ElevenLabs, Europe's biggest scaleups are raising bigger rounds as AI reshapes the continent's funding landscape
Federico Scolari
SpaceX’s IPO: ‘It shows us what we’re missing in Europe’
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Analysis
June 12, 2026
SpaceX’s IPO: ‘It shows us what we’re missing in Europe’
Some investors believe the IPO could “set the benchmark” for Europe’s defence, aerospace and deeptech startups
Anne Sraders and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Isar Aerospace raises €270m to scale launch operations
News
June 9, 2026
Isar Aerospace raises €270m to scale launch operations
New investors Island Green Capital and Molten Ventures joined the round
Martin Coulter
100+ companies the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund could back
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List
May 22, 2026
100+ companies the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund could back
We've been asking investors which companies they think the fund will back
Freya Pratty, Anne Sraders and Federico Scolari
European spacetech mapped: 70+ startups reaching for the stars
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Market map
April 24, 2026
European spacetech mapped: 70+ startups reaching for the stars
Your guide to Europe's sprawling space industry, featuring rockets, satellites, space taxis, AI and more
Éanna Kelly and Oshin Narang
European nations are investing billions in space. How much will go to startups?
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Analysis
December 1, 2025
European nations are investing billions in space. How much will go to startups?
Space has become a key component of European defence strategies — and startups will be key to achieving the region’s sovereignty
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Anne Sraders
To the moon: 16 spacetech companies to watch, according to investors
Analysis
January 19, 2023
To the moon: 16 spacetech companies to watch, according to investors
Where’s the European SpaceX? Probably in this list of otherworldly stars
Éanna Kelly

# Isar Aerospace

Five key takeaways from Sifted Summit 2026

Sifted Summit day two: dispatch

German spacetech Isar Aerospace’s second rocket launch reaches orbit in milestone

Just three deals make up almost half of all VC funding in Germany this year

Series D funding rises 308% in first half of 2026

SpaceX’s IPO: ‘It shows us what we’re missing in Europe’

Isar Aerospace raises €270m to scale launch operations

100+ companies the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund could back

European spacetech mapped: 70+ startups reaching for the stars

European nations are investing billions in space. How much will go to startups?

To the moon: 16 spacetech companies to watch, according to investors