| Date | Title | Description |
| 26.03.2026 | +++ Tractive +++ Bending Spoons +++ Isar Aerospace +++ Solaris +++ Berlin +++ München +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Donnerstag, 26. März). #STARTUPLAND
STARTUPLAND: Founders. VCs. Visionaries
+++ Am 10. März 2027 findet im R... |
| 04.02.2026 | Isar Aerospace opens second test site at Esrange Space Center | Isar Aerospace opens second test site at Esrange Space Center
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European space company Isar Aerospace is significantly expanding their testing operations with SSC Space at Esrange Space Center i... |
| 27.11.2025 | The biggest European spacetech deals in H1 2025 | Europe’s new wave of spacetech companies is building a full-stack ecosystem in orbit and on the ground. Young ventures across Germany, France, the UK, Spain, Switzerland, the Baltics and beyond are developing everything from small and micro... |
| 14.10.2025 | +++ Sequoia +++ PartSpace +++ Green Fusion +++ Findiq +++ Isar Aerospace +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Dienstag, 14. Oktober). #STARTUPLAND
SAVE THE DATE: Am 5. November findet unsere zweite STARTUPLAND statt. E... |
| 21.08.2025 | Hades Mining Revolutionizes Europe's Resource Independence | Hades Mining, a Munich-based deeptech firm, secured €5.5 million in pre-seed funding. Project A led the round. The company tackles Europe's severe dependency on imported energy and critical minerals. Hades develops revolutionary drilling an... |
| 20.08.2025 | Hades Mining emerges from stealth with €5.5M Pre-Seed funding | Munich-based deeptech mining company Hades Mining has emerged from stealth and announced today that it has raised a €5.5 million pre-seed round led by Project A.
Europe's energy and critical mineral demand are surging – driven by AI, electr... |
| 14.08.2025 | Spaceline Labs launches Panthera, its near-earth stratospheric monitoring system | Danish aerospace startup Spaceline Labs has successfully launched Panthera, its next-generation stratospheric Earth observation platform, from Andøya in northern Norway.
Operating at altitudes between 18 and 50 km, Panthera delivers 10 cm/p... |
| 18.07.2025 | Investing in Space: The market’s taking off | The space sector showed signs of heating up in the second quarter despite global uncertainty triggered by U.S. trade tariffs.
Space startups kept drawing in funds over the April-June stretch, riding the high of “sustained interest” in defen... |
| 04.07.2025 | June 2025's top 10 European tech deals you need to know about | In June, European tech companies raised a total of €6.5 billion across 323 deals, an 18 per cent increase from May’s €5.5 billion and 341 deals.
The UK continued to lead the charge, raising €1.8 billion in June, up from €1.4 billion in May.... |
| 28.06.2025 | $150 млн за 30 секунд в небе: Isar Aerospace привлек рекордные инвестиции после падения ракеты | Немецкий стартап Isar Aerospace, занимающийся разработкой ракет-носителей, привлек €150 млн (около $174 млн) в виде конвертируемой облигации от американской инвестиционной компании Eldridge Industries. Сделка была анонсирована 25 июня и ста... |
| 27.06.2025 | Carmoola secures £300M to expand car financing, Project A closes €325M Fund V, and scaling SaaS in the age of AI | This week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €1.1 billion, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most ... |
| 25.06.2025 | +++ Isar Aerospace +++ Unicorn +++ Sonia +++ DefenseTech +++ Listen Labs +++ FOMO +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Mittwoch, 25. Juni). #STARTUPLAND
SAVE THE DATE: Am 5. November findet unsere zweite STARTUPLAND statt. Es e... |
| 25.06.2025 | Isar Aerospace steigt zum Einhorn auf | Im #DealMonitor für den 25. Juni werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-Arc... |
| 30.05.2025 | Europe’s Space Renaissance: A New Frontier for Startups and Innovation | The cosmos is vast, and Europe is ready to explore it. The continent is witnessing a space renaissance, fueled by innovation, ambition, and a growing ecosystem of startups. As the global space economy approaches a trillion-dollar valuation,... |
| 30.05.2025 | Europe’s Space Odyssey: Building a Competitive Ecosystem for Tomorrow | The cosmos is calling, and Europe is answering. As the world watches the United States and China dominate the space race, Europe is quietly crafting its own narrative. The continent is not just a spectator; it’s becoming a key player in the... |
| 29.05.2025 | Even Without Orbit, Spectrum Signals a Lift-Off Moment for Europe's Space Startups Each launch attempt, support for new startups, and student inspiration edges Europe closer to building a space ecosys... | With so much focus on how AI is propelling us into the future, other areas of innovation have been overlooked. The scientific breakthroughs currently unfolding within the space industry are just as—if not more—transformative than AI. This s... |
| 30.03.2025 | German startup's space rocket explodes seconds after takeoff from Norway | OSLO :A test rocket aimed at kickstarting satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded 40 seconds after takeoff from a Norwegian space port on Sunday, in what German startup Isar Aerospace had described as an initial test.... |
| 18.12.2024 | Space exploration: A key industry for Europe's future | Space exploration is no longer science fiction; it has become an essential infrastructure that significantly impacts our lives. It improves internet coverage in remote areas, enables more accurate weather forecasts, and supports climate cha... |
| 17.12.2024 | Swiss investors shine in Forbes Midas list |
Every year, Forbes' Midas List recognises the top 25 European investors. Being included on the list is considered a definitive accolade in the investor community – similar to being nominated for the Ballon d'Or in football, for example.
Mi... |
| 28.11.2024 | Innovations driving Europe's space industry | Specializing in satellite systems, launch services, space exploration, and in-orbit technologies, spacetech companies are not only advancing scientific discovery but also enhancing services in communications, earth observation, logistics, a... |
| 09.09.2024 | ATEL Ventures Goes for Growth with New Vice President Appointment | Michael Orlando, ATEL Ventures
San Francisco venture debt specialists expand senior team to increase support for startups.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ATEL Ventures, Inc., a division of ATEL Capital Group and a provid... |
| 31.07.2024 | All eyes on Germany's burgeoning defence sector | In recent years, Germany has seen a surge in defense tech startups, leveraging the nation’s engineering prowess and technological expertise. Here, we spotlight some of the most promising defense tech startups from Germany that are making wa... |
| 12.07.2024 | €170M fund for spacetech unveiled | Alpine Space Ventures, a firm dedicated to early-stage investments in the European space sector, today announced the final closing of its first fund with a total volume of €170M.
The fund primarily targets Series A rounds to build an initia... |
| 20.06.2024 | Isar Aerospace sammelt 65 Millionen ein – atmio erhält 5,1 Millionen – Round2 Capital investiert in DealCircle | Im #DealMonitor für den 20. Juni werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-Arc... |
| 10.06.2024 | Isar Aerospace sammelt 20 Millionen ein – Dive erhält 10 Millionen – ARX bekommt 9 Millionen | Im #DealMonitor für den 10. Juni werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-Arc... |
| 04.06.2024 | Isar Aerospace Receives $20M From ATEL Ventures | Rendering of the Isar Aerospace Spectrum launch vehicle lifting off. Credit: Isar Aerospace
Isar Aerospace, a Munich, Germany-based launch service provider for small and medium-sized satellites, received $20M in growth debt funding.
ATEL Ve... |
| 04.04.2024 | 10 German startups to watch in 2024 | In 2023, German companies raised €9.1 billion over 757 deals. According to our Annual Report, these numbers put Germany in second place among European countries by the total raised amount.
Cleantech was the industry that participated the mo... |
| 05.03.2024 | Which Overlooked Startup Sectors Will Be Powerful Investments In 2024? | 9 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
By Semyon Dukach
AI commanded the attention of VCs last year, but while investors debated whether to bet on image-generation AI or medtech AI, several extremely consequential startup sectors ended up... |
| 15.01.2024 | NewSpace-Startups, die alle auf der Agenda haben sollten | Die Eroberung des Weltraum findet längst nicht mehr nur in den USA statt. Auch in der deutschen Startup-Szene spielt das Thema NewSpace bzw. SpaceTech inzwischen eine wichtige Rolle. Thematisch ist die deutsche NewSpace-Szene extrem breit a... |
| 09.06.2023 | 9 spannende NewSpace-Startups, die jeder kennen sollte | Investitionen in NewSpace- und SpaceTech-Startups boomen trotz Krise weiter. Auch in Deutschland konnten junge Unternehmen wie Isar Aerospace, The Exploration Company und Reflex Aerospace zuletzt gegen den Trend üppige Millionensumme einsam... |
| 12.05.2023 | 10 European Space tech companies whose orbiting improves life on Earth | The term “space tech” refers to any technology that supports or enables travel to space or activities conducted in space. These activities can be conducted with the aim of researching the not-so-known space, but also with the aim of using s... |
| 10.04.2023 | Il mercato del Venture Capital a marzo 2023 | Come è andato il mercato del Venture Capital a marzo 2023? Come sempre partiamo dai dati per poi passare ad alcune tra le startup, le scaleup e i round più interessanti.
Il mese di marzo vede una leggera flessione della raccolta in Europa,... |
| 03.04.2023 | Max Q: The Starliners are not aligned | Hello and welcome back to Max Q!
In this issue:
Isar Aerospace’s new funding
Boeing’s Starliner crewed flight test delayed again
News from Virgin Orbit and more Isar Aerospace raises $165 million to bring more sovereign launch to Europe
Ger... |
| 02.04.2023 | Enpal secures €356 million, Isar Aerospace scores €155 million, and more than €1.5 billion was invested in European Tech this week | Last week, we tracked more than 90 tech funding deals worth over €1.5 billion, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
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| 31.03.2023 | This Week in European Tech: Isar Aerospace scores €155 million, Elaia closes fresh €200 million fund, Britain opts for 'adaptable' AI rules, and more
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What happened this week ... | This week, our research team tracked more than 90 tech funding deals worth over €1.5 billion, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As always, we are putting all weekly deals together for ... |
| 28.03.2023 | Isar Aerospace closes €155 million round, ignition sequence start, all engine running | Munich-based spacetech startup Isar Aerospace has raised €155 million in a Series C funding round that will see the company continue to drive towards the liftoff of its Spectrum launch vehicle. To date, the company has raised approximately ... |
| 28.03.2023 | Isar Aerospace raises $165 million to bring more sovereign launch to Europe | German launch startup Isar Aerospace has scored $165 million (€155 million) in new funding as it races toward the inaugural flight of its Spectrum small rocket later this year.
The company, founded in 2018, is one of a handful of European s... |
| 28.03.2023 | Isar Aerospace sammelt 155 Millionen ein – talpasolutions bekommt 15 Millionen – EQT Growth übernimmt GotPhoto | Im #DealMonitor für den 28. März werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-Arc... |
| 28.03.2023 | Starting to take off: German rocket maker Isar Aerospace raises $165m | Rocket maker Isar Aerospace today announced a $165m Series C — 2023’s biggest spacetech round globally so far. The Munich-based startup, which hopes to send its first rocket to space later this year, has now raised $330m in less than five y... |
| 28.03.2023 | Isar Aerospace Raises USD 165M Series C Funding | Isar Aerospace’s launch vehicle Spectrum lifting off
Isar Aerospace, a Munich, Germany-based satellite launch service company, raised USD 165M in Series C funding.
The round was led by 7-Industries Holding, Bayern Kapital via its Scale Up F... |
| 27.06.2022 | Max Q: Acronyms rule everything around me | Hello and welcome back to Max Q. In this issue:
NASA sees a future for nuclear energy on the moon
Epsilon3 closes funding for space industry OS
News from AWS, SpaceX and more
Don’t forget to sign up to get the free newsletter version of Max... |
| 22.06.2022 | D-Orbit books Isar Aerospace launch for orbital transfer vehicle | TAMPA, Fla. — Germany’s Isar Aerospace announced plans June 22 to launch an orbital transfer vehicle no earlier than 2023 for Italian space logistics company D-Orbit.
Isar Aerospace said D-Orbit is the primary customer for the mission to su... |
| 23.02.2022 | Op-ed: Europe’s prosperity is being threatened by a growing financing gap | Klaus Hommels
Europe’s wealth and the backbone of our continent’s economy is mainly based on what we call in Germany Mittelstand companies. In English, they are commonly referred to as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Two-thirds o... |
| 06.12.2021 | Max Q: Rocket Lab unveils Neutron, plus more private space station news | Hello and welcome back to Max Q! There was a TON of space news this week so I won’t ramble too much, other than to remind you that many of the people mentioned below will be at TC Sessions: Space on the 14th and 15th! That includes Peter Be... |
| 01.11.2021 | Max Q: Sierra Space, Blue Origin, Boeing and others stake out space real estate | Hello and welcome back to Max Q. It feels odd to be living in a time when companies are announcing their plans to develop commercial space stations and yet, here we are! Read on for news from Sierra Space, Blue Origin, Boeing and others on ... |
| 29.07.2021 | Porsche SE gears up for the ‘space race’; invests in this German rocket tech startup | Munich-based Isar Aerospace, a space technology company that offers launch solutions for satellite constellations, announced that it has extended its Series B round funding to over $165M (approx €139.15M). According to Isar, the extension r... |
| 28.07.2021 | Launch vehicle startup Isar Aerospace lands an additional $75M in funding | A slew of launch startups have emerged in recent years to help meet growing demand from satellite providers, biotech companies and others looking to send payloads to space. One such startup is Germany’s Isar Aerospace Technologies, which is... |
| 28.07.2021 | Isar Aerospace raises $75 million | WASHINGTON — Isar Aerospace, a German small launch vehicle company, has raised an additional $75 million that will allow the company to expand its manufacturing and launch capabilities.
The company announced July 28 that it added $75 millio... |
| 11.12.2020 | Tech startups weekly: Two space startups raise big money; ‘father of the iPod’ backs Carl Pei’s new venture; Ada Ventures closes its €41.2M fund, and more | As a part of a weekly roundup, here is a list of some of the most important tech startups that have hit the headlines in Europe this week.Sunlight secures €4.9M to make high-performance cloud a reality
British, Cambridge-based developer of ... |
| 10.12.2020 | Isar Aerospace takes off with $91M | Isar Aerospace has raised $91 million in a Series B co-led by Earlybird VC, Lakestar and VSquared Ventures. The German spacetech company develops next-generation rockets designed to launch satellite systems into space. Isar Aerospace secure... |
| 09.12.2020 | Isar Aerospace raises €75M – it is the largest European spacetech funding round | Isar Aerospace raises €75M – it is the largest European spacetech funding round
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| 09.12.2020 | Munich-based space tech startup Isar Aerospace closes €75 million Series B round | Isar Aerospace, a Munich-based satellite launching startup, has secured €75 million in Series B financing. The round was led by Lakestar, with support from previous backers Earlybird Venture Capital and Vsquared Ventures. Earlybird remains ... |
| 09.12.2020 | AIRBUS SE
Isar Aerospace raises over $90 million in biggest European spacetech funding | Munich-based Isar Aerospace is developing a rocket capable of carrying a satellite payload of more than 1,000 kilograms. It has started making a prototype and, in a statement, said it would expand production and testing capacity in 2021.
Th... |
| 08.12.2020 | Germany’s Isar Aerospace raises $91M to get its satellite launch vehicle off the ground | The aerospace industry has seen an explosion of activity from the world of startups, where bright engineers are foregoing jobs at large corporations and opting instead to raise funding from increasingly ambitious venture capitalists to buil... |
| 30.01.2020 | Ein Münchner Startup, das SpaceX herausfordert | Zu den vielen Startups, die man unbedingt im Blick behalten sollte, gehört das junge Unternehmen Isar Aerospace. Das 2018 von Daniel Metzler, Josef Fleischmann und Markus Brandl gegründete Unternehmen will kleinere Satelliten kostengünstige... |
| 10.12.2019 | Daily funding roundup - December 10th, 2019 | Code Dx raised $2M; Popspots landed $5M; Finn closed $9.7M; Isar Aerospace secured $16.6M
Code Dx: Code Dx is an application security management startup. Code Dx has raised $2 million in seed funding from DataTribe. Read more
Popspots: Pops... |
| - | Op-ed: Europe’s prosperity is being threatened by a growing financing gap | Klaus Hommels
Europe’s wealth and the backbone of our continent’s economy is mainly based on what we call in Germany Mittelstand companies. In English, they are commonly referred to as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Two-thirds o... |
| - | Satellite Launch Service Company Isar Aerospace Raises $165 Million | Isar Aerospace announced it has raised $165 million.
Satellite launch service company Isar Aerospace announced it closed $165 million in Series C funding. So far this year, this is the largest SpaceTech financing round globally and one of t... |
| - | Isar Aerospace | “By enabling access to space, we contribute to humanity’s progress and our planet’s sustainable technological and economic development. Select your journey to orbit and launch with us.” |
| - | NATO invests in Munich-based rocket startup Isar Aerospace | Munich-based space tech Isar Aerospace announced a significant expansion of its Series C funding round by more than €65 million, bringing the total Series C funding to over €220 million. The expansion received a commitment from the NATO Inn... |
