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Open Cosmos funding, valuation and investors
European satellite manufacturer and space-infrastructure platform for sovereign EO, connectivity, and real-time intelligence.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series C
€300M (~$351M) · September 2026
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
Not publicly disclosed
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
growth · Harwell, United Kingdom
Investors in latest funding
Lead: ETF Partners
Other: Lightrock , Institut Català de Finances (ICF) , Entrepreneurs First , LocalGlobe (Phoenix Court) , National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF) , Trill Impact , Endeavor Catalyst Fund
Overview
Founded in 2015 and based at Harwell Campus (UK) with operations in Spain, Portugal, and Greece, Open Cosmos designs, builds, and operates satellites and layered services (OpenOrbit, OpenConstellation, ConnectedCosmos, DataCosmos). The Series C expands mass manufacturing and accelerates intelligence/connectivity constellation delivery for governments, agencies, and energy/infrastructure enterprises.
Why Open Cosmos is interesting
Open Cosmos closed a €300M (~$351M) Series C led by ETF Partners with LocalGlobe’s Phoenix Court in the syndicate — rare profitable, high-throughput European satcom/EO manufacturing (company: one satellite/day capacity, $370M+ contracts in 3.5 years, five years of profitable growth) as governments treat space as critical infrastructure.
Product & use cases
End-to-end satellite missions plus shared constellation, sovereign connectivity, and EO/intelligence services that turn orbital data into near-real-time operational decisions.
- Government and agency Earth observation and secure communications
- Energy and infrastructure monitoring with onboard AI and inter-satellite links
- Sovereign broadband / IoT connectivity where terrestrial networks are weak or disrupted
Key facts
- €300M (~$351M) Series C led by ETF Partners (Sep 14, 2026)
- Company: $370M+ contracts in 3.5 years; five consecutive years of profitable growth
- Company: manufacturing capacity of one satellite per day across four European factories
- Phoenix Court (LocalGlobe / Latitude) among named investors
Funding history (newest first)
Series C
2026-09 €300M (~$351M)- ETF Partners (lead)
- Lightrock (participant)
- Institut Català de Finances (ICF) (participant)
- Entrepreneurs First (participant)
- LocalGlobe (Phoenix Court) (participant)
- National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF) (participant)
- Trill Impact (participant)
- Endeavor Catalyst Fund (participant)
Source: Https://etfpartners.capital/articles/etf-partners-leads-the-e300m-series-c-for-open-cosmos/
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