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Solestial funding, valuation and investors
Silicon solar cells and modules for spacecraft.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series A
$17M · May 15, 2025
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$27M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
acquired
acquired · Tempe, Arizona, United States
Investors in latest funding
Lead: AE Ventures
Other: Crosscut Ventures , Zeon Ventures , ME Innovation Fund , Airbus Ventures , General Purpose Venture Capital , Industrious Ventures , Stellar Ventures , Techstars
Overview
Solestial manufactures spacecraft solar hardware in Tempe, Arizona. York Space Systems acquired the company on June 4, 2026; it continues serving external customers. Recorded venture rounds total $27M, separate from the acquisition payment.
Why Solestial is interesting
Targets the manufacturing supply chain for spacecraft electrical generation.
Product & use cases
Solar cells, flexible modules, integrated modules and partner array solutions for spacecraft builders.
Funding history (newest first)
Series A
2025-05-15 $17M- AE Ventures (lead)
- Crosscut Ventures (participant)
- Zeon Ventures (participant)
- ME Innovation Fund (participant)
- Airbus Ventures (participant)
- General Purpose Venture Capital (participant)
- Industrious Ventures (participant)
- Stellar Ventures (participant)
- Techstars (participant)
Source: Read source · solestial.com
Seed
2022-10-11 $10M- Airbus Ventures (lead)
- AEI HorizonX (participant)
- GPVC (participant)
- Stellar Ventures (participant)
- Industrious Ventures (participant)
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Competitive landscape
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MP Space adjacent
Battery storage and power management rather than photovoltaic generation.
Industries
Market / IPO context
Editorial / static context — not a live quote.
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