Space technology has moved from government-only programs to a venture-backed commercial sector spanning launch, satellite communications, Earth observation, and in-space infrastructure. Our space-tech coverage tracks the mega-rounds and specialist funds backing this category.
Explore space tech venture capital news below.
Bengaluru’s Kepler Aerospace (kepleraero.com) raised $8 million seed led by Blue Ashva Capital, with Finvolve and India Accelerator co-leading — first external equity since 2018. CEO Navneet Singh told TOI last-year revenue was about $1 million. First swarm launch is targeted for December 2027. Not Kepler Communications.
Gap-fill investment explainers for the Aug 18–28 tape still missing deep pages: Sharpa ~$670M, Callosum $100M seed, Veeda $90M+, Faro $37.3M, Multiplier $6M (Lux/YC asset managers), and Hubble $30M B-II — who uses the products and why these syndicates fit.
Gap-fill deep dives for late-August 2026 deals not already in earlier roundups — orbital infra, independent retail AI, enterprise digital twins, drone logistics, stablecoin neobanking, and rural/home health.
Aug 21–25, 2026: Starcloud $250M at $2.3B, Stripe confirmed OpenRouter (price still press), Fasset $68M at $1B, YC names Mundo/Apollo/Instant, Blackbird VC $1.05B (Australia — not our restaurant Blackbird). Hugging Face, Perplexity, and General Intuition remain talks.
Manhattan West led a $250M extension to Starcloud’s Series A at $2.3B (Aug 21, 2026). Benchmark, Nvidia (~$25M), and Cisco joined — capital for Starcloud-2/3 and launch bookings as Falcon 9 winds down.
Starcloud added a $250M Series A extension on August 21, 2026, at $2.3B. Manhattan West led. Google still ranks the March $1.1B unicorn print. Nvidia’s $25M check is people-familiar, not a company figure.
