ICEYE's €450M at €10B+: Sovereign Space Intelligence Goes Big
Finland's ICEYE raised €450M (€1B+ with secondary) at a €10B+ valuation in June 2026 as governments race to buy sovereign space intelligence.
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Finland's ICEYE raised €450M (€1B+ with secondary) at a €10B+ valuation in June 2026 as governments race to buy sovereign space intelligence.
Singapore-headquartered Manus AI is weighing a $1B raise to unwind Meta's $2B acquisition after Beijing intervened — a vivid case of geopolitics meeting venture.
Fintech specialist Ribbit Capital led rounds for Morpho and Mach Industries in 2026, while portfolio company Brex was acquired by Capital One for $5.15B.
Barcelona-based AI robotics startup Theker raised $85M in June 2026, extending Spain's growing footprint in physical AI and applied robotics.
Anthropic's confidential IPO filing, SpaceX's $80B prospectus, Cerebras' listing, and StepFun's Hong Kong filing signal the largest liquidity event in venture history may be near.
Germany's Isar Aerospace raised €270M in June 2026 to scale orbital launch — Europe conducted fewer than 10 orbital launches in 2025, and Isar wants to fix that.