# Astroscale funding: rounds and investors > Astroscale has raised $52M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, SMBC Venture Capital and Mizuho Capital. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/astroscale (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Astroscale* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Aerospace & Space Raised 6 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$52M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources **$47M** Venture **$5.0M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $5.0M May 2026 - **Biggest round:** $47M Venture · Mar 2024 - **Investors:** 5 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2025 2026 **$47M** Venture **$5.0M** Round - **First round:** Venture, $47M - **Biggest round:** $47M - **Between rounds:** 2.2 years ## The rounds - **May 2026** Round **$5.0M** *5 returning* [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) [Seraphim Space](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seraphim-space) Source recorded - **Mar 2024** Venture **$47M** *5 new* [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) [Seraphim Space](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seraphim-space) Also list them on their own site [Energy & Environment Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-and-environment-investment) Source recorded ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Venture** 2024 **Round** 2026 [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) [Seraphim Space](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seraphim-space) ## Everyone who backed them [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) VC firm **2** rounds [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) Investment bank **2** rounds [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) VC firm **2** rounds [Seraphim Space](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seraphim-space) VC firm **2** rounds Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=astroscale). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list Astroscale as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [UTokyo Innovation Platform](https://millionrounds.com/fund/utokyo-innovation-platform) Growth equity Per its own site [Energy & Environment Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-and-environment-investment) VC firm 2024, per its site ## Quick answers about Astroscale ### Who invested in Astroscale? Astroscale's investors include Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, SMBC Venture Capital, Mizuho Capital, SBI Investment and Seraphim Space. ### How much has Astroscale raised? Astroscale has raised $52M across 2 rounds since 2024. ### When did Astroscale last raise? Astroscale's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $5.0M in May 2026. ### What was Astroscale's biggest round? Astroscale's largest round on record is $47M (Venture), in Mar 2024. ### Who backed Astroscale first? Astroscale's first round on record, in Mar 2024, was backed by Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, SMBC Venture Capital and Mizuho Capital and 2 others. ### What stage is Astroscale at? Astroscale's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in May 2026. ### Where is Astroscale based? Astroscale is based in Japan. ## Companies like Astroscale In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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