# ICEYE funding: rounds and investors

> ICEYE has raised $3.0B across 8 rounds since 2015. Investors include Draper Associates, Lifeline Ventures and Scaleup Europe Fund. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/iceye (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Finland · [Series F startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *ICEYE*

8 rounds we have observed, with the 27 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 Defence Tech Industry 4.0

Raised 3 months ago Valuation: $2.8B, Mar 2026

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Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$3.0B** raised across 8 rounds since 2015, from 12 sources

**$635M** Debt **$1.2B** Series F

- **Latest round:** Series F, $1.2B Aug 2026
- **Led by:** Scaleup Europe Fund and EQT's Scaleup Europe Fund
- **Step-up i:** 2.2×
- **Investors:** 27 (3 led)

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.

2017 2019 2021 2023 2025

**$2.8M** Series A

**$13M** Round

**$34M** Series B

**$510M** Series F

**$175M** Series E

**$521M** Series F

**$1.2B** Series F

- **First round:** Series A, $2.8M
- **Biggest round:** $1.2B
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 9 months

## The rounds

- **Aug 2026** Series F **$1.2B** *1 new* *1 returning* [Scaleup Europe Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scaleup-europe-fund) Lead [EQT's Scaleup Europe Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-s-scaleup-europe-fund) Lead Reported by Generation Space and 1 other
- **Jun 2026** Series F **$521M** *8 new* *2 returning* [General Atlantic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-atlantic) Lead [TCV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcv) [Business Finland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/business-finland) [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) [Qatar Ban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qatar-ban) [Tesi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tesi) [Nokia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nokia) [Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/varma) [Ilmarinen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ilmarinen) [Solidium](https://millionrounds.com/fund/solidium) Reported by Promus Ventures and 3 others
- **May 2026** Debt **$635M** *5 returning* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) Reported by Silicon Canals
- **Dec 2025** Series E **$175M** *4 new* *1 returning* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [Seraphim Space](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seraphim-space) Source recorded
- **Jun 2025** Series F **$510M** *1 new* [Scaleup Europe Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scaleup-europe-fund) Lead Reported by Firms' own news pages
- **May 2018** Series B **$34M** *7 new* *2 returning* [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) [Promus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/promus-ventures) [Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) [True.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true) [Tesi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tesi) [Draper Nexus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-nexus) [Space Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/space-angels) [Seraphim](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seraphim) True Ventures/ OTB Reported by FinSMEs
- **Aug 2017** Round **$13M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) [Space Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/space-angels) Draper Nexus/ True Reported by FinSMEs
- **Nov 2015** Series A **$2.8M** *3 new* [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) [founder.org](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-org) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From ICEYE's own website: 2 founders, 12 on the team.

**Rafal Modrzewski** Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder

**Pekka Laurila** Chief Strategy Officer, Co-founder

- **Ann Stevens** CEO, Iceye Us
- **Christos Kolimenakis** CEO, Iceye Uae
- **Gonzalo Garcia-Muñoz** CEO, ICEYE Spain
- **Philipp Herkelmann** CEO, ICEYE Germany
- **Rui Costa** CEO, ICEYE Portugal
- **Vasilis Chaloulakos** CEO, ICEYE Greece
- **Witold Witkowicz** CEO, ICEYE Poland
- **Yasuhiro Tsukahara** CEO, ICEYE Japan
- **Eric Jensen** Chief Operating Officer
- **Magdalena Bartoś** Chief Financial Officer
- **Marko Ahtisaari** Chief Marketing Officer
- **Zach Miller** General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

## 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.

**Series A** 2015 **Round** 2017 **Series B** 2018 **Series F** 2025 **Series E** 2025 **Debt** 2026 **Series F** 2026 **Series F** 2026 [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) [Scaleup Europe Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scaleup-europe-fund) L L [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [Tesi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tesi) [Space Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/space-angels) [General Atlantic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-atlantic) L [EQT's Scaleup Europe Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-s-scaleup-europe-fund) L

## Everyone who backed them

[Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) VC firm **4** rounds

[Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds

[Scaleup Europe Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scaleup-europe-fund) Growth equity **2** rounds, led 2

[General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **2** rounds

[Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) Government **2** rounds

[BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Asset manager **2** rounds

[Tesi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tesi) Government **2** rounds

[Space Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/space-angels) Angel network **2** rounds

[General Atlantic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-atlantic) Private equity **1** round, led 1

[EQT's Scaleup Europe Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-s-scaleup-europe-fund) Growth equity **1** round, led 1

[True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) VC firm **1** round

[TCV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcv) Private equity **1** round

[Business Finland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/business-finland) Accelerator **1** round

[Seraphim Space](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seraphim-space) VC firm **1** round

[Promus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/promus-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) VC firm **1** round

[Qatar Ban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qatar-ban) Growth equity **1** round

[True.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true) VC firm **1** round

[founder.org](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-org) VC firm **1** round

[Nokia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nokia) Corporate VC **1** round

[Draper Nexus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-nexus) VC firm **1** round

[Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/varma) Institutional LP **1** round

[Seraphim](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seraphim) Growth equity **1** round

[Ilmarinen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ilmarinen) Institutional LP **1** round

[Solidium](https://millionrounds.com/fund/solidium) Growth equity **1** round

Draper Nexus/ True no record of our own yet **1** round

True Ventures/ OTB no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 7 firms list ICEYE 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.

[True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[OTB Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/otb-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund-nssif) Corporate VC Per its own site

[NewSpace Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newspace-capital) Private equity Per its own site

[C16 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/c16-ventures) Corporate VC Per its own site

[Morgan Brook Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-brook-capital) Private equity Per its own site

[Server Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/server-partners) Family office Per its own site

## Quick answers about ICEYE

### Who invested in ICEYE?

ICEYE's investors include Draper Associates, Lifeline Ventures, Scaleup Europe Fund, General Catalyst and Bpifrance, and 22 more on record. Scaleup Europe Fund led its latest round.

### How much has ICEYE raised?

ICEYE has raised $3.0B across 8 rounds since 2015.

### When did ICEYE last raise?

ICEYE's most recent round was a Series F of $1.2B in Aug 2026, led by Scaleup Europe Fund.

### What was ICEYE's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.2B in Aug 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed ICEYE first?

ICEYE's first round on record, in Nov 2015, was backed by True Ventures, Lifeline Ventures and founder.org.

### What stage is ICEYE at?

ICEYE's latest named round is a Series F, in Aug 2026.

### Where is ICEYE based?

ICEYE is based in Finland.

### Who led ICEYE's rounds?

Scaleup Europe Fund led the Series F in 2025; General Atlantic led the Series F in 2026.

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