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ESA portfolio map
28 startups ESA has backed in rounds we track, since 2018, grouped by their main sector. Together they have raised $314M. The biggest sector is Aerospace & Space, with 10 companies.
28startups backed
4sectors
$314Mraised between them
Aerospace & Spacebiggest sector
Funding by segment
- Aerospace & Space$196M10
- Big Data & Analytics$67M8
- AI$49M7
- IT Services$2.2M3
Where they are based
- United Kingdom6$97M
- Germany4$49M
- Spain4$35M
- Switzerland2$89M
- Estonia2$2.8M
- Finland2$19M
- Sweden2$4.0M
- Lithuania1$12M
- Czechia1$859K
- Ireland1$602K
United Kingdom
Germany
Spain
Switzerland
Estonia
Finland
Sweden
Lithuania
Czechia
IrelandFounded
2Earlier
12
13
214
315
216
317
318
819
20
21
122
223
24
125
26
1 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M9
- $1M to $10M12
- $10M to $50M5
- $50M to $250M2
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
25 of 28 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United Kingdom6
- Germany4
- Spain4
- Switzerland2
- Estonia2
- Finland2
- Sweden2
- Lithuania1
- Czechia1
- Ireland1
- United States1
- France1
United States
FranceStartups by country, 12 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Aerospace & Space
10 startups · $196M raised
SWISSto12SWISSto12 is a Swiss aerospace company founded in 2011, specializing in advanced Radio Frequency (RF) products, satellite payloadsSwitzerland$88M
Orbex SpaceOrbex is a space company that offers orbital launch services specifically designed for small satellites, with a focus on reusability.United Kingdom$68M
Archangel LightworksArchangel Lightworks is a private aerospace and communications company based in Oxford, UK, founded in 2017.United Kingdom$17M
NanoAvionicsNanoAvionics is a smallsat bus manufacturer and mission integrator currently based in five locations across the US, UK, and LT.Lithuania$12M
Rocket Factory AugsburgRFA - Rocket Factory Augsburg is a space technologies company offering fast & flexible launch solutions for satellite constellations.Germany$4.2M
SkyroraSkyrora is a UK-based rocket company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland.United Kingdom$3.4M
SpaceitSpaceIt is the premiere System of Engagement for Real Estate professionals, empowering teams to capture and qualify every opportunity.Estonia$1.2M
KlepsydraKlepsydra specializes in data processing software for autonomous embedded system.Switzerland$1.2M
Big Data & Analytics
8 startups · $67M raised
OroraTechOroraTech is a German aerospace start-up founded in 2018, specializing in global wildfire monitoring and thermal-infrared data intelligence.Germany$41M
Kuva SpaceKuva Space is a Finnish planetary intelligence company based in Espoo, founded in 2016.Finland$18M
ArkionArkion Solutions AB is a technology company based in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 2019.Sweden$4.0M
CollectiveCrunchCollectiveCrunch is a Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) AI company founded in 2016 and based in Espoo, Finland, with an additional office iFinland$1.8M
Imotion Analyticsimotion Analytics is a technology company based in Barcelona, founded in 2015.Spain$1.1M
NitrexoNitrexo is an engineering company specialized in delivering cost effective solutions for thermal, mechanical and analytical problems.Ireland$602K
Data DuopolyData Duopoly is a UK-based technology company founded in 2019 by Tanuvi Ethunandan and Erin Morris.United Kingdom$342K
SpaceptSpacept is an AI-powered space technology startup founded in early 2019 by Sergiu Iliev, Eric Langenskiöld, and Arshak Ulubabyan.Sweden$29K
AI
7 startups · $49M raised
- OOrbioSpain$33M
Earth BloxEarth Blox is an environmental intelligence company based in Edinburgh, Scotland, founded in 2019.United Kingdom$8.0M
VidaVIDA is modernizing lung and respiratory care through intelligenceUnited States$4.5M
ExoMatterExoMatter is a Munich-based deep-tech startup founded in 2022 as a spin-off from the German Aerospace Center (DLR).Germany$1.8M
10Lines10Lines is an Estonian startup founded in 2019 that specializes in developing autonomous robots and software for automating parkinEstonia$1.6M
Biel GlassesBiel Glasses develops smart glasses to improve mobility and personal autonomy of people with low vision.Spain$582K
LYRASENSEAgentic AI for Satellite Intelligence - empowering teams to build and deploy intelligence applications on demand, on Earth and in orbit.United Kingdom$135K
IT Services
3 startups · $2.2M raised
Hula EarthHula Earth is an environmental technology startup based in Munich, founded in 2023.Germany$1.7M
VersantVersant is a nature tech startup based in Paris, founded in 2024.France$395K
LESS IndustriesIndustrial IoT for remote and geographically dispersed areas-$79K
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names ESA as an investor, the first in 2018. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each sector shows its best-funded first; sectors with fewer than three companies are left off. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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