# Archangel Lightworks: Aviation & aerospace, Oxford, United Kingdom

> Archangel Lightworks: Archangel Lightworks is a private aerospace and communications company based in Oxford, UK, founded in 2017.

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# Archangel Lightworks

Archangel Lightworks is a private aerospace and communications company based in Oxford, UK, founded in 2017.

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Funding reported Last round: Seed

Aviation & aerospace Oxford, United Kingdom

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Company summary

- **Founded:** 2017 9 years old
- **Team:** 29 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** 13.4M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Seed Feb 2023

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Archangel Lightworks has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Archangel Lightworks

Archangel Lightworks is a private aerospace and communications company based in Oxford, UK, founded in 2017.

The company specializes in satellite communication using laser-based optical systems to enhance connectivity between space and ground networks. With a mission to address the space-ground connectivity challenge, Archangel Lightworks develops secure, high-volume wireless optical networks. The company offers deployable laser communication systems that improve satellite data downlink, inter-satellite links, and quantum key distribution. Their flagship product, TERRA-M, is a portable optical ground station designed for secure and resilient connectivity to and from space. Archangel Lightworks serves various sectors, including climate change monitoring, maritime safety, and logistics, while targeting cloud providers and governmental entities that require high-bandwidth space connectivity. With a growing team and significant funding, Archangel Lightworks aims to transform data and communications infrastructure in the aerospace sector.

## What company datasets say Archangel Lightworks raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **13.4M** in the source's currency

Rounds **2**

Last round **Seed**

Last round size **13.3M**

Last round date **Feb 2023**

Investors listed **5**

## Funding filed with regulators

Archangel Lightworks filed 2 raises, $17M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Aug 2026 **$2.7M** UK share allotment
- Apr 2026 **$14M** UK share allotment

## On 2 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Blackfinch Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackfinch-ventures)
- [National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund-nssif)

Each firm lists Archangel Lightworks on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

satellite communication wireless laser communications aerospace engineering computer & network security space-enabled network infrastructure lasercom government quantum space-ground laser links space technology optical backhaul links information technology & services earth observation data spectrum-free data transfer laser communications wireless communications

Built with from their website

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- **Sector:** Aviation & aerospace
- **Industry code:** NAICS 51741, 334290, 336414, SIC 3812
- **Region:** England
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/archangel-lightworks)

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