Chief Executive and Co-founder, Fleet Space
Stories naming Flavia Tata Nardini. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Fleet Space is partnering with three quantum sensor makers, mDetect, Nomad Atomics and DeteQt, to build next-generation exploration tools; the piece also recalls its HiSeis buyout and Series D round.
Fleet Space will partner with US clean-fuel startup Koloma to find geologic hydrogen beneath mountain ranges using satellite sensing. The piece recalls Fleet's $150 million raise and Koloma's well-known investors.
Fleet Space Technologies has secured $150 million in a Series D round led by a Canadian pension fund, with existing backers Blackbird Ventures, Hostplus and Horizons Ventures also participating.
Satellite company Fleet Space has closed a Series D backed by Teachers' Venture Growth and prior backers, lifting its valuation past $800 million, with proceeds earmarked for its mineral-exploration platform.
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Three Australian companies — Fleet Space Technologies, MoreGoodDays and Syneta — feature on Forbes Asia's 100 to Watch list; the piece profiles each business, its backers and recent raises.
Bondi Partners reposts The Australian's coverage of Fleet Space Technologies' $50m Series C round, which Blackbird Ventures led and Bondi joined, valuing the Adelaide-based nanosatellite maker above $350m.
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Canberra is putting $20 million into an Adelaide space manufacturing project, matching the state government's earlier $20 million, with four local spacetech firms among the collaborators.
Satellite IoT developer Fleet Space Technologies is setting up its first overseas headquarters in Houston, Texas, after a $26.4 million Series B round in November 2021 that drew three US investors.
Adelaide satellite firm Fleet Space is developing 3D-printed Alpha small satellites for launch from 2022, following its recent US$26.4 million Series B raise, with global connectivity coverage targeted by 2026.
Weekly roundup of Australian startup raises, including Airwallex's Series E extension, Fleet Space's Series B and Montu's record crowdfunding, plus Giant Leap raising $19.5 million toward a $50 million second fund.
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