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ARTICLE · 11 FEBRUARY 2026

Space Business Review January 2026

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January 15 – Earth observation start-up Hydrosat Inc. raised $60m in a Series B funding round led by Hartree Partners L.P., Subutai Capital Partners and S4E Capital Ltd., with participation from the Luxembourg Future Fund, OTB Ventures and others.

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January Fundraising & Financing Activity

January 15 – Earth observation start-up Hydrosat Inc. raised $60m in a Series B funding round led by Hartree Partners L.P., Subutai Capital Partners and S4E Capital Ltd., with participation from the Luxembourg Future Fund, OTB Ventures and others.

January 15 – Launch start-up Interstellar Technologies raised $129.7m in Series F funding, including $34.2m in debt financing, and $95.5m in equity financing, led by Woven Planet Group, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp., with participation from SBI Group, B Dash Ventures Inc., SMBC Edge Co., Ltd. and others.

January 21 – Satellite manufacturer SWISSto12 S.A. announced €73m in new funding for its HummingSat small geostationary satellite program through European Space Agency member states, including Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Norway and associate member Canada.

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