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French Aerospace Company Gama Raises $2M To Develop A Solar Sail Spacecraft

PRIVATEMar 21, 2022

Amount Raised

$2 Million

Round Type

Seed

IllinoisOtherManufacturingScience And Engineering

Description

Just as sea breezes propel sailboats across the sea on Earth, solar radiation might one day be able to propel spacecraft between the stars. Or at least that’s the hope of French start-up Gama.

Quick answer

Gama raised $2 Million in a Seed round, dated March 21, 2022. Gama is based in Illinois, United States.

How much did Gama raise?
Gama raised $2 Million in a Seed round on March 21, 2022.
What does Gama do?
This allows us to save on structural weight and deploy much larger surfaces in due course.”Well ahead of its first launch, the company is already designing its second mission — one that will deploy at higher altitude..
Where is Gama based and how big is it?
Gama is based in Illinois, United States.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Science And Engineering and Manufacturing around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Gama that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Redwire Corporation raised an undisclosed amount on May 4, 2022.
  • Agility Robotics raised $150M (Series B) on April 22, 2022.
  • Retriev Technologies raised an undisclosed amount on April 19, 2022.
  • Hadrian raised $37M on April 15, 2022.
  • MycoWorks, Inc. raised $125M on April 4, 2022.
  • One Predict raised $25M (Series C) on March 24, 2022.

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Company Information

Company

Gama

Location

Illinois, United States

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This allows us to save on structural weight and deploy much larger surfaces in due course.”Well ahead of its first launch, the company is already designing its second mission — one that will deploy at higher altitude and will “demonstrate we can steer the sail and provide a reliable low-cost alternative to traditional propulsion technologies,” per Nutter.

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