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Open Cosmos secures £300m funding led by Lightrock and ETF Partners to expand satellite manufacturing and accelerate space intelligence services.

PRIVATESep 14, 2026about 3 hours ago

Amount Raised

£300 Million

Round Type

Venture - Series Unknown

OxfordshireArtificial IntelligenceAnalyticsMachine Learning

Investors

Claret Capital PartnersPhoenix CourtNational Security Strategic Investment FundConvex GroupEntrepreneurs FirstInstitut Català De FinancesEtf PartnersLightrock

Description

Open Cosmos, a Harwell-based satellite manufacturer founded in 2015, has secured £300m in funding to expand manufacturing capacity and accelerate its intelligence and connectivity services. The round was led by European investors including Lightrock, ETF Partners, and Institut Català de Finances, with participation from Entrepreneurs First, two major international pension funds, and others including Convex Group and the National Security Strategic Investment Fund. The company plans to scale its ConnectedCosmos, OpenConstellation, and DataCosmos platforms, which deliver real-time intelligence and connectivity from space. Open Cosmos currently operates four factories across Europe with the capacity to manufacture one satellite per day.

Company Information

Company

Open Cosmos

Location

Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

About

Open Cosmos is a business focused on solving the world's biggest challenges through the delivery of satellite missions and the data of the world they can gather from space. This includes designing, building, launching and operating small satellites as well as providing data and services through an innovative platform. Since its creation in 2015, it has developed multiple advanced satellites for telecommunications, earth observation, navigation and science.

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