| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.09.2026 | MOA Foodtech Secures Major Funding, Scales AI-Driven Sustainable Food Solutions | MOA Foodtech, a Spanish firm, secured €3.3 million. This funding scales its AI-powered biomass fermentation platform. The company transforms agrifood waste into high-value ingredients. Products include MOA Q5, an egg replacer, and MOA Yeast... |
| 10.09.2026 | Spain's top-funded tech companies in H1 2026 | Spanish tech companies raised approximately €1.7 billion in H1 2026, with capital concentrated among a relatively small number of companies. The ten companies that raised the most accounted for around 68% of the total.
Spacetech was the bes... |
| 07.09.2026 | August 2026's top 10 European tech deals you need to know about | European tech investment slowed considerably in August, with companies raising €3.2 billion across 165 funding rounds. This was a marked decline from July, when €8.6 billion was invested across 267 deals, representing a month-on-month drop ... |
| 07.09.2026 | European tech weekly recap: €4.6B in deals and August's highlights | Last week, we tracked more than 50 tech funding deals worth over €4.6 billion and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
📊 Our latest monthly report, published last week, shows that European te... |
| 31.08.2026 | European tech weekly recap: Over €475M invested across 35+ deals | Last week, we tracked more than 35 tech funding deals worth over €475 million and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
📊 The top three industries that raised the most were space (€160.9 millio... |
| 28.08.2026 | NVIDIA to buy Hugging Face, Einride launches VC firm, and fixing COPD diagnosis | This week, we tracked more than 35 tech funding deals worth over €475 million and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
If email is more your thing, you can always subscribe to our newsletter a... |
| 27.08.2026 | La ESA selecciona a PLD Space para desarrollar la próxima generación de lanzadores privados europeos | PLD Space, empresa internacional de transporte espacial, ha sido seleccionada por la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) en el marco del European Launcher Challenge (ELC). Esta es una iniciativa estratégica destinada a reforzar las capacidades e... |
| 06.06.2026 | PLD Space Raises Investment To €35 Million For MIURA 5 Launch Complex At Europe’s Spaceport | PLD Space announced that it is increasing its investment in the development and deployment of its launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana, to €35 million over the 2025–2026 period. The announcement was made ... |
| 11.04.2026 | PLD Space: €30 Million Financing From European Investment Bank To Advance MIURA 5 Rocket Development | The European Investment Bank announced a €30 million venture debt loan to PLD Space to support the final development of its MIURA 5 rocket and scale its industrial and launch capabilities. The financing marks the EIB’s first direct investme... |
| 08.04.2026 | March 2026's top 10 European tech deals you need to know about | European tech activity in March 2026 eased slightly compared to February, while overall market conditions remained stable.
The ecosystem recorded 292 funding deals and €7.5 billion raised, down marginally from 296 deals and €7.8 billion in ... |
| 10.03.2026 | EIC Scaling Club companies double peer funding growth with 66% increase | A recent report reveals that in the past 14-20 months, EIC Scaling Club members have achieved an average funding growth of 66.66 per cent. That is more than double the control group, which saw just 26 per cent growth in the same time period... |
| 08.03.2026 | Spain's PLD Space Fuels Europe's Space Future with Major Investment | PLD Space secured a critical €180 million Series C funding. Mitsubishi Electric led the investment. Key Spanish government funds also backed the venture. This capital propels PLD Space towards commercial launch operations. It scales MIURA 5... |
| 07.03.2026 | PLD Space: €180 Million Series C Secured to Accelerate Global Access to Space | Elche-based PLD Space has closed a €180 million Series C equity round led by Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, which has joined as a strategic launch customer. The round also included participation from the Spanish Mini... |
| 06.03.2026 | PLD Space raises €180M, EIF makes largest defence investment yet, and February funding rebounds | 💸. This week, we tracked more than 60 tech funding deals worth over €1 billion and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
Alongside the week’s top funding rounds, we’ve highlighted the most imp... |
| 05.03.2026 | Prolium Bioscience Raises $50M in Series A Funding | Prolium Bioscience, a NYC-based clinical stage biotechnology company, raised $50M in Series A funding.
The round was led by RTW Investments (RTW).
The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its R&D efforts.
Led by CEO... |
| 05.03.2026 | PLD Space Raises EUR180M in Series C Funding | PLD Space, an Elche, Spain-based international space transportation company, raised EUR180M in Series C funding.
The round was led by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, with participation from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and U... |
| 05.03.2026 | Top Startup and Tech Funding News – March 5, 2025 | It’s Thursday, March 5, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and venture funding news. Today’s rounds spotlight surging investor momentum across AI infrastructure, neurotech, space systems, and encrypted data orchestration. As capi... |
| 04.03.2026 | Europe’s push for space autonomy gains momentum as Spain’s PLD Space secures €180 million Series C | PLD Space, an Elche-based space transportation scale-up, has closed a €180 million Series C equity funding round to support its transition to commercial operations and the scaling of its industrial and launch capabilities.
The round was led... |
| 04.03.2026 | Spain’s PLD Space raises €180M to scale satellite launch infrastructure | International space transportation company, PLD Space, has closed a €180 million Series C equity funding round led by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.
The round included the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, through ... |
| 04.03.2026 | PLD Space Raises $209 Million To Scale Miura-5 Launch Capacity | PLD Space Secures New Funding For Miura-5 Growth
PLD Space has raised $209 million to expand its launch capabilities. The company said the Series C round marked its largest investment to date. It will use the fresh capital to scale manufact... |
| 17.02.2026 | Sateliot, PLD Space to launch two 5G satellites in first Spanish mission | Feb 17 : Satellite startup Sateliot and space engineering firm PLD Space have signed a deal to launch two 5G satellites in what will be the first such private mission carried out solely by Spanish companies, they said on Tuesday.
Private ro... |
| 07.01.2026 | Space Summit 2026 to Convene Global Leaders in Singapore to Address the Growing Space Economy | Leaders from Airbus Defence & Space and ST Engineering to Deliver Keynotes at Space Summit 2026
SINGAPORE, Jan. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Organised by Experia Events, Space Summit 2026 in Singapore (2–3 February) will serve as the primary... |
| 29.09.2025 | Scaling lessons for tech companies: Quotes from successful European deep tech founders | If you think attracting investment is tough for a regular startup, imagine for a moment what it’s like for a deep tech founder.
You’ve developed a groundbreaking technology, often the result of years of R&D and lab work. Now you’re thru... |
| 25.09.2025 | Global leaders in tech innovation and investment will gather at VDS 2025 in Valencia | VDS 2025 unveils its international keynote speakers, consolidating its position in its eighth edition as one of Europe’s most relevant tech events. Under the theme “Collaborate Today. Transform Tomorrow” and with Symbiosis as its narrative ... |
| 27.06.2025 | Spain’s tech ecosystem: From innovation to impact | In 2024, Spain's tech ecosystem attracted over €3.3 billion in investment, marking a 37.5 per cent increase from the previous year (€2.4 billion raised in 2023). Fintech emerged as a dominant sector, accounting for nearly one-third of the t... |
| 28.11.2024 | Innovations driving Europe's space industry | Specializing in satellite systems, launch services, space exploration, and in-orbit technologies, spacetech companies are not only advancing scientific discovery but also enhancing services in communications, earth observation, logistics, a... |
| 07.10.2024 | Spanish rocket maker PLD Space sets sights on carrying humans | Previous
Spanish startup PLD Space's first suborbital reusable "Miura 1" rocket is being launched at El Arenosillo military facility in Huelva, Spain, October 7, 2023. PLD Space/Handout via REUTERS
Spanish startup PLD Space's firs... |
| 24.04.2024 | PLD Space raises €78M for mission launch and Europe's largest private spacetech infrastructure | The Spanish spacetech company PLD Space has raised €78 million in funding to advance its goal of launching the MIURA 5 mission by the end of 2025.
This comes on top of the €42 million awarded in late January 2024 through PERTE (Strategic Pr... |
| 19.03.2024 | PLD Space, financiada por ENISA, refleja el talento y el éxito emprendedor español | 19/03/2024
Nota de prensa
PLD SPACE, FINANCIADA POR ENISA, REFLEJA EL TALENTO Y EL ÉXITO EMPRENDEDOR ESPAÑOL
Una parte de la financiación de la empresa alicantina fundada en 2011 por Raúl Torres y Raúl Verdú, en sus orígenes es pública.
PLD... |
| 10.10.2023 | Spain's Successful Miura 1 Launch Reignites Europe's Hopes For Space Exploration | A picture taken on March 11, 2023 shows a detail of the Spanish aerospace company PLD Space's ... [+] 'Miura-1' suborbital rocket. (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP) (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images |
| 04.05.2023 | El Gobierno aprueba 98,5 M € para el apoyo al emprendimiento, la creación y crecimiento de pymes y startups | 04/05/2023
Nota de prensa
EL GOBIERNO APRUEBA 98,5 M € PARA EL APOYO AL EMPRENDIMIENTO, LA CREACIÓN Y CRECIMIENTO DE PYMES Y STARTUPS
El Consejo de Ministros ha aprobado hoy tres líneas de financiación de capital riesgo (venture capital)... |
| 23.02.2023 | PLD Space alcanza los €60M de inversión con accionistas institucionales y minoritarios | 23/02/2023
Nota de prensa
PLD SPACE ALCANZA LOS €60M DE INVERSIÓN CON ACCIONISTAS INSTITUCIONALES Y MINORITARIOS
PLD Space, la empresa española que lidera en Europa el negocio de lanzamientos espaciales para pequeños satélites, ha abiert... |
| 16.09.2022 | Стартап PLD Space успешно провёл статические огневые испытания первой испанской многоразовой ракеты-носителя Miura 1... | 15 сентября испанский стартап PLD Space завершил статические огневые испытания многоразовой ракеты-носителя Miura 1. Испытания подтвердили, что ракета-носитель готова к суборбитальному полёту. В будущем команде проекта предстоит сделать нес... |
| 31.12.2021 | Spanish space-tech company PLD Space secures US$ 28M in Series B | PLD Space, an Elche-based firm building space tech to offer orbital and suborbital commercial launch apparatus to nanosatellites and payloads, has raised US$ 28 million in a Series B funding round co-led by Arcano, Aciturri and Centre for t... |
| 28.12.2021 | Spanish aerospace startup PLD Space raises USD 28 million in Series B | - |
| 28.12.2021 | PLD Space cierra una ronda Serie B de €25M liderada por ArcanoBlueBull, Aciturri y el CDTI | 28/12/2021
Nota de prensa
ARCANOBLUEBULL LIDERA LA RONDA DE INVERSIÓN SERIE B DE €25 MILLONES DE PLD SPACE.
ArcanoBlueBull actuó como asesor financiero en esta ronda de inversión Serie B de 25 millones de euros para la firma PLD Space.
... |
| 27.12.2021 | Elche-based PLD Space closes €25 million and looks to rocket-launch further expansion | Spanish space tech company, PLD Space, has just closed a Series B funding of €25 million. Founded in 2011, PLD Space has been pioneering the space launch business for small satellites in Europe since its launch.
The funding was led by Arcan... |
| 27.12.2021 | PLD Space closes a Series B investment round of $28 million | PLD Space, the Spanish company that leads the space launch business for small satellites in Europe, has just closed a Series B funding round of $28 million. The operation, led by Arcano Partners, Aciturri and the Centre for the Development ... |
| 17.12.2020 | El CDTI invierte junto a JME Venture Capital y ALZIS en PLD Space | 17/12/2020
Nota de prensa
EL CDTI INVIERTE JUNTO A JME VENTUE CAPITAL Y ALZIS EN PLD SPACE, FABRICANTE ESPAÑOL DE LANZADORES DE PEQUEÑOS SATÉLITES.
El CDTI, a través de su programa Innvierte, conjuntamente con FOMENTO PARA LA INNOVACIÓN ... |
| 18.09.2020 | PLD Space raises €7 million as it aims for sounding rocket’s 2021 debut | VALLETTA, Malta — Launch startup PLD Space of Spain raised 7 million euros ($8.2 million) this week from Madrid-based investment bankers Arcano Partners to continue development of its Miura family of partially reusable rockets.
PLD Space sp... |
| 16.09.2020 | PLD Space cierra una inversión de €7 millones con la colaboración de Arcano Partners | 16/09/2020
PLD SPACE CIERRA UNA INVERSIÓN DE €7 MILLONES CON LA COLABORACIÓN DE ARCANO PARTNERS.
La operación forma parte de la ronda de inversión Serie B en la que se encuentra inmersa la empresa tecnológica que le permitirá seguir desarr... |
| 15.09.2020 | PLD Space closes €7M investment in tie-up with Arcano Partners | Spanish reusable launch vehicle developer PLD Space today announced the closure of further financing through a tie-up with independent financial advisory and alternative asset management group Arcano Partners. The €7M venture will fund the ... |
| 04.08.2020 | El IVF aprueba la concesión de un préstamo subordinado de €2M a PLD Space | 04/08/2020
EL IVF APRUEBA LA CONCESIÓN DE UN PRÉSTAMO SUBORDINADO DE €2 MILLONES A PLD SPACE.
El Instituto Valenciano de Finanzas (IVF) ha aprobado la concesión de un préstamo subordinado de €2 millones a favor de PLD Space. La compañía, ... |
| 11.06.2018 | PLD Space completa la ronda de €17M con una nueva ronda de €9M, acuden Aciturri y JME Venture | 11/06/2018
Nota de prensa
PLD SPACE COMPLETA LA RONDA DE €17 MILLONES CON UNA NUEVA RONDA DE €9 MILLONES, ACUDEN ACITURRI Y JME VENTURE CAPITAL.
La empresa tecnológica PLD Space cerró una nueva ronda de financiación de 9 millones de euro... |
| 11.06.2018 | PLD Space raises additional $10 million for reusable smallsat launchers | WASHINGTON — Spanish startup PLD Space raised 9 million euros ($10.6 million) last month from public and private investors to develop a pair of reusable launch vehicles.
PLD Space said June 11 that the funding provides the momentum needed t... |
| 11.01.2018 | PLD Space capta €2M de la Comisión Europea para el desarrollo del lanzador espacial Arion | 11/01/2018
PLD SPACE CAPTA €2 MILLONES DE LA COMISIÓN EUROPEA PARA EL DESARROLLO DEL LANZADOR ESPACIAL ARION.
PLD Space ha recibido €2 millones de financiación en la fase 2 de la convocatoria Instrumento PyME de la Comisión Europea. La co... |
| 10.01.2018 | Spain’s PLD Space receives $2.4 million grant for smallsat launchers | WASHINGTON — Spanish rocket startup PLD Space received 2 million euros ($2.4 million) from a European Commission grant program to further the development of a pair of launchers designed for small satellites.
The EC Horizon 2020 funds bring ... |
| 14.04.2016 | El CDTI invierte €1,4 millones en Payload Aerospace | 14/04/2016
EL CDTI INVIERTE €1,4 MILLONES EN PAYLOAD AEROSPACE.
El Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial (CDTI), ha llevado a cabo una aportación comprometida de €1,4 millones en Payload Aeroespace en el marco del proyecto de I... |
| - | Spain’s PLD Space prepares for liftoff with $28 million in new funding | Spain’s PLD Space has announced the close of its Series B funding round at $28 million. The company develops and offers commercial orbital and suborbital launch services of small payloads and satellites. The new funding will be used to supp... |
| - | PLD Space | “We develop reusable rockets to provide commercial orbital and suborbital access to small satellites, faster, safer and more feasible.” |
| - | PLD Space | “PLD Space, an aerospace company, develops reusable rockets for commercial orbital access to small satellites, fast and safe.” |
