Satellite Spotlight | NATO's Space Takeaways, $24M NGA Bets & Quantum Gyros

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space brew

deal flow

government

• NGA awards BlackSky $24M+ for computer vision & object detection on military, economic & climate monitoring (VS).

• France ups Eutelsat stake to 30% securing LEO access for satcomms & military-grade constellations (VS).

• NATO’s first commercial space strategy prioritizes satcomms & defense deals with flexible terms & faster financing (VS).

seed

• Lux Aeterna exits stealth with $4M Pre-Seed by Space Capital for heat-shielded reusable satellites (SN).

• Nascent Materials exits stealth with $2.3M Seed by SOSV to slash LFP & LMFP battery cost by 30% for auto & data centers (TC).

series A+

• Mach raises $100M by Khosla, Bedrock, Sequoia to scale weapons & propulsion buildout (TC).

• Infinity Bio raises $8M Series A to accelerate antibody profiling intelligence for vaccines & immunotherapy (LT).

m&a

• Ilumina acquires SomaLogic for $450M+ to dominate biological data & next-gen diagnostics (LT).

• Airbus Helicoptors & Drone Forge sign UAS deal for maritime & littoral infrastructure surveillance (AT).

headlines

🚀

• Honda launches JAXA-backed indigenous reusable rocket (TV).

• SFL Missions launches precision attitude microsatellites to monitor emissions across energy, waste, agri sectors (SN).

• ArianeGroup partners with CNES on high-thrust liquid propulsion engines for next-gen launch (SD).

• ICEYE wins RNLAF contract for SAR satellites for autonomous ISR (AT).

• Unseenlabs expands RF data capabilities to capture illicit & dark maritime movements (RM).

🤖

• Softbank to launch national-scale AI & robotics industrial base (TC).

🔬

• FastWave Medical debuts coronary laser tech for safer aging heart treatments (LT).

community spotlight

today, 06/25

• Smart wallets x Coinbase x Uniswap (NYC).

• Founder dinner x Google Cloud (NYC).

• Happy hour x Santa Monica (LA).

• Batteries x labs to gigafactories (SF).

thursday, 06/26

• Web3 builder cocktail (NYC).

• Cars & capital x Maserati (LA).

• Deep tech data breakfast (SF).

• Robotics & AI (SF).

• Humanoid hardware meetup (SF).

friday, 06/27

• GGW x Pitch night (SF).

saturday, 06/28

• Deep tech week closing party (SF).

sunday, 06/29

• Robotics club x deep tech open mic (SF).

monday, 06/30

• Biotech in women’s health (SF).

upcoming

• NASA JPL tour (LA).

Take me to the full events calendar of 2025.

cosmic weekly insights

bite-size signals

• Space patents face a legal vacuum

  as tech is deployed in outer space but IP law is terrestrial (SR op-ed).

• Genius Act unleashes stablecoins as digital dollars

  ushering regulated, mainstream crypto access (TC audio).

• NATO’s new doctrine: Defense, Deterrence & Daddy

5 no-bs truths from Quantum in Space roundtable at Toronto Tech Week:

💻 Imagining Forward Website: leverage faster contracts, access quicker intelligence.

🤝 2025 Industry Calendar: Must-attend space tech, deep tech events in North America.

☎️ Schedule a call: Goals, partnerships, collabs.

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