Top 10 Space Communication startups

Updated: April 15, 2024 | Editor: Boris Maslennikov

Space communication startups are at the forefront of revolutionizing the way information is transmitted across vast cosmic distances. Leveraging cutting-edge satellite technology, advanced ground stations, and innovative data relay systems, these companies are enhancing global connectivity, enabling real-time communication with spacecraft, and facilitating seamless data exchange between Earth and space.
1
Country: UK | Funding: $1.8B
Inmarsat is a mobile satellite communication service provider that aims to power global connectivity services. Acquired by Viasat
2
Country: South Korea | Funding: $58.7M
CONTEC is providing ground station services, satellite image processing, and application services.
3
Country: USA
Millennium Space Systems, a provider of agile, flight-proven small-satellite solutions. Acquired by Boeing
4
Country: South Korea | Funding: ₩60B
Hancom provides office software and a variety of other sets of software to the world market to enhance productivity.
5
Country: UK | Funding: £11.6M
OSS Is a space technology business that provides multi-award winning deployable antennas & structures made from proprietary materials.
6
Country: USA
BlueHalo develops laser communications for space.
7
Country: USA | Funding: $6.4M
Northwood Space is a hardware solution that expands the orbits and frequency ranges available from the ground for satellite communication.
8
Country: Australia | Funding: $6M
Quasar Satellite Technologies provides ground station service for satellite operators and users.
9
Country: UK | Funding: £3.8M
Goonhilly Earth Station is a satellite communication teleport that provides telecommunication services.
10
Country: Canada | Funding: $3.9M
MDA is an international space mission partner and robotics, satellite systems, and geointelligence pioneer.
11
Country: Italy | Funding: €2.7M
Picosats is a developer of telecommunication systems for cubesats.
12
Country: France | Funding: €2M
MIRATLAS SAS designs and manufactures instrumentation providing continuous and real-time atmospheric measurements.
13
Country: India | Funding: $200K
Astrogate Labs is dedicated to unveiling its groundbreaking space-to-ground laser communications link.
14
Country: Canada | Funding: $173.7K
Qoherent is accelerating the pace of AI signal processing for radio. Qoherent's AI can improve reliability of space communcations by switching to more resilient waveforms, another part of the spectrum, or another path in the constellation.
15
Country: USA
Fibertek is a small business with active programs with major DoD contractors, government research agencies, and NASA.
16
Country: Germany
Rivada Space Networks' services are tailored to the needs of B2B customers and governments to meet their special requirements.
17
Country: Lithuania
Astrolight develops secure laser communication systems for aerospace and defence.
18
Country: Sweden
Arctic Space Technologies develops Innovative Satellite Ground Segment Solutions.
Editor: Boris Maslennikov
Boris Maslennikov is a senior editor for Space-Startups. He has spent more than a decade covering the global space industry as a business journalist. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science from the California Institute of Technology. In his free time, Boris enjoys studying history and mathematics, with a particular interest in the history of mathematics. You can contact Boris at borismaslenikov(at)space-startups(dot)com