Top 11 CubeSat startups

Updated: Nov 20, 2025
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These startups develop CubeSats (nano- and microsatellites) that have standard small size and form factor
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U-Space
Country: France | Funding: €24.1M
U-Space is one of European leaders in smallsat manufacting. It can design and build small satellites very quickly (one satellite per week) thanks to using already designed and validated technological bricks that allow a faster definition of the architecture of the system. Eventually, U-Space seeks to manufacture one satellite per day for global constellations. Its services also include preliminary study (determining the cost and feasibility of the mission and maintaining the space system in operational conditions. U-Space's smallsats has already demonstrated good space heritage and the high reliability of its in-orbit systems. The company is working with the French space agency CNES, Safran, Emirati National Space Science and Technology Center and the French Defense Innovation Agency
2
EnduroSat
Country: Bulgaria | Funding: $77.7M
EnduroSat designs and engineers spacecraft for business applications and space exploration missions.
3
GITAI
Country: Japan | Funding: $129.1M
GITAI is a robotics startup that develops remote controlled robots to replace astronaut's operations in commercial space stations.
4
Axelspace
Country: Japan | Funding: ¥13.9B
Axelspace is a commercial microsatellite developer and satellite imagery provider.
5
Spacety
Country: Luxembourg | Funding: CN¥250M
Spacety is a commercial microsatellite start-up that offers science and technology validation experiments for spacecrafts.
6
Swarm Technologies
Country: USA | Funding: $29.1M
Swarm, the Internet-of-Things connectivity provide, enables global connectivity with the world's most affordable satellite network. Acquired by SpaceX
7
Revolv Space
Country: Netherlands | Funding: €2.6M
Revolv Space enables continuous data generation for small satellites by rethinking their critical components.
8
Demetrius
Country: USA | Funding: $20K
Demetrius Space Tech designs, manufactures and launches PocketQube amateur small satellites ideal for Earth observation, amateur radio communications, scientific research, and technology demonstrations. Demetrius makes space accessible for small organizations and educational institutions.
9
SatRev
Country: Poland
SatRev is a Polish company for which borders do not exist. SatRev wants to change the way of building spacecraft by focusing on small, lightweight, and reliable spacecraft.
10
Gimbal Space
Country: USA
Gimbal Space manufactures reliable components designed for modern spacecrafts and satellites that don't break your budget or your schedule
Boris Maslennikov
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