Top 9 Satellite Internet startups

Updated: Mar 19, 2026
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Satellite internet startups are deploying constellations of small satellites in low Earth orbit, enabling high-speed internet access in remote regions.
1
Sateliot
Country: Spain | Funding: €136.4M
Sateliot is a satellite telecom operator offering global continuous IoT connectivity under 5G protocol from a LEO satellite constellation
2
SpaceX
Country: USA | Funding: $11.8B
SpaceX is Elon Musk's leading space company, having achieved numerous advances in rocket propulsion, reusable launch vehicles, human spaceflight and satellite constellation technologies. It's the dominant global launch provider, surpassing all others in launch frequency. Its Falcon rockets launch 1-3 times per week. The company operates its own Starlink satellite constellation, which provides satellite internet worldwide. SpaceX also builds Dragon capsules for delivering human missions to the space station. It's building Starship, the largest launch vehicle in history, which aims to fully realize the company's vision of a fully reusable, cost-effective and adaptable launch vehicle. SpaceX is also developing its own spacesuit and astronaut as part of its Polaris program and human lander for lunar missions as part of the Artemis program.
3
OneWeb
Country: UK | Funding: $4.7B
OneWeb is building a space-based communications network that delivers high-speed, low-latency internet access.
4
Astranis
Country: USA | Funding: $753.5M
Astranis is a space startup that builds small and low-cost telecommunications satellites to provide internet access in remote regions.
5
Globalstar
Country: USA | Funding: $652M
Globalstar is a satellite network operator that provides widely-used handheld satellite phone service, offering both voice and data services from virtually anywhere. Acquired by Amazon
6
Logos Space
Country: USA | Funding: $50M
Logos Space manages a constellation of communications satellites to serve the connectivity needs of the enterprise user, wherever they may be.
7
Farcast
Country: USA | Funding: $18.6M
Farcast is a satellite tech company that builds advanced satcom user terminals.
8
UNIO Enterprise
Country: Germany | Funding: €2.5M
UNIO is seamlessly bridging terrestrial and space networks for all mobility use cases and delivering reliable, always-on connectivity.
9
Spacecoin
Country: USA
Spacecoin is the world’s first decentralized physical infrastructure network powered by blockchain-enabled LEO satellite constellations.
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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