Top 8 Satellite IoT startups

Updated: Apr 26, 2026
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These startups enable global asset tracking, remote equipment monitoring, smart agriculture solutions, environmental data collection, disaster management systems, etc.
1
Astrocast
Country: Switzerland | Funding: $80.8M
Astrocast provides bidirectional and secure data transfer service with IoT devices for industries including maritime transportation, agriculture, livestock farming, environmental protection, utilities, land transportation, mining, oil and gas. The company operates its own constellation of proprietary nanosatellites in LEO. For its customers, the company provides L-band IoT chipsets, Astronode S modules, antennas, developer SDK and Azure-compatible API (pull mode) for easy integration. Its data transfer protocol is optimized for the LEO satellite network. Bidirectional communications enable confirmations, asset management commands, and the deployment of security patches and software updates.
2
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
3
FOSSA Systems
Country: Spain | Funding: €7.1M
Global Cost-Effective Satellite IoT for Industrial Applications. First to deploy disruptive interoperable constellation.
4
Guodian Gaoke
Country: China
Guodian Gaoke (Guodian Gaokeji) is a Chinese private commercial space company and leading provider of domestic satellite IoT. The company is building a Low Earth Orbit IoT narrowband constellation, Tianqi, composed of 38 LEO satellites, which aims at enhancing connectivity and efficiency through smart, connected devices.
5
SpaceLab
Country: Kazakhstan
providing innovative IoT solutions for industrial technologies, from additive installations to telecommunications
6
Lacuna Space
Country: UK
Lacuna Space is a tracking and sensor detection service for space applications and telecommunications services.
7
ONDO Space
Country: Mongolia
ONDO Space pioneers the creation and construction of cutting-edge cube satellites for the future.
8
Hydra Space
Country: Spain
Hydra Space offers IOT connectivity, space products, and space consultancy services.
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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