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ispace Raises $46 Million in Series C Funding with New Funds Going Toward Mission 2 & 3
HAKUTO-R lander on the moon. (Credit: ispace)

TOKYO, August 4, 2021 (ispace PR) – Today, ispace, inc. (ispace) announced that it contracted to fund approximately $46 million (USD)[i] from seven investors, including Incubate Fund as the lead investor, for its Series C investment round. This brings ispace’s cumulative total funding to approximately $195.5 million (USD)[ii] including past Series B, Series A and seed investment, as well as its existing and new bank loan financing announced in June 2021.

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  • August 4, 2021
Astroscale Secures Additional $50 Million for Space Debris Service

ELSA-d Chaser satellite (Credit: ASTROSCALE)

SINGAPORE, October 31, 2018 (Astroscale PR) — Astroscale Pte. Ltd (“Astroscale”), the market-leader in developing a space debris removal service to secure long-term spaceflight safety, obtained additional funding of US $50 million from a group of investors led by INCJ Ltd. (INCJ), and including funds operated by SBI Investment Co., Ltd. (SBII) and Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (Mitsubishi Estate) among others.

This is the fourth round of funding raised by the ground-breaking company based in Singapore and it brings the total amount of capital investment to US $102 million.

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  • November 2, 2018