Iridium Boosts Air Safety Offering With Aireon Acquisition

Europe has a growth-stage-capital problem. The European space industry has blossomed in recent years, thanks to larger space and defense budgets, as well as a wider pool of space-focused VCs on the continent. But investment has largely been directed at early-stage companies. Not a single growth-stage investment round in Europe was led by a European venture-capital firm last year, according to a report [https://payloadspace.com/european-space-firms-raised-e1-4b-of-private-capital-in-2025/] from the European Space Policy Institute. The situation has forced many European space scale-ups to look elsewhere for later-stage capital, by opening offices in the US or Asia in an attempt to attract more business—as well as VCs with deeper pockets. Keep reading [https://payloadspace.com/european-space-startups-jockey-for-infrastructure-financing/]