Axelspace Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2008

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 124

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • 2ndary - Private

  • Investors
  • 41

Axelspace General Information

Description

Developer of micro-satellite technology designed to provide increased resolution satellite images of the Earth constellation. The company's technology offers a monitoring platform to cover the entire globe daily and at a low cost with improved frequency coverage with high-resolution imagery, frequent revisit times, and global coverage, enabling agriculture, forestry, and urban planning industries to make data-driven decisions and monitor environmental changes effectively.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Clip Nihonbashi Building
  • 3-3-3 Nihonbashi-Honcho, Chuo-ku
  • Tokyo, 103-0023
  • Japan
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Primary Industry
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Other Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • Clip Nihonbashi Building
  • 3-3-3 Nihonbashi-Honcho, Chuo-ku
  • Tokyo, 103-0023
  • Japan
+81

Axelspace Timeline

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Axelspace Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
14. Secondary Transaction - Private 17-Sep-2024 Completed Generating Revenue
13. Later Stage VC 26-Jul-2024 Completed Generating Revenue
12. Accelerator/Incubator Completed Generating Revenue
11. Later Stage VC (Series D) 20-Dec-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
10. Later Stage VC 05-Apr-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Later Stage VC (Series C) 13-May-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Debt - General 17-Jul-2019 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Later Stage VC (Series B) 08-Dec-2018 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Accelerator/Incubator 13-Jun-2018 $15.9M Completed Generating Revenue
5. Accelerator/Incubator 01-Jan-2018 $15.9M Completed Generating Revenue
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Axelspace Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
D Preferred
C2 Preferred
C Preferred
B Preferred 36,371 $485.23 $485.23 1x $485.23 16.76%
A Preferred 30,338 $428.41 $428.41 1x $428.41 13.98%
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Axelspace Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of micro-satellite technology designed to provide increased resolution satellite images of the Earth constella
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Tokyo, Japan
124 As of 2025

Golden, CO
 

Espoo, Finland
 
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Axelspace Competitors (16)

One of Axelspace’s 16 competitors is PlanetiQ, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Golden, CO.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
PlanetiQ Venture Capital-Backed Golden, CO
Iceye Venture Capital-Backed Espoo, Finland
Teledyne Technologies Corporation Thousand Oaks, CA
Descartes Labs Private Equity-Backed Santa Fe, NM
SpaceKnow Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY
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Axelspace Patents

Axelspace Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
JP-7566362-B1 Information processing method, program, and information processing device Active 31-Mar-2023
JP-2024149935-A Information processing method, program, and information processing device Active 31-Mar-2023
JP-7550483-B2 Antenna device, array antenna, and antenna control method Active 17-Feb-2023
JP-2024117853-A Antenna device, array antenna, and antenna control method Active 17-Feb-2023
JP-2023148960-A Information processing method, information processing apparatus, and program Active 30-Mar-2022 G06F21/602
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Axelspace Investors (41)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company Corporation Minority
JGC Holdings Holding Company Minority
Kepple (Media and Information Services (B2B)) VC-Backed Company Minority
Epson X Investment Corporation Corporate Venture Capital Minority
Kuroneko Innovation Fund Corporate Venture Capital Minority
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