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A big week for @XonaSpace! Six satellites launched into orbit, followed by a $250M Series D. We've proudly backed Xona since its Series A and participated in this latest round. Our conviction in the team and the future of commercial satellite navigation has only grown. When machines are making the decisions, knowing roughly where you are isn't good enough. More in @Forbes: forbes.com/sites/monicahunte…
$250M in new funding. $2.45B valuation. Six satellites launched this week. Xona's Series D builds on major milestones in technology readiness, manufacturing scale, and commercial deployment as we accelerate toward serving users in 2027. The next era of global navigation is closer than ever.
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6 satellites launched, 6 satellites contacted. Things looking good so far!
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A major milestone for Industrious Ventures portfolio company @XonaSpace! Four of the satellites were designed and built by fellow portfolio company @aerospacelab_ , bringing together two teams advancing the next generation of space infrastructure. The launch marks the beginning of Xona’s commercial constellation deployment, bringing high-precision satellite navigation one step closer to serving customers in 2027.
Six Pulsar satellites deployed successfully on Bandwagon-5. Commissioning will occur over the weeks ahead in support of serving early customers mid next year.
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We’ve been busy. Stay tuned!
Several new investment announcements from @IndustriousVC coming out over the next few weeks. One for the sea. One for the air. And one for everything in between.
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Stage 2 has officially left the rocket factory for the last time. 😢🫡 Now in Moses Lake, WA, it will undergo cryo proof testing and then a hotfire campaign with its Andromeda engine before shipment to our launch site in Cape Canaveral, FL.
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Industrious Ventures portfolio company @ICON3DTech has raised $200M in Series D financing to scale its robotic construction technology. Combining advanced robotics, software, and materials, ICON is transforming construction across residential, commercial, defense, and lunar infrastructure. More in @CNBC: cnbc.com/2026/10/13/blackroc…
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Industrious Ventures portfolio company @AmcaInc has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army, establishing an enterprise-wide partnership to rapidly engineer, qualify, and produce critical components for priority defense systems. The partnership highlights the importance of strengthening America's industrial base, addressing critical supply chain bottlenecks, and expanding domestic manufacturing capacity. Learn more: prnewswire.com/news-releases…
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Full interview with Industrious Ventures' @TaylorCSargent at Off World to discuss the firm's approach to investing in space exploration. Taylor on whether the Moon push survives an admin change "I think that there's just a lot of kinda national pride behind it." "There's a lot of kind of inspiration in kind of inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers who are gonna be following the programs much like back in the '60s and '70s, they were following Apollo." "And so I feel pretty optimistic that with respect to the Moon specifically, there will be robust support regardless of which party comes in next." "I don't feel that way about most things, but I definitely feel that way about lunar infrastructure." We covered: 00:41 - Industrious' check sizes and portfolio 02:55 - Launch not solved 03:44 - Investing on a clear government signal 04:10 - A term sheet days after Ignition 04:58 - Would the Moon survive a party change? 06:03 - The launch crunch and Falcon 9 06:21 - Why Industrious backs Stoke 08:26 - Starship vs. Blue Moon 11:56 - What's still too early 14:05 - Mars 2040 With @itsmoislam
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Amca has been awarded a contract by the @USArmy, establishing an enterprise-wide partnership with Army Materiel Command for rapid engineering, qualification, and component production. This is the first partnership of its kind, designed to increase readiness for a priority missile system by re-engineering and improving manufacturability of critical components and subsystems. We're grateful for the Army’s trust, urgency, and leadership, and look forward to re-engineering American industry together.
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98% of the assembly, packaging, and testing of microelectronics takes place overseas. As critical supply chains become more complex, knowing exactly what’s going into our aircraft, defense systems, vehicles, and industrial equipment matters more than ever. Announcing our investment in Chiplytics! Chiplytics is bringing greater trust and resilience to the electronics supply chain through advanced microelectronics inspection and traceability, helping identify substandard, mishandled, and counterfeit components before they make their way into critical systems. More on why we invested: industrious.vc/resource/anno…
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The first commercial remote sensing license ever issued for a space-based LiDAR system has been issued to NUVIEW. #SpaceLiDAR #NUVIEW #EarthObservation #RemoteSensing #Geospatial #SpaceTech
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The @USNavy has awarded Ursa Major $137M to develop and qualify advanced solid rocket motors for the Compact Air-to-Air Missile (CAAM) and Naval Modular Missile (NMM) programs. “Production is the bottleneck in missile programs right now, and that's the part we've been building for.” Jason Meredith, President, Ursa Major. Leveraging our advanced manufacturing approach and growing energetics capacity, Ursa Major is accelerating the development and delivery of tactical motors designed for production at scale. Read the full release at the link in the replies.
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Industrious Ventures portfolio company Starfish Space’s first full-scale Otter is officially in orbit. Congrats to the team!
Thanks @SpaceX for the ride. Our first Otter is officially in orbit!
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A few shots from @payloadspace's Off World in Houston, where Industrious Ventures Partner @TaylorCSargent joined Taylor Jordan of the Office of Space Commerce and Alyssa Goessler Goodwin of AE Industrial Partners for a conversation on investing in the space economy, where capital is flowing, and what it takes to build enduring companies in the sector. Thanks to Victoria Woodburn and the Payload team for bringing together a great group!
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We are proud to announce that our first Otter is going to space! Announced last night at a celebration that brought together hundreds of guests from across the space industry, the launch of our first Otter marks the start of our commercial satellite servicing operations. This is a big moment for Starfish Space. We’ve spent years developing, iterating, and proving out the key technologies required for affordable, available satellite servicing. Now we’re launching Otters, putting our satellite servicing vehicles to work for customers in orbit. Otter is scheduled to launch no earlier than October 2026 aboard the Transporter-18 rideshare mission with SpaceX.
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Solo: Bringing Mission Control onboard. Taking control in 2027.
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The Space & Defense Update is LIVE from @NASA @itsmoislam and @JackKuhr are joined today by: – @GoesslerAlyssa, VP at AE Industrial Partners – @tybernstein, Co-founder & CEO of @zeno_power – Carlos Garcia-Galan, Moon Base Program Manager at NASA – AJ Gemer, Co-founder & CTO of @LunarOutpostInc – @endeffector, Founder & CEO of @Astrolab_Space – @TaylorCSargent, Partner at @IndustriousVC We’re digging into: * Building NASA’s Moon base * Nuclear power for surviving the lunar night * The race to put rovers on the Moon * Autonomous exploration & the lunar economy * The investors backing the next generation of space companies Comment if you love space (help us share the show!) 👇 xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1qxvvepRw…
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Stoke's updated manifest for the Nova Pathfinder launch is out. Thanks for the ride, @stoke_space – we're thrilled to partner with you on Autonomy-1. stokespace.com/news/Manifest…
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Tune in tomorrow at 9:00 AM ET to catch Industrious Ventures’ @TaylorCSargent on the Arkaea Media Group x @NYSE Space & Defense Update Live Show. Broadcasting live from Space Center Houston in front of the Apollo 17 command module, Taylor will join the conversation on what’s ahead for the space and defense sectors. 🚀 Watch live on YouTube: lnkd.in/g4UaCGxc
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So many companies out there dragging us onto the best timeline for space exploration. Huge congrats to @jordanbramble and the @AntaresNuclear team!
Announcing: $161M Strategic Breakthrough with the U.S Space Force In response to @WhiteHouse EO Ensuring Space Superiority, and the National Initiative for Space Nuclear Power, @AntaresNuclear has been awarded a first-of-a-kind Strategic Breakthrough award to advance space nuclear power to flight.
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