SpaceTech Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – July 1st to 15th, 2025
Several interesting transactions closed in the SpaceTech sector over the past two weeks. If you would like more info or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
PE Growth/Expansion
- Nominal, data infrastructure and analytics platform that helps engineering teams efficiently test and validate complex hardware systems, received development capital from Avenir Growth Capital in July 2025.
Later Stage VC
- Benchmark Space Systems, satellite propulsion technology that facilitates the space industry’s growth, raised $2.40 million of venture funding from investors on July 2, 2025.
- Orbion Space Technology, plasma propulsion systems for small satellites, raised $3.2 million of venture funding in the form of convertible debt from investors on July 15, 2025.
Early Stage VC
- Axion Orbital, satellite data analysis interfaces for planetary-scale geospatial observation purposes, raised venture funding from Character in July 2025.
- The Spaceport Company, worldwide network of launch and reentry sites that serves the growing commercial space transportation industry, raised venture funding from Virginia Venture Partners in July 2025.
Seed Round
- Apolink, satellite communication network for continuous, real-time communication between satellites in low earth orbit, raised $4.3 million of seed funding from Rebel Fund, Unshackled Ventures and 468 Capital on July 11, 2025, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $40.7 million.
- CisLunar Industries, critical power infrastructure for space to leverage a modular, adaptable core design, raised $2.76 million of seed funding from University of Colorado Deming Center Venture Fund, One funds and other investors on July 8, 2025.
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John Silvestri
Managing Director
Finance, strategy and capital markets executive. Originated structured and executed, as principal, agent and underwriter, over $4 billion of public and private, structured and project finance transactions. Industry expertise includes Energy and Power, Technology/Fintech/Digital, Sponsor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Consumer, Industrials and Agriculture, Banking, and Specialty Finance. Companies ranging from small to large, leveraged, high grade, venture, SPV’s and project finance. Transaction expertise across capital structure includes public and private bonds, equity, structured and direct investments, and unitranche. Leveraged finance includes senior/sub, bridge, acquisition, mezzanine, equity co-investment, and re-capitalizations. Previously, founder of an advisory and a direct investment business, Managing Director and Co-head of Investment Banking at Altamar Capital, and Director and Head of High Yield Capital Markets in New York for Barclays Capital. BS in Management from SUNY Buffalo. MBA from Fordham Gabelli Business School. FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.
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