# Loft Orbital Solutions

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/loft-orbital-solutions

- Industry: Aerospace
- Headquarters: San Francisco, US
- Website: www.loftorbital.com
- Total disclosed funding: $302M
- Latest round: Series C (Aug 8, 2024)
- Investors on record: 33

## About

Founded in 2017 and based in California, US, Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. is a supplier of a satellite leasing platform that allows companies to rent space on spacecraft. The company was co-founded by its CEO, Pierre-Damien Vaujour, along with Alex Greenberg and Antoine de Chassy.  In January 2025, Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. raised USD 170 million in series C funding co-led by Tikehau Capital and Axial Partners Limited,  CDC Enterprises, Temasek Holdings, Supernova Invest, Tribeca Venture Partners, Starburst Ventures, Arkenstone, GSBackers, Bpifrance Investissement, and Samsung Venture Investment. The series C funding values Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. at USD 922.88 million post-money. The company offers different software and hardware products that provide satellite leasing platform services for various companies. It offers Cockpit, a satellite operations software that offers satellite constellation management capabilities, and Onboard, an interface that controls the payload and manages data flow and resources between the onboard payloads and the satellite bus. The company plans to utilize the January 2025 funding to expand its service model and establish a diverse fleet of low-Earth orbit satellites for various mission types.

## Funding rounds

- Series C, Aug 8, 2024, $170M — Foundation Capital, Temasek Holdings, CDC Enterprises, Gore Creek Asset Management, Samsung Venture Investment, Uncork Capital, WOORI Venture Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners, Bpifrance Investissement, Tikehau Capital, Heroic Ventures, Starburst Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures, Supernova Invest, CEAS Investments, Swell Partners, Axial Partners Limited, MVP Ventures, Timber Grove Ventures, GSBackers, Arkenstone
- Series B, Oct 14, 2021, $113M — Foundation Capital, Basis Capital, Uncork Capital, BlackRock, Gaingels, Ubiquity Ventures, CEAS Investments
- Series A, Nov 13, 2019, $13M — Foundation Capital, GFA Brands, Kima Ventures, Cendana Capital, Ubiquity Ventures, Swell Partners
- Seed, Nov 17, 2017, $3M — Amadeo Global
- Seed, Nov 13, 2017, $3M — Uncork Capital, Mercuria Investment, V1.VC, MDI Ventures, Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan, Shobunsha

## Investors

- Uncork Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/uncork-capital) — Seed, Series B, Series C
- Mercuria Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mercuria-investment) — Seed
- V1.VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/v1-vc) — Seed
- MDI Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mdi-ventures) — Seed
- Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan — Seed
- Shobunsha — Seed
- Amadeo Global (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/amadeo-global) — Seed
- Foundation Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/foundation-capital) — Series A, Series B, Series C
- GFA Brands — Series A
- Kima Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kima-ventures) — Series A
- Cendana Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cendana-capital) — Series A
- Ubiquity Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ubiquity-ventures) — Series A, Series B, Series C
- Swell Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/swell-partners) — Series A, Series C
- Basis Capital — Series B
- BlackRock (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/blackrock) — Series B
- Gaingels (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gaingels) — Series B
- CEAS Investments — Series B, Series C
- Temasek Holdings — Series C
- CDC Enterprises (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cdc-enterprises) — Series C
- Gore Creek Asset Management — Series C
- Samsung Venture Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/samsung-venture-investment) — Series C
- WOORI Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/woori-venture-partners) — Series C
- Tribeca Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tribeca-venture-partners) — Series C
- Bpifrance Investissement (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bpifrance-investissement) — Series C
- Tikehau Capital — Series C
- Heroic Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/heroic-ventures) — Series C
- Starburst Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/starburst-ventures) — Series C
- Supernova Invest (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/supernova-invest) — Series C
- Axial Partners Limited — Series C
- MVP Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mvp-ventures) — Series C
- Timber Grove Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/timber-grove-ventures) — Series C
- GSBackers (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gsbackers) — Series C
- Arkenstone — Series C