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Startup · Finland

ICEYE

HQ Espoo, FinlandFounded 20151001-5000 employees

Radar satellite imagery and sovereign intelligence systems for defense and other applications.

WebsiteLinkedIn

Funding17 rounds · ~$1.17B + ~€941.1M

Disclosed
~$1.17B + ~€941.1M
Latest
~€550MSecondary · Jun 9, 2026
Cumulative raised$1.14B
Nov 12, 2015Jun 9, 2026
Valuation over time$12.00B · Jun 9, 2026
Valuation over timeReported valuation rose from $2.80B (Dec 5, 2025) to $12.00B (Jun 9, 2026) across 4 valued rounds. 4 without a stated pre/post basis.
Valuations by round
AnnouncedStageValuationBasis
Dec 5, 2025Secondary$2.80BBasis not stated
Dec 5, 2025Series E+$2.80BBasis not stated
Jun 9, 2026Secondary$12.00BBasis not stated
Jun 9, 2026Series E+$12.00BBasis not stated

Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.

Government awards & programs1 award

Awards received1

  • Polish Armed Forces MikroSAR satellite and ground segment agreement
    May 14, 2025 · Contract
    Up to 860M PLN
    Ceiling

Obligated is what has been committed so far; ceiling is the most the award can reach. Joint values cover all recipients and are excluded from this company’s money totals.

Supply chain1 customer · 1 facility

Customers1

Facilities1

  • Athens satellite assembly facility
    Factory · Athens, Greece
    Operating · 2025
    Reported

People2

Hiring observations5 listings

  • AIT Mechanical Test Engineer ↗

    Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland · Full-time · Engineering

    Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn

    Observed Oct 5, 2026

  • EHS Senior Specialist ↗

    Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain · Full-time · Other

    Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn

    Observed Oct 5, 2026

  • Embedded Linux Engineer ↗

    Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland · Full-time · Engineering

    Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn

    Observed Oct 5, 2026

  • Office Assistant ↗

    Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland · Full-time · Other

    Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn

    Observed Oct 5, 2026

  • Senior Accountant ↗

    Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland · Full-time · Other

    Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn

    Observed Oct 5, 2026

A sample of observed listings, not a total vacancy count. Availability may have changed since collection. Categories are inferred from job titles.

Company metrics

LinkedIn employee profiles
1,150
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗
LinkedIn followers
206,474
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗

Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.

Sources30

Profile5

  1. 1

    Defence Finance Monitor · Supports Organization · name

    “ICEYE is a pioneering Finnish space technology company that has rapidly emerged as a game-changer in Europe’s Earth observation and”
  2. 2

    Supports Organization · founded year

    “In 2015 ICEYE Oy was born.”
  3. 3
    CompanyICEYE

    ICEYE · Supports Organization · name

    “ICEYE”
  4. 4
    CompanyICEYE

    ICEYE · Supports Organization, Organization · name

    “Persistent, all-weather space-based ISR for defense and intelligence organizations worldwide.”
  5. 5

    LinkedIn via Bright Data · Supports Organization · company size, Organization · founded, Organization · headquarters, Organization · logo, Organization · url

    “{"company_size": "1,001-5,000 employees"}”

Funding20

  1. 6

    Crunchbase · Oct 6, 2026 · Supports Funding round

    “Funding Type Grant”
  2. 7

    Wikipedia · Jun 9, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “plus a secondary above €550 million”
  3. 8

    Iceye · Jun 9, 2026 · Supports Funding round

    “has raised EUR 450 million (USD 520 million) in a primary Series F funding round”
  4. 9

    ICEYE · Jun 9, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd

    “Additional investors include Solidium, Tesi, Varma, Ilmarinen, Lifeline Ventures, as well as Nokia, from Finland, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and TCV.”
  5. 10

    ICEYE · May 21, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount

    “Citi and Danske Bank acted as Joint Global Coordinators and Mandated Lead Arrangers.”
  6. 11

    TradedVC · Dec 9, 2025 · Supports Funding round

    “has raised €150 million (US $175 million) in a new equity round led by General Catalyst”
  7. 12

    Tesi · Dec 5, 2025 · Supports Funding round

    “U.S.-based General Catalyst has led a EUR 150 million Series E round in Finnish satellite company ICEYE”
  8. 13

    ICEYE · Dec 5, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd

    “as well as a EUR 50 million secondary placement”
  9. 14

    ArcticStartup · Aug 27, 2025 · Supports Funding round

    “has raised €9.38 million from Vinci S.A., the venture arm of Poland’s National Development Bank (BGK).”
  10. 15

    Scroll.media · Aug 26, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “ICEYE has secured a fresh round of investment, $11 million from Poland.”
  11. 16

    ICEYE · Jun 19, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “has awarded €41.1 million in funding, including €5.7 million in non-dilutive R&D grants and €35.4 million in development loans.”
  12. 17

    SatNews · Dec 18, 2024 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount

    “The funding round extension included participation from funds managed by Solidium Oy, BlackRock, Seraphim, Plio Limited, and Christo Georgiev.”
  13. 18

    ICEYE · Apr 17, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “announced today definitive agreement signed for an oversubscribed $93M growth funding round.”
  14. 19

    Via Satellite · Apr 17, 2024 · Supports Funding round

    “raised $93 million in growth funding, led by Finland’s sovereign wealth fund Solidium.”
  15. 20

    PR Newswire (via Nasdaq) · Feb 3, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “today announced the closing of a $136M Series D funding round, led by long-standing investor Seraphim Space.”
  16. 21

    ICEYE · Sep 22, 2020 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount

    “ICEYE’s Series C includes participation from return investors True Ventures, OTB Ventures, Finnish Industry Investment (Tesi), Draper Esprit, DNX Ventures, Draper Associates, Seraphim Capital, Promus Ventures and Space Angels.”
  17. 22

    ICEYE · May 24, 2018 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount

    “today announced $34M Series B funding led by return investor”
  18. 23

    ICEYE · Sep 25, 2017 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “today announced $1.2M in new funding led by Seraphim Capital.”
  19. 24

    PR Newswire · Aug 23, 2017 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “today announced $13M in new funding, including an $8.5M financing round led by Draper Nexus.”
  20. 25

    Iceye · Nov 12, 2015 · Supports Funding round

    “Iceye announced today a $2.8 million Series A funding round led by True Ventures”

Government3

  1. 26

    ICEYE · May 14, 2025 · Supports Government award · ceiling amount

    “Wartość całego zamówienia wynosi ok. 860 mln zł brutto.”
  2. 27

    Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej · May 14, 2025 · Supports Government award · ceiling amount

    “Obecny na konferencji wiceszef MON Paweł Bejda zaznaczył, że umowa na 860 mln zł z polskimi firmami”
  3. 28

    ICEYE · May 14, 2025 · Supports Government award, Supply relationship

    “today signed an agreement with the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Poland to deliver the Polish Armed Forces with an initial batch of three ICEYE SAR satellites”

Supply chain1

  1. 29

    ICEYE · May 16, 2025 · Supports Facility

    “ICEYE's new Athens facilities feature a satellite assembly production line”

People1

  1. 30

    Crunchbase via Bright Data · Supports Role · founders

    “{"founders": [{"id": "pekka-laurila", "type": "person", "value": "Pekka Laurila"}, {"id": "rafal-modrzewski", "type": "person", "value": "Rafal Modrzewski"}]}”

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