Startup · Spain
Arkadia Space
HQ Benlloch, SpainFounded 202011-50 employeesUpdated
Our thrusters are designed to perform the precision manoeuvres satellites require throughout their lifecycle: orbit transfer, station-keeping, collision avoidance, attitude control, and end-of-life deorbiting.
Funding3 rounds · ~$16.8M
- Equity raised
- ~$16.8M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$2.9M
- Latest
- ~$2.9MGrant · Mar 26, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | Grant | ~$2.9M | — | European Innovation Council | European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund | Reported |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Undisclosed | ~$13.9M | — | EIC Fund | — | Reported |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Seed | ~$3.0M | — | Draper B1 | — | Reported |
- ~$2.9MMar 26, 2026
- UndisclosedLed by EIC Fund~$13.9MMar 26, 2026
- SeedLed by Draper B1~$3.0MOct 25, 2023
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems7
- ARIELA monopropellant thruster for spacecraft propulsion.
- DARKA spacecraft propulsion module.
- GHOSTSpacecraft bipropellant engine under development.
- OBERONSpacecraft monopropellant thruster under development.
- PHANTOM 200NAnnounced bipropellant engine for spacecraft propulsion; listed as coming soon.
- PLANKTONSpacecraft monopropellant thruster under development.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Designs satellite thrusters for orbit transfer, station-keeping and deorbiting, with no defense use stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Designs satellite thrusters for orbit transfer, station-keeping and deorbiting, with no defense use stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People4
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Francho García | Co-Founder & CEO |
| Francisco Espinosa | Co-Founder & CMO |
| Ismael Gutiérrez | Co-Founder & CTO |
| Sergio Soler | Co-Founder & CFO |
Sources12
Show all 12 sources and supporting evidence
Profile2
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "0a308eea-d6c3-494a-a776-b161c3ed8da7", "name": "Arkadia Space"}”
- 2
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“country: ES”
Systems4
- 3
Arkadia Space · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Our thrusters are designed to perform the precision manoeuvres satellites require throughout their lifecycle: orbit transfer, station-keeping, collision avoidance, attitude control, and end-of-life deorbiting.”
- 4
Arkadia Space · Supports System
“Arkadia Space’s propulsion system – named DARK – is now operating successfully in orbit.”
- 5CompanyArkadia Space propulsion selected by Dassault Aviation for the demonstrator of the VORTEX spaceplane
Arkadia Space · Supports System
“Arkadia Space has signed a contract with Dassault Aviation for the development and supply of a complete propulsion system based on its 250N ARIEL monopropellant thrusters, to be integrated into the VORTEX subscale demonstrator program (Véhicule Orbital Réutilisable de Transport et d’Exploration), the reusable spaceplane under development by the French aerospace company.”
- 6
Arkadia Space · Supports System
“PLANKTON | 1N class ###  | | | |----------------------|------------------------| | **Propellant** | **HTP 98%** | | **Specific impulse** | **180 s** | | **Thrust range** | **0.5N – 2.5N** | | **MIB** | **15 mN·s – 100 mN·s** | | **Status** | **In development”
Funding5
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EU-Startups · Mar 26, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“€6 million in equity from the EIC Fund, and €6 million in private investment”
- 8
Capital-Riesgo.es · Oct 25, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“closure of a €2.8 million Seed funding round”
- 9
Arkadia Space · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · investors
“Arkadia Space Secures €14.5M from EIC Accelerator, Becoming Spain’s First Space Company to Achieve This”
- 10
PitchBook · Supports Funding round, Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“Later Stage VC - Arkadia Space”
- 11
Crunchbase · Supports Funding round, Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url
“Series Unknown - Arkadia Space”
People1
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