Startup · Italy
Involve Space
HQ Lipomo, ItalyFounded 202111-50 employees
Stratospheric intelligence for Earth and security. Real-time monitoring for infrastructure, disasters, traffic, defence and telecom with Stratostats®.
Funding2 rounds · €2M
- Equity raised
- €2M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$14.8M
- Latest
- ~$14.8MGrant · Feb 19, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2026 | Grant | ~$14.8M | — | EIC Fund | — | Confirmed |
| 2024 | Seed | €2.0M | — | Earlybird | CDP Venture Capital | Confirmed |
- ~$14.8MFeb 19, 2026
- €2.0M2024
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.
Systems3
StratoRelay
A stratospheric balloon platform for mapping and situational-awareness missions.
StratoStats
A stratospheric balloon platform designed for monitoring and scientific payload missions.
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft and aeronautics | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Stratospheric balloon platforms (Stratostats) for real-time monitoring, which the text says covers defence along with infrastructure, disasters, traffic and telecom. | Reported |
| ISR and targeting | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Stratospheric balloon platforms (Stratostats) for real-time monitoring, which the text says covers defence along with infrastructure, disasters, traffic and telecom. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Stratospheric balloon platforms (Stratostats) for real-time monitoring, which the text says covers defence along with infrastructure, disasters, traffic and telecom.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Stratospheric balloon platforms (Stratostats) for real-time monitoring, which the text says covers defence along with infrastructure, disasters, traffic and telecom.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People1
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Polotto | CEO |
Sources7
Profile3
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 26)”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Italy", "hq_iso2": "IT", "id": "0d1efc1e-9479-4bb1-8a9d-6cc3764af5ac"}”
- 3
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
Systems2
- 4
Involve Space · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Stratospheric intelligence for Earth and security. Real-time monitoring for infrastructure, disasters, traffic, defence and telecom with Stratostats®.”
- 5
Involve Space · Supports System
“For Monitoring ### StratoStats® Designed for sustained stratospheric operations, Stratostats enables high-value observation and scientific missions that require persistence, control, and continuous data collection.”
Funding2
- 6
Involve Space · Feb 19, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“€12.5 million awarded to Involve Space by the EIC Accelerator of the European Commission's Horizon program”
- 7
Involve Space · Jan 8, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership, Role
“the €2 million seed round closed in September 2024, led by Earlybird Venture Capital, one of Europe's leading VCs, with the participation of CDP Venture Capital and TLI Space”
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