Startup · Italy
Leaf Space
HQ Lomazzo, ItalyFounded 201451-200 employeesUpdated
Leaf Space enables satellite operators to seamlessly connect, control, and scale missions through a fully managed connectivity platform.
Funding7 rounds · ~$29.2M + ~€1.5M
- Equity raised
- ~$29.2M + ~€1.5M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$18.6M
- Latest
- $17.0MDebt · Jul 25, 2023
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2023 | Debt | $17.0M | — | European Investment Bank | — | Reported |
| Jul 25, 2023 | Series B | $22.0M | — | CDP Venture Capital, Neva SGR | RedSeed Ventures, SIMEST, Whysol Investments | Reported |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Series A | ~$6.1M | — | Whysol Investments | RedSeed Ventures | Reported |
| Nov 1, 2017 | Grant | ~$1.5M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jul 7, 2016 | Seed | ~$1.1M | — | RedSeed Ventures | — | Reported |
| Sep 1, 2015 | Grant | ~$56K | — | — | — | Reported |
| 2020 | Series A | ~€1.5M | — | Whysol Investments | RedSeed Ventures | Speculative |
- DebtLed by European Investment Bank$17.0MJul 25, 2023
- $22.0MJul 25, 2023
- ~$6.1MJan 13, 2021
- Grant~$1.5MNov 1, 2017
- SeedLed by RedSeed Ventures~$1.1MJul 7, 2016
- Grant~$56KSep 1, 2015
- ~€1.5M2020
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.
Systems1
- TreeNodesSatellite communications nodes undergoing partner integration and testing for the TreeNet network.
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: Managed connectivity and control platform for satellite operators; no defense use is stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Managed connectivity and control platform for satellite operators; no defense use is stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People7
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Caterina Siclari · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder |
| Giovanni Bortoletto · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer |
| Giovanni Pandolfi | CTO, Co-Founder |
| Jonata Puglia | CEO, Co-Founder |
| Matteo Boiocchi · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Research Officer, Co-Founder |
| Michele Messina · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer, President |
| Jonata Puglia | Chief Growth Officer |
Sources11
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Profile3
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Leaf Space · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Leaf Space enables satellite operators to seamlessly connect, control, and scale missions through a fully managed connectivity platform.”
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Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "1c4e057b-523c-4844-b688-69d5b974e8f7", "name": "Leaf Space"}”
Systems1
- 4
Leaf Space · Supports System
“Eclipse Space, a global provider of turnkey, customer-owned satellite constellations, will integrate Leaf Space’s TreeNodes into its CitraSat, SliceSat, and SurgeSat platforms. The integration gives Eclipse Space’s customers direct access to the TreeNet mesh network, enabling continuous communications during constellation operations and compatibility with all of Leaf Space’s existing ground stations. Leaf Space and Eclipse Space are now working together on testing and deployment ahead of a wider rollout across Eclipse Space’s platform lineup.”
Funding6
- 5
Via Satellite · Jul 28, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“raised 20 million euros ($22 million) in a Series B round announced July 25”
- 6
EU-Startups · Jan 13, 2021 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“Whysol Investments, acting as lead investor”
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FinSMEs · Jul 7, 2016 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“The round was led by RedSeed Ventures”
- 8
Bounce Watch · Supports Funding round · amount
“Series A €1.50M 2”
- 9
The Engineer · Supports Funding round
“The round was subscribed by lead investors CDP Venture Capital Sgr (through Fondo Evoluzione) and Neva Sgr”
- 10
LinkedIn · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“funding round: Grant, 2017-11-01, EUR 1,312,063”
People1
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Crunchbase · Supports Organization · country, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url, Role
“country: IT”
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