Altair
Announced multi-satellite constellation intended for Earth-observation and onboard AI applications.
Maturity not rated
Startup · United States
Loft Orbital
HQ San Francisco, CAFounded 2017201-500 employees
Loft builds space infrastructure to let any company, government, or institution harness the benefits of space.
- SubsidiaryLoft Orbital Federal
Sep 10, 2026News (high significance)Loft Orbital, Marlan Space, and Mistral sign $1bn deal to put compute in spaceDatacenterDynamicsJun 23, 2026NewsLoft Orbital to test AI models on spacecraft for Earth observationJan 21, 2026Company (high significance)Loft Selected as a Prime Contractor for France’s First Space-Based Radar Imaging ProgramLoft Orbital
- Sep 10, 2026News (high significance)DatacenterDynamicsLoft Orbital, Marlan Space, and Mistral sign $1bn deal to put compute in space
- Jun 23, 2026NewsLoft Orbital to test AI models on spacecraft for Earth observation
- Jan 21, 2026Company (high significance)Loft OrbitalLoft Selected as a Prime Contractor for France’s First Space-Based Radar Imaging Program
Funding6 rounds · $342M
- Equity raised
- $342M
- Latest
- $170MSeries C · Jan 14, 2025
- Last valuation
- $550MPost-money · Series B · Dec 7, 2021
Nov 13, 2017Jan 14, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2025 | Series C | $170M | — | AXIAL Partners, Tikehau Capital | Bpifrance, Foundation Capital, Temasek, Uncork Capital | Confirmed |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Series B | $140M | $550M | BlackRock | CEAS Investments, Foundation Capital, Space.VC, Ubiquity Ventures, Uncork Capital | Confirmed |
| Nov 13, 2019 | Series A | $13.0M | — | Foundation Capital | Uncork Capital | Reported |
| Nov 13, 2017 | Seed | $3.2M | — | Uncork Capital | — | Reported |
| 2017 | Seed | $3.2M | — | Uncork Capital | MDI Ventures, Mercuria, Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan, Shobunsha, V1.VC | Reported |
| 2019 | Series A | $13.0M | — | Foundation Capital | Cendana Capital, GFA Ventures, Kima Ventures, Swell VC, Ubiquity Ventures | Reported |
- $170MJan 14, 2025
- Series BLed by BlackRockWith CEAS Investments, Foundation Capital, Space.VC, Ubiquity Ventures, Uncork CapitalValuation $550MConfirmed$140MDec 7, 2021
- $13.0MNov 13, 2019
- SeedLed by Uncork Capital$3.2MNov 13, 2017
- SeedLed by Uncork CapitalWith MDI Ventures, Mercuria, Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan, Shobunsha, V1.VC$3.2M2017
- Series ALed by Foundation CapitalWith Cendana Capital, GFA Ventures, Kima Ventures, Swell VC, Ubiquity Ventures$13.0M2019
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Systems9
HubKit
Test kit for validating payload hardware and software interfaces with the Hub adapter.
Maturity not rated
Hub universal payload adapter
A hardware abstraction layer that decouples payloads from the satellite bus and provides standardized power, command, compute, and communications interfaces.
Maturity not rated
Longbow Satellite Platform
Satellite bus platform offered for low-Earth-orbit payload missions.
Maturity not rated
Ultimate Edge
Development environment for applications intended to run on Loft satellites.
Maturity not rated
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
Supply Chain3 facilities
Facilities3
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loft Orbital headquarters | Headquarters | San Francisco, CA, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
| Loft Orbital Golden integration and test facility | Factory | Golden, CO, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
| Loft Orbital Toulouse office | Office | Toulouse, France | Operating | Confirmed |
- Loft Orbital headquartersHeadquarters · San Francisco, CA, United StatesOperatingConfirmed
- Loft Orbital Golden integration and test facilityFactory · Golden, CO, United StatesOperatingConfirmed
- Loft Orbital Toulouse officeOffice · Toulouse, FranceOperatingConfirmed
People6
- Alex Greenberg · LinkedIn ↗
Co-Founder and COO
- Antoine de Chassy · LinkedIn ↗
Co-Founder
- Pierre-Damien Vaujour · LinkedIn ↗
Co-Founder and CEO
- Lucas Bremond · LinkedIn ↗
Chief Architect & Satellite Operations
- Paul Day · LinkedIn ↗
Chief Product Officer
- Pieter van Duijn · LinkedIn ↗
CTO
Hiring Observations10 observed listings
Backend Engineer - Mission Operations Services ↗
San Francisco, CA · Full time · Engineering
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Backend Engineer - Mission Operations Services ↗
Toulouse, Occitanie · Full time · Engineering
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Backend Engineer - Mission Operations Services ↗
Golden, CO · Full time · Engineering
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Business development Manager ↗
Abu Dhabi · Full time · Commercial
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San Francisco, CA · Full time · Other
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Cloud Infrastructure Engineer ↗
Toulouse, Occitanie · Full time · Engineering
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Toulouse, Occitanie · Full time · Engineering
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San Francisco, CA · Full time · Other
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Director of Business Development ↗
Abu Dhabi · Full time · Commercial
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Director, Business Development - Americas ↗
Remote US · Full time · Commercial
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Checked Oct 13, 2026
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Company Metrics
Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.
Sources19
Show all 19 sources and supporting evidence
Profile1
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "d01c9fe5-09f4-42cf-b31d-2cf939e90748"}”
Systems3
- 2
Loft Orbital · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Loft builds space infrastructure to let any company, government, or institution harness the benefits of space.”
- 3CompanyOn-Orbit AI - Loft Orbital
Loft Orbital · Supports System
“Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI) successfully conducted initial demonstrations of its AI-enabled edge processing system onboard Loft’s YAM-3 satellite as part of the Prototype On-Orbit Experimental Testbed (POET) experiment for the Space Development Agency (SDA).”
- 4
Loft Orbital · Supports System
“Cockpit mission control offers intuitive payload tasking and monitoring through a secure, web-based UI that enables customers to seamlessly task on-orbit resources from across Loft’s fleet of LEO satellites. API integration options are also available for connecting to existing mission operations tools.”
Funding10
- 5
TechCrunch · Jan 15, 2025 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · post money valuation usd
“Loft Orbital has raised $170 million in Series C funding co-led by Tikehau Capital and Axial Partners.”
- 6
Loft Orbital · Jan 14, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“we are thrilled to announce that the mission continues with our $170M Series C, led by Tikehau Capital with Axial Partners as a co-lead”
- 7
Loft Orbital (financialcontent) · Dec 7, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount
“raised $140 million in a new round of funding that was led by investment behemoth BlackRock”
- 8
CNBC · Dec 7, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Loft Orbital, a start-up building its space infrastructure business, raised $140 million in a new round of funding that was led by investment behemoth BlackRock.”
- 9
SatNews · Nov 15, 2019 · Supports Funding round · amount
“The company acquired Series A funding with a collection of $13 million”
- 10
FinSMEs · Nov 13, 2017 · Supports Funding round · amount
“secured $3.2m in seed funding”
- 11
Crunchbase · Supports Funding round
“Foundation Capital”
- 12
SpaceNews · Supports Funding round · amount
“Home / Loft Orbital raises $13 million as it prepares to bulk buy satellite buses”
- 13
SpaceNews · Supports Funding round · amount
“A San Francisco startup raised $3.2 million in a seed financing round to create a service around operating a constellation of satellites packed with payloads from different customers.”
- 14
Loft Orbital · Supports Funding round · amount
“Exactly 8 years later, we are thrilled to announce that the mission continues with our $170M Series C, led by Tikehau Capital with Axial Partners as a co-lead, and joined by Bpifrance, Foundation Capital, Temasek, and Uncork Capital.”
Supply chain2
- 15CompanyAbout - Loft Orbital
Loft Orbital · Supports Facility
“inventory of fully assembled satellite platforms at our Integration and Test facility in Golden, CO”
- 16
People1
- 17
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · legal name, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · status, Organization · x url, Role
“employee_range: 201-500 (profile: 251-500)”
Other2
- 18
Supports Job posting
“Technical Program Manager, Customer Delivery”
- 19
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization metric · employees in linkedin, Organization metric · followers
“employee_range: 201-500 (profile: 201-500 employees)”
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