Startup · Germany
OKAPI:Orbits
HQ Braunschweig, GermanyFounded 201811-50 employeesUpdated
Space situational awareness for satellite operators, governments, and institutions.
Funding2 rounds · ~$20.4M
- Equity raised
- ~$20.4M
- Latest
- ~$14.6MSeed · Apr 24, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2025 | Seed | ~$14.6M | — | — | Amadeus APEX Technology Fund, Matterwave Ventures, Ventech | Speculative |
| Jun 13, 2022 | Seed | ~$5.8M | — | Munich Re Ventures | — | Reported |
- ~$14.6MApr 24, 2025
- SeedLed by Munich Re Ventures~$5.8MJun 13, 2022
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.
Systems4
- OKAPI:AetherSoftware for assessing satellite conjunctions and planning orbital maneuvers.
- OKAPI:AstrolabeSoftware platform for coordinating satellite conjunction responses between operators.
- OKAPI:FDSFlight-dynamics software for processing tracking data and calculating satellite orbits.
- OKAPI:SoteriaSoftware for modeling satellite missions and evaluating orbital-debris mitigation plans.
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: Space situational awareness, conjunction monitoring and maneuver planning for satellite operators and governments; no defense or security use is explicitly stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Space situational awareness, conjunction monitoring and maneuver planning for satellite operators and governments; no defense or security use is explicitly stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People3
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Christopher Kebschull | CTO & Co-Founder |
| Jonas Radtke | COO & Co-Founder |
| Kristina Nikolaus | CEO & Co-Founder |
Sources8
Profile2
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Germany", "hq_iso2": "DE", "id": "538d2587-5548-4cc8-ad95-9e54415ab169"}”
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OKAPI:Orbits · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Space situational awareness for satellite operators, governments, and institutions. Conjunction monitoring, maneuver planning, mission design, and compliance, built for an increasingly congested orbital environment.”
Systems4
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OKAPI:Orbits · Supports System
“Aether covers the whole operational loop, from the first CDM to the maneuver decision, in one platform. Every maneuver you avoid is more time on orbit and fewer people needed as your fleet grows.”
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OKAPI:Orbits · Supports System
“When two operators face a conjunction, avoiding a collision becomes a coordination problem. OKAPI:Platform streamlines collision avoidance between active satellites on one shared, event-driven platform, so you resolve the event with agreement, not guesswork, and manage one or many satellites without constant oversight.”
- 5
OKAPI:Orbits · Supports System
“OKAPI:Soteria · Mission design & compliance # De-risk the launch before it reaches the pad. Model, stress test, and validate the mission in the design phase, while a change still costs nothing.”
- 6
OKAPI:Orbits · Supports System
“Ingest layer ### OKAPI:FDS The flight dynamics engine that fuses your data into orbits and risk products.”
Funding2
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bouncewatch.com · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“The company's most recent funding round was a €13.00M Seed investment made on 24 April 2025. Esteemed investors like Matterwave Ventures, Ventech, Amadeus APEX Technology Fund, and Christian Miele participated”
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Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“funding round: Seed Round, 2022-06-13, EUR 5,500,000, lead: Munich Re Ventures”
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