Startup · United Kingdom
Sofant Technologies
HQ Edinburgh, United KingdomFounded 201111-50 employeesUpdated
Sofant’s terminal technology offers industry-leading Size, Weight, Power consumption and Cost (SWAP-C).
Funding10 rounds · ~$26.2M
- Equity raised
- ~$26.2M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$8.3M
- Latest
- ~$8.4MStage undisclosed · Dec 23, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2025 | Undisclosed | ~$8.4M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Undisclosed | ~$4.3M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Undisclosed | ~$4.9M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Nov 4, 2021 | Grant | ~$8.3M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Oct 26, 2021 | Undisclosed | ~$1.2M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Apr 27, 2021 | Undisclosed | ~$1.0M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Aug 12, 2020 | Seed | ~$3.0M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Oct 15, 2019 | Undisclosed | ~$2.3M | — | Kelvin Capital | — | Reported |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jan 16, 2018 | Undisclosed | ~$1.1M | — | Kelvin Capital | — | Reported |
- Undisclosed~$8.4MDec 23, 2025
- Undisclosed~$4.3MJun 5, 2024
- Undisclosed~$4.9MNov 29, 2022
- Grant~$8.3MNov 4, 2021
- Undisclosed~$1.2MOct 26, 2021
- Undisclosed~$1.0MApr 27, 2021
- Seed~$3.0MAug 12, 2020
- UndisclosedLed by Kelvin Capital~$2.3MOct 15, 2019
- SeedUndisclosedOct 12, 2018
- UndisclosedLed by Kelvin Capital~$1.1MJan 16, 2018
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.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Mobile satellite communication terminals for ground, sea and air users; no defense use is stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Mobile satellite communication terminals for ground, sea and air users; no defense use is stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People4
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Ahmed El-Rayis | Co-founder |
| Nakul Haridas | Co-founder |
| Tughral Aslan | Co-founder |
| David Wither | CEO |
Sources5
Profile2
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "UK", "hq_iso2": "GB", "id": "6bf86c79-cd57-46d3-a61c-0891629ad074"}”
- 2
Sofant Technologies · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Sofant’s terminal technology offers industry-leading Size, Weight, Power consumption and Cost (SWAP-C).”
Funding1
- 3
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership
“funding round: Venture Round, 2019-10-15, GBP 1,800,000, lead: Kelvin Capital”
People2
- 4
edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk · Supports Role
“Spinout Sofant Technologies, co-founded by Professor Tughral Aslan, Dr Ahmed El-Rayis and Dr Nakul Haridas from the University of Edinburgh’s School of Engineering in 2011, secured £6.2 million from the UK and European space agencies in 2022 to develop its innovative low-cost, low-power satellite co”
- 5
emvcapital.com · Supports Role
“David Wither, CEO of Sofant Technologies, commented:”
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