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U-Space

HQ Toulouse, FranceFounded 201851-200 employeesUpdated

Smallsat Constellation Manufacturer.

StartupSpace, launch and counterspace
Website
Total raised
~$34.7M
3 rounds
Last round
~$27.7M
Series A · Nov 12, 2025
Systems
2
Capabilities
1

Funding3 rounds · ~$34.7M

Equity raised
~$34.7M
Debt, secondaries & grants
~$73K
Latest
~$27.7MSeries A · Nov 12, 2025
Cumulative raised$34.7M
Sep 15, 2022Nov 12, 2025

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.

Systems2

  • 16U CubesatModular 16U CubeSat platform.
    —
  • FreeFormMicrosatellite platform for Earth observation and in-orbit applications.
    —

Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.

Capabilities1

  • Space, launch and counterspace
    Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Manufactures smallsat constellations, with no defense or security use stated.
    —Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

People3

All 3 people →
People
PersonRole
Antoine RessoucheFounder
Fabien ApperFounder
Nicolas HumeauFounder

Company Metrics

LinkedIn employee profiles
103
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗
LinkedIn followers
26,225
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗

Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.

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Sources11

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Profile3

  1. 1
    Government recordIntroducing the Top 20 selected Companies for EUDIS Business Accelerator

    European Commission · Supports Organization

    “These are the 20 Start-ups and Scale-ups joining first EUDIS Business Accelerator … U-Space”
  2. 2
    CompanyJoin the next cohort for the EU-wide Defence Business Accelerator powered by the European Commission

    EUDIS Business Accelerator · Supports Organization

    “The EUDIS Business Accelerator supports a cohort of 20 startups and scaleups”
  3. 3
    CompanyCohort

    EUDIS Business Accelerator · Supports Organization

    “U-Space … Smallsat Constellation Manufacturer”

Systems2

  1. 4
    Company16U Cubesat - U-Space

    U-Space · Supports System

    “# 16U Cubesat Scale your orbital capabilities with our 16U platform. Engineered for seamless integration through standardized interfaces, it offers the architectural flexibility to support even the most complex mission profiles.”
  2. 5
    CompanyFreeForm - U-Space

    U-Space · Supports System

    “# FreeForm The FreeForm platform sets new standards for 140 kg micro-satellites. Designed for mission-critical applications (EO, RF, In-Orbit Services), it delivers unmatched agility, record power, and a 5-year lifetime.”

Funding4

  1. 6
    News“One satellite per week” – That’s the aim of France’s U-Space with its new €24 million raise

    EU-Startups · Nov 12, 2025 · Supports Funding round

    “has raised a €24 million Series A round”
  2. 7
    NewsU-Space lève 24 millions d'euros

    Bpifrance · Nov 12, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership

    “c'est une nouvelle levée en série A de 24 millions qu'annonce ce jour le constructeur français de petits satellites, menée par les investisseurs Blast, le fonds Definvest du ministère des Armées, géré par Bpifrance, et Expansion”
  3. 8
    NewsU-Space lève 7M€ pour devenir le leader européen de la production de constellations de nanosatellites

    Bpifrance · Sep 15, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “réaliste une levée de fonds 7M€ auprès de Karot Capital, le fonds Definvest du ministère des Armées géré par Bpifrance”
  4. 9
    DatabaseU-Space company profile

    Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · hq region

    “funding round: Grant, 2025-05-28, EUR 65,000, lead: EUDIS Business Accelerator”

People1

  1. 10
    DatabaseU-Space — crunchbase profile

    Crunchbase via Bright Data · Supports Role · founders

    “{"founders": [{"id": "antoine-ressouche", "type": "person", "value": "Antoine Ressouche"}, {"id": "fabien-apper", "type": "person", "value": "Fabien Apper"}, {"id": "nicolas-humeau", "type": "person", "value": "Nicolas Humeau"}]}”

Other1

  1. 11
    DatabaseU-Space — LinkedIn company profile

    LinkedIn via Bright Data · Supports Organization · company size, Organization · founded, Organization · headquarters, Organization · logo, Organization · url, Organization metric · employees in linkedin, Organization metric · followers

    “{"company_size": "51-200 employees"}”

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