10 Gore Microballoon
A ten-gore stratospheric balloon platform for carrying payloads.
Maturity not rated
Startup · United States
Urban Sky
HQ DenverFounded 201951-200 employees
Urban Sky is the global leader of tactical stratospheric balloons, specializing in Defense & Intel, Data & Sensing, and Science & Weather.
Funding3 rounds · $43.9M
- Equity raised
- $43.9M
- Latest
- $30.0MSeries B · Feb 6, 2025
Aug 24, 2021Feb 6, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2025 | Series B | $30.0M | — | Altos Ventures | Catapult Ventures, DA Ventures, Lavrock Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, New Legacy Ventures, New Stack Ventures, Techstars, TenOneTen Ventures, Union Labs | Reported |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Series A | $9.8M | — | Lavrock Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, New Legacy Ventures | Catapult Ventures, DA Ventures, TenOneTen Ventures, Union Labs | Reported |
| Aug 24, 2021 | Seed | $4.1M | — | Catapult Ventures, Union Labs | New Stack Ventures, Techstars, TenOneTen Ventures | Reported |
- Series BLed by Altos Ventures$30.0MFeb 6, 2025
- Series A$9.8MOct 16, 2023
- $4.1MAug 24, 2021
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
12 Gore Microballoon
A twelve-gore stratospheric balloon platform for carrying payloads.
Maturity not rated
16 Gore Microballoon
A sixteen-gore stratospheric balloon platform for carrying payloads.
Maturity not rated
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft and aeronautics | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Tactical stratospheric balloons with a stated Defense & Intel vertical alongside data/sensing and science markets. | Reported |
| ISR and targeting | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Tactical stratospheric balloons with a stated Defense & Intel vertical alongside data/sensing and science markets. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Tactical stratospheric balloons with a stated Defense & Intel vertical alongside data/sensing and science markets.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Tactical stratospheric balloons with a stated Defense & Intel vertical alongside data/sensing and science markets.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Sources8
Profile3
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "d376b5f7-185b-4578-934c-40574eb7b70a"}”
- 2
Urban Sky · Supports Organization · description, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Urban Sky is the global leader of tactical stratospheric balloons, specializing in Defense & Intel, Data & Sensing, and Science & Weather.”
- 3
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 51-200 employees)”
Systems1
- 4CompanySystems | Urban Sky
Urban Sky · Supports System
“## WALLABEE Our integrated payload system for stratospheric sensing and surveillance. Purpose-built for the Microballoon platform. Multi-Sensor Integration. EO/IR imaging, signals intelligence, and communications downlink in a single package.”
Funding4
- 5
Via Satellite · Feb 7, 2025 · Supports Funding round
“The funding round was led by Altos Ventures, with participation from New Legacy Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Catapult Ventures, Lavrock Ventures, New Stack Ventures, TenOneTen, DA Ventures, Union Labs VC and Techstars.”
- 6
Space Insider · Feb 6, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“it has closed a $30M Series B investment round”
- 7
Space Insider · Oct 17, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount
“announced today an over-subscribed $9.75 million Series A financing round co-led by New Legacy Ventures, Lerer Hippeau and Lavrock Ventures”
- 8
VC News Daily · Aug 24, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount
“announced an over-subscribed $4.1 million Seed financing round co-led by Catapult Ventures and Union Labs, with participation from TenOneTen Ventures, New Stack Ventures, and Techstars.”
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