The European Space Agency has announced a collaboration with Euronext to support the growth of European space companies by improving access to finance, increasing investor visibility and strengthening the capabilities needed to scale.
Gravity Gardens has raised 2.6 million euros in funding in a round supported by VP Capital, Brightlands Venture Partners and Graduate Ventures alongside a group of private investors, and follows earlier backing from StartLife and a Rabobank Innovation Loan. The ESA BIC incubatee develops a novel seed activation technology.
Mid-July saw the publication of ESA’s Report on the Space Economy 2026, The document provides an annual update on the status and trends of the space economy, both globally and on the position of Europe specifically. Download the full report via the ESA Space Economy Portal.
ESA BIC alumnus OpenAtlas and its partners Gosling Coffee and Progreso recently completed one of the first end-to-end EUDR deforestation risk assessment where the data belongs to, and benefits, the producer organisations themselves.
The EU Space Market Report 2026 from EUSPA reflects how the global space downstream sector has expanded beyond GNSS and EO to include secure SatCom and space situational awareness. The synergies between the four components are highlighted in the market report.
ESA BIC alumnus Revolv Space’s solar array drive assemblies have been selected by Infinite Orbits for in-orbit servicing at geostationary orbit. The announcement was made at SmallSat Europe 2026 in Amsterdam by Revolv this week.