Space DOTS, a London, UK-based startup developing miniaturised in-situ testing solutions for all space environments, raised USD1.5M in Pre-Seed funding.
The round was led by Boost VC, Sie Ventures, 7Percent Ventures, Blue Wire Capital and angel investors Elaine Lau and Alex Ionescu.
The company Intends to use the funds to commercialise its solution for the global space industry, reducing the time and expense associated with bringing materials for space technologies to market.
Led by Bianca Cefalo (CEO) and James Sheppard-Alden (CTO), Space DOTS aims to work for in-orbit qualification of advanced materials reducing capital expenditure and time to market novel materials for technology applications across all space environments. The team has developed a smartphone-sized payload with proprietary active testing systems and an end-to-end logistical portal to accelerate on-orbit qualification of advanced materials. Its smartphone-sized, miniature payload, the Barnacle DOT, can reach any orbit; enabling customers to test materials across all space environments. Modular and scalable, the Barnacle DOT can rideshare on any platform and interface with a variety of launchers, which allows for testing beyond microgravity.
Space DOTS is already working with customers across the industry, including specialist materials suppliers Goodfellow Cambridge.
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25/07/2023