https://www.spacebandits.io/industries/information-research Dated, sourced milestones from the information & research companies Space Bandits tracks. en https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/space-bd space-bd/2026-06-17/Series C closes above ¥3.5 billion, total raised ¥6.68 billion Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Series C closes above ¥3.5 billion, total raised ¥6.68 billion. Source: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000156.000050164.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/space-bd space-bd/2026-06-12/Six payloads fly on H3 Flight 6 under its rideshare service Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Six payloads fly on H3 Flight 6 under its rideshare service. Source: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000156.000050164.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/bryce-space-tech bryce-space-tech/2025-08/Wins about $70M in Department of Defense prime contracts supporting chemical and biological defense Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT Wins about $70M in Department of Defense prime contracts supporting chemical and biological defense. Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/brycetech-awarded-70-million-in-prime-contracts-to-advance-cbrn-capabilities-for-the-us-department-of-defense-302539046.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/space-impulse space-impulse/2024-04/Launches its space market intelligence platform Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT Launches its space market intelligence platform. Source: https://spaceinsider.tech/2024/04/03/navigating-the-new-space-economy-the-space-impulse-market-intelligence-platform/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/spaced-ventures spaced-ventures/2024-02/Closes the retail portal, pivots to accredited investors and rebrands as Mach33 Financial Group Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT Closes the retail portal, pivots to accredited investors and rebrands as Mach33 Financial Group. Source: https://spaceq.ca/spaced-ventures-pivots-becomes-mach33-financial-group/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/spaced-ventures spaced-ventures/2023-08/Records its first exit as Sidus Space buys portal-funded Exo-Space Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:00:00 GMT Records its first exit as Sidus Space buys portal-funded Exo-Space. Source: https://spacenews.com/spaced-ventures-first-exit-sidus-space-purchase-of-exo-space/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/ukam ukam/2022-12/Dissolved by voluntary strike-off at Companies House Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:00:00 GMT Dissolved by voluntary strike-off at Companies House. Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11658789 https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/space-impulse space-impulse/2022-11/Acquired by The Quantum Insider to become a market intelligence business Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:00:00 GMT Acquired by The Quantum Insider to become a market intelligence business. Source: https://thequantuminsider.com/2022/11/23/the-quantum-insider-acquires-space-impulse-to-expand-market-intelligence-solutions-to-space-industry/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/spaced-ventures spaced-ventures/2022-09/Its unsolicited SpaceX petition passes $11M in pledges from about 7,500 people Thu, 01 Sep 2022 12:00:00 GMT Its unsolicited SpaceX petition passes $11M in pledges from about 7,500 people. Source: https://payloadspace.com/crowdfunding-platforms-spacex-petition-passes-11m-750-individuals/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/hostmi hostmi/2022-05/Acquired by launch-services marketplace Precious Payload Sun, 01 May 2022 12:00:00 GMT Acquired by launch-services marketplace Precious Payload. Source: https://spacewatch.global/2022/05/precious-payload-acquires-hostmi-to-fast-track-european-commercial-space-industry/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astralytical astralytical/2022-01/Publishes a second book, Becoming Off-Worldly, on preparing for spaceflight Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:00:00 GMT Publishes a second book, Becoming Off-Worldly, on preparing for spaceflight. Source: https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4317/1 https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/spaced-ventures spaced-ventures/2021-10/Raises a $1.2M seed led by WorldQuant Ventures, a month after opening its retail investment portal Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:00:00 GMT Raises a $1.2M seed led by WorldQuant Ventures, a month after opening its retail investment portal. Source: https://payloadspace.com/spaced-ventures-raises-1-2-million/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/hostmi hostmi/2020-08/Signs a brokerage agreement with Southern Launch to match marketplace payloads with launch capacity Sat, 01 Aug 2020 12:00:00 GMT Signs a brokerage agreement with Southern Launch to match marketplace payloads with launch capacity. Source: https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/southern-launch-and-hostmi-sign-a-brokerage-agreement/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/space-angels space-angels/2020-05/Rebrands as Space Capital alongside a new $50M venture fund; the Space Angels brand winds down Fri, 01 May 2020 12:00:00 GMT Rebrands as Space Capital alongside a new $50M venture fund; the Space Angels brand winds down. Source: https://www.satellitetoday.com/finance/2020/05/05/space-angels-rebrands-as-space-capital/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astralytical astralytical/2020-01/Publishes founder Laura Forczyk's first book, Rise of the Space Age Millennials Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMT Publishes founder Laura Forczyk's first book, Rise of the Space Age Millennials. Source: https://www.thespacereview.com/article/3878/1 https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/space-bd space-bd/2019-12-09/JAXA names Space BD an H-IIA and H3 rideshare provider Mon, 09 Dec 2019 12:00:00 GMT JAXA names Space BD an H-IIA and H3 rideshare provider. Source: https://smartsatcrc.com/space-bd-selected-as-the-official-satellite-launch-service-provider-by-jaxa-for-the-rideshare-opportunity-of-japans-flagship-launcher-h-iia-h3/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/space-bd space-bd/2018-05-29/JAXA picks Space BD to run CubeSat deployment from Kibo Tue, 29 May 2018 12:00:00 GMT JAXA picks Space BD to run CubeSat deployment from Kibo. Source: https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2018/05/20180529_microsat.html