Pale Blue
Water-fuelled ion and Hall thrusters for small satellite propulsion.
Pale Blue operates in the propulsion sector of the space industry, is headquartered in Japan, was founded in 2020, is at Series C+ stage.
Pale Blue at a glance
| Sector | Propulsion |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Japan |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Stage | Series C+ |
| Website | pale-blue.co.jp |
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Funding history
| 2023-10 | Series B (first close): 1 billion yen (about $7.5M)Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital and Incubate Fund among long-term backerssource ↗ |
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| 2024-06 | Series B (final close): about 2.5 billion yen (about $16M)aSTART, Global Brain, ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Gogin Capital, Sumisho Venture Partners and otherssource ↗ |
| 2025-08 | Series C: about 1.5 billion yen (about $10M)Led by aSTART, with Nissay Capital, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, ITOCHU Technology Ventures and the Mitsubishi Electric ME Innovation Fundsource ↗ |
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