Founded in January 2024 and based in Tokyo, Orbital Lasers develops compact, high-efficiency lasers and space optical technologies intended for satellite lidar, space-debris removal, and related space systems. The company bases its R&D on joint research with RIKEN and is conducting concept design and mission hardware prototyping with JAXA for a small high-precision lidar satellite. It has also begun research with the Japanese Ministry of Defense on on-orbit ranging and surveillance technologies. To date the company completed a ¥9億円 seed round in December 2024 and has now raised a total of ¥39.2億円 in cumulative equity after this Series A. Orbital Lasers plans to integrate transmission, reception, and satellite-bus technologies to create differentiated system-level capabilities and pursue commercialization and global market deployment in the 2030s.

Total raised

$19M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Mar 2026