Oxford Space Systems designs deployable antennas and structures that make small satellites smaller and lighter than traditional designs. The company combines materials science, radio-frequency engineering, mechanisms and thermal engineering to reduce total mission costs and enable services in IoT, vessel tracking, SAR and telecoms. Its product range adapts to evolving market demands, leveraging established scalable technologies to offer resilient, dependable, and high-performing antenna solutions. Development is driven by direct input from customers to ensure tangible benefits for novel satellite services. Over the past two years the company has experienced rapid growth with five successful antenna deployments in space, prompting investment in additional development and manufacturing capabilities and sites. A new £4 million investment will fund identified growth opportunities in the UK and export markets and support further product development and market expansion. Oxford Space Systems is a venture‑backed, growth‑stage space technology company focused on deployable antenna architectures. Its core products include Wrapped Rib synthetic aperture radar antennas and Hinged Rib high‑frequency antennas for intersatellite communications, with plans for a terrestrial rapid‑deployment antenna. Over the past two years revenues have tripled, the company has completed five successful antenna deployments in space, and headcount rose from 50 to 87. OSS has expanded manufacturing and test capabilities at its Harwell Campus facility and opened a composite manufacturing site in Abingdon to scale production. The company is pursuing additional high‑growth product variants that leverage existing capabilities and has secured partner and grant funding to co‑fund development. Management says the new capital will fund product development, manufacturing scale‑up, and expansion into higher‑frequency satellite communication markets in space and on the ground. Oxford Space Systems designs and manufactures deployable satellite antennas and structures that use light materials and origami engineering techniques to reduce storage volume. Its products aim to be lighter, less complex and lower cost than incumbent commercial hardware. The company co-develops technology and products with academic and industry experts and frequently receives support from Innovate UK, the European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. Founded in 2013 by CEO Mike Lawton and based in Oxford, the company has now raised €11.34m in total funding. Proceeds from the latest €7.6m raise, led by Longwall Ventures, will be used to open new headquarters at the Harwell Space Cluster and to further develop its technology. The round was open until September 2018.

Total raised

$18M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

May 2024