Space Founders France
Belin, Aquitaine, France
Overview
SpaceFounders specializes in supporting top-notch European space tech startups. SpaceFounders was founded in 2021 and is based in Toulouse, France.
- Total investments
- 7
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 1
- Active investors
- 1
Sector focus
- Consulting
- Incubators
- Professional Services
Investment portfolio
- Marble Imaging
Participated · Seed · Dec 2025
Founded in August 2023 in Bremen, Germany, Marble Imaging is developing a constellation of very-high-resolution (VHR) multispectral satellites that will provide up-to-hourly Earth Observation data across Europe and beyond. The company already supplies advanced analytics such as object detection for situational intelligence, terrain analytics and trafficability assessment, coastal asset monitoring, and land-cover classification. Its offerings target defence, climate security, crisis and disaster management, green energy transitions, infrastructure, and mobility stakeholders that require timely sovereign data. Marble plans to launch its first satellite in Q4 2026 and grow the constellation to as many as 20 satellites by the end of 2028. Proceeds from its latest funding will expand the development team, complete intelligence, maritime and trafficability tools for full commercial rollout, and build an end-to-end data-processing chain with a customer portal. The company will also set up a dedicated operations centre to manage its fleet. To date, Marble has secured more than €10 million in non-dilutive funding and holds a €3 million anchor contract with the European Space Agency.
- vorteX-io
Participated · Equity · Jun 2024
Founded in 2019, VorteX-io develops and deploys hydrological monitoring solutions at scale. The company employs about 30 people and reported collecting four million data points last year. It has deployed nearly 1,000 monitoring stations across four continents. VorteX-io positions its offering to serve states, government agencies and large international organizations concerned with sovereign water resource management. The company emphasizes data mastery, infrastructure control and decision-making capabilities as central to managing water sovereignty. It was a laureate in the "Transition écologique" category at the Masters Occitanie Ouest 2025.
- Infinite Orbits
Participated · Series A · May 2024
Infinite Orbits builds and operates satellites intended to strengthen Europe’s sovereign communications and observation capabilities. The company positions itself as a regional alternative to large constellations such as SpaceX’s Starlink. With fresh capital in hand, Infinite Orbits plans to open new offices in Luxembourg, Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany and Poland, broadening its commercial and engineering footprint across the continent. Management stated that it currently holds an order backlog worth €150 million covering the next three years, signaling early commercial traction. The firm frames its growth as part of a broader European push to consolidate satellite production and services. By adding geographic reach and production capacity, Infinite Orbits aims to accelerate deployment of its satellite fleet and associated services.
- WaltR
Participated · Equity · Mar 2024
WaltR develops a technology that pairs space imagery with ground data and AI to identify, measure and map gaseous and particulate pollutant emissions from cities, industrial sites and airport or port infrastructures. The company says the new financing will support commercial growth in France and across Europe, while backing technical developments and an innovative R&D program. WaltR closed its first fundraising of €2 million in a round led by Groupe ADP with participation from Expension Ventures, Spacefounders France, Pays de la Loire Participation and Centrale innovation. The startup opened an office in Nantes in 2024 as part of its expansion. WaltR was founded in 2018 by Éric Pequignot as a spin-off of CNES and currently employs 20 people. The capital will be used to accompany commercial rollout and further technical and R&D work.
- Aldoria
Participated · Series A · Jan 2024
Aldoria operates a network of six optical telescopes that track objects in orbit and provides orbital information services to government and commercial customers. The company plans to expand its telescope network to 12 sites by 2025 and to enhance its data-processing systems to better detect conjunctions. It intends to invest in R&D to develop additional sensor types to improve revisit rates and object characterization, combining in-house work and partnerships such as with ONERA on radar tracking. Aldoria reports stronger revenue from government customers, including EU SST, ESA and CNES, while also serving private firms like Airbus, Thales Alenia Space and Astroscale. The company recently rebranded from Share My Space to Aldoria.
Team
Walter Ballheimer
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