ReOrbit lands record funding to take on Musk’s Starlink from Europe

ReOrbit, a Finnish startup focused on helping nations control their own sovereign satellites, has raised a record €45 million (about US $53 million) Series A round of funding for a European space tech company. The funding round signals that Europe’s new space market is heating up, fueled by a geopolitical environment in which countries increasingly worry about relying on foreign technology for critical infrastructure. Founded in 2019 and based in Helsinki, ReOrbit provides both the hardware and software needed for independent satellite operations. According to its CEO, Sethu Saveda Suvanam, the company offers a solution to nations that can’t build their own satellites but want an affordable alternative to Elon Musk-owned Starlink.  Unlike Starlink, which also targets…

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