Alba Orbital
Democratizing access to space
HQRemote
Team Size30
Open JobsUnknown
Total Funding$3M
Latest Fundraise5 years ago
TL;DR
Founded: 2012 in Glasgow, Scotland
Headcount (approx.): 30 employees
Product focus: PocketQube pico-satellites, deployers, launch brokering and ground services
Funding (latest): $3.4M seed (May 2021)
Notable investor: Y Combinator
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Small-satellite manufacturing, launch brokering, and ground/imagery services for rapid, low-cost access to space.
Founded
2012
Industry
NewSpace / Small satellites
Funding Track Record
Seed- 2021-05-14
$3,400,000
Seed round announced May 2021; company also announced Y Combinator as an investor earlier in April 2021.
Investor Signal
“Accepted investment from Y Combinator (first investor announced April 2021); Metaplanet identified as lead investor for the seed round.”