Toyota Ventures is venturing into the space industry through strategic investments and collaborations. As part of this, Toyota invested $44 million in Interstellar Technologies, a Japanese startup focused on developing lightweight, cost-effective rockets, with the goal of increasing Japan's rocket launches. Toyota's space-related activities also include a partnership with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) to contribute to NASA's Artemis program, specifically for the development of the Lunar Cruiser. These initiatives demonstrate Toyota's aim to apply its manufacturing expertise to advance space exploration and satellite technology, potentially positioning them as a competitor in the global space race.
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NFX, Munich Re Ventures, Toyota Ventures, and PSL Ventures participated in Starfish Space’s Series B funding round as existing investors.
Existing investors NFX, Munich Re Ventures, Toyota Ventures, and PSL Ventures participated in Starfish Space’s Series B round.
Previous investors in Stoke Space include 776, Breakthrough Energy, Glade Brook Capital Partners, Industrious Ventures, NFX, Sparta Group LLC, Toyota Ventures, and Woven Capital.
Near Space Labs closed a $13,000,000 Series A funding round in September 2021 that included Crosslink Capital, Leadout Capital, Toyota Ventures, and Wireframe Ventures.
Agtonomy raised an additional $5,000,000 in Seed II funding from Toyota Ventures, Flybridge, Hampton VC, E²JDJ, and Momenta.