EnduroSat is a space company that engineers, builds, and operates nanosatellites, aiming to make space universally accessible. As a manufacturer, they specialize in advanced software-flexible satellites and provide services like satellite platforms, communication modules, and ground support equipment. EnduroSat partners with organizations like NASA, ESA, and the University of California, Berkeley, serving over 350 clients worldwide. Their focus is on streamlining access to space data and offering "Space-as-a-Service" solutions for various applications, including Earth observation and scientific endeavors.
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The International Space University has educated NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, Planet Labs co-founder Robbie Schingler, and EnduroSat founder Raycho Raychev.
EnduroSat raised 90 million euros in a 2025 European venture round.
EnduroSat secured $104 million in October 2025 to ramp up output at its new 17,500-square-metre satellite factory in Sofia.
EnduroSat’s new Sofia facility is 18,000 square metres and targets two ESPA-class satellites per day.
EnduroSat’s new 18,000-square-metre Sofia facility is already being called the old building.
EnduroSat draws components from Bulgaria’s medical-device and automotive supplier base.
EnduroSat, Aerospacelab, Loft Orbital, and Open Cosmos have raised $400 million of private capital in the last eighteen months.
EnduroSat identified intra-EU export paperwork as a major regulatory pain point.
EnduroSat announced an additional $104 million in funding in October 2025 from investors including Riot Ventures, Google Ventures, Lux Capital, Shrug Capital, and the European Innovation Council Fund.
EnduroSat partnered with MetaSensing in March 2026 to integrate high-resolution SAR payloads with EnduroSat’s FRAME platforms.
Simon van den Dries leads Strategic Partnerships at EnduroSat.
EnduroSat is a Bulgarian satellite manufacturer that evolved from a CubeSat platform company into one of Europe’s scaling spacecraft producers.
Simon van den Dries joined EnduroSat in March 2024.
EnduroSat’s Sofia production facility is designed to produce two satellites per day at full capacity.
Simon van den Dries joined EnduroSat in March 2024 as head of Strategic Partnerships.
EnduroSat partnered with MetaSensing in March 2026 to integrate high-resolution SAR payloads with its FRAME platforms.
EnduroSat’s Sofia production facility is designed to produce two Gen3 Endurance ESPA-class satellites per day at full capacity.
EnduroSat’s Gen3 Endurance ESPA-class satellites are platforms in the 200 to 500 kilogram range.
EnduroSat’s Sofia production facility is designed to manufacture Gen3 Endurance ESPA-class satellites.
EnduroSat closed a €43 million funding round led by Founders Fund in May 2025.