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Molten Ventures

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Molten Ventures is a leading British venture capital firm that invests in high-growth technology companies across Europe, including those in the space industry. As an investment firm, Molten Ventures provides capital, access to international networks, and business-building expertise, focusing on disruptive sectors like Spacetech, AI, and Fintech. They invest in various stages, from seed to late-stage companies, and their portfolio includes companies like ICEYE and Satellite Vu. Molten Ventures is listed on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Dublin.

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Island Green Capital and Molten Ventures joined Isar Aerospace’s Series D round as new investors.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Jun 18, 2026European Rocket Maker Secures $291.6 Million to Scale Launch Capacity for NATO Allies

The Series D financing round included new investors Island Green Capital and Molten Ventures.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 9, 2026Isar Aerospace amplia l’accesso sovrano europeo allo spazio

NATO’s Innovation Fund co-led SatVu’s £30 million Series B in February 2026 alongside the British Business Bank, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Molten Ventures, Space Frontiers Fund II, Presto Tech Horizons, Adara Ventures, Seraphim Space Fund, and four other investors.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.8Mar 23, 2026The NATO Premium

Existing shareholders Molten Ventures, Adara Ventures, Lockheed Martin, and Seraphim Space Fund also participated in SatVu’s February 2026 funding round.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 3.8Mar 13, 2026ESG Meets the Battlefield

Molten Ventures, Adara Ventures, Ridgeline Ventures, Noa, Lockheed Martin, Seraphim Space Fund, and Stellar Ventures are existing investors in SatVu who contributed funds in the round.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 18, 2026SatVu Raises £30M to Accelerate its Constellation

Gases may continually outgas from TOI-561 b's molten interior to replenish its atmosphere.

GeneralValue 2.0Dec 14, 2025Ultra hot super Earth shows dense atmosphere over magma ocean

Applications for X-FOAM include aerospace insulation, molten metal filtering, hot gas filtration, furnace and pyrolysis insulation, and oven furniture.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.0Dec 9, 2025X-MAT introduces X-FOAM: A game-changing ceramic foam for extreme environments

In 2020, ESA, the University of Glasgow, and UK company Metalysis successfully extracted oxygen from simulated Moon dust using molten salt electrolysis.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Dec 8, 2025New UKSA Grant May Bring Fresh Air to Moon Astronauts and Their Rockets

OXYGEN partner Carleton University in Canada is developing a new molten-salt electrolysis reactor to extract oxygen from lunar soil.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.2Dec 8, 2025New UKSA Grant May Bring Fresh Air to Moon Astronauts and Their Rockets

The reaction of molten silicates with atmospheric hydrogen produces oxygen, which interacts with hydrogen to yield substantial water.

GeneralValue 1.2Nov 23, 2025Water production on exoplanets revealed by pressure experiments

Scientists analyzed two grams of Chang’e 6 volcanic samples and found key chemical elements compatible with a young fully molten Moon.

GeneralValue 2.8Mar 24, 2025Moon Monday #218: A molten Moon, a date for the SPA, sunset for Blue Ghost as well as inclusive Artemis language, and more

SatVu secured £20 million in strategic funding comprised of a £10 million landmark equity round co-led by Adara Ventures and existing investor Molten Ventures, plus an insurance payout.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.6Dec 1, 2024SatVu secures million££ cash injection to expand high-resolution thermal imaging

The molten salt in the UMSR is heated to about 1200 degrees Celsius and transfers heat to a heat exchanger.

CapabilityValue 4.0Nov 11, 2024Repurposing nuclear reactors used in space propulsion for high-density power on the Moon and Mars

The U233 concentration in the molten salt is 1–2% by mass, significantly impacting energy production rates.

CapabilityValue 1.4Nov 11, 2024Repurposing nuclear reactors used in space propulsion for high-density power on the Moon and Mars

An Uranium Molten Salt Reactor (UMSR) Stage will utilize uranium 233 dissolved in hot molten salt for propulsion.

CapabilityValue 1.9Nov 11, 2024Repurposing nuclear reactors used in space propulsion for high-density power on the Moon and Mars

The UMSR will start its reactor by introducing a neutron-producing element, initiating fission through uranium 233 in the molten salt.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Nov 11, 2024Repurposing nuclear reactors used in space propulsion for high-density power on the Moon and Mars

A Gen IV Reactor concept offers the possibility of reduced reactor weights and can send energy more easily due to the liquid state of fueled molten salt.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.5Nov 11, 2024Repurposing nuclear reactors used in space propulsion for high-density power on the Moon and Mars

Molten Ventures led Satellite Vu’s Series A-2 funding round announced on 2023-05-24.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0May 24, 2023Satellite Vu raised $15.8 million for thermal satellite constellation

FocalPoint received a Series C funding round of £23 million in September led by Molten Ventures and Gresham House Ventures.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.6Jan 11, 2023FocalPoint Announces Collaboration with General Motors

Satellite Vu has raised a combined total of £20 million from grants and venture capital led by Seraphim Space Investment Trust and including Lockheed Martin, Molten, and A/O PropTech.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.6Jun 20, 2022Satellite Vu selects Orbit Logic planning software for thermal imaging constellation
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