AIRMO is a climate and space tech company with German roots, founded in 2022, that specializes in monitoring greenhouse gas emissions. They utilize proprietary instruments, including spectrometers and atmospheric LiDAR, along with machine learning, to detect and quantify methane leaks from the ground, air, and, soon, from space. AIRMO aims to launch a constellation of satellites to provide real-time, global methane monitoring. They serve energy companies and governments by offering data and services for emissions tracking and mitigation.
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EnduroSat and Berlin-based AIRMO announced a dedicated methane monitoring mission for early 2027 in February 2026.
Matthias Fackler and Francesco Starache, partners at EQT Group, participated in Airmo's seed round.
Daria Stepanova is the CEO of AIRMO.
AIRMO’s first satellite launch was set for the end of 2024 based on its 2023 funding plan.
Ananda Impact Ventures led Airmo's seed funding round.
AIRMO’s 2023 €5.2 million pre-seed funding was intended to help fund the company’s first satellite launch.
AIRMO aims to monitor 12 million energy assets worldwide.
Airmo aims to launch its first satellite in the second quarter of 2027.
Antler, Findus Ventures, E2MC, and Pilabs participated in Airmo's seed round as existing investors.
Airmo's sensor can detect a methane leak the size of a car from Low-Earth Orbit.
Existing investors Antler, FINDUS Venture, E2MC, and Pi Labs also participated in AIRMO’s seed round.
AIRMO claims its combination of short-wave infrared imaging and micro-LIDAR is twice as accurate as competing technologies on the market.
Unconventional Ventures, kopa ventures, Desai Ventures, and Hypernova participated in Airmo's seed round.
Airmo raised €5 million in a seed round of funding.
AIRMO closed a €5 million (€5M) seed round to fund the launch of its first greenhouse-gas-monitoring satellite no earlier than next year and to expand its drone and airplane monitoring into the Middle East.
AIRMO was founded in Germany in 2022 to develop more accurate technology to detect methane leaks from orbit.
AIRMO is developing a short-wave infrared imager combined with a proprietary micro-LIDAR and is working to miniaturize that sensor to fly on a satellite.
Airmo markets a proprietary sensor for detecting methane leaks from energy pipelines.
Unconventional Ventures, Kopa Ventures, Desai Ventures, Hypernova, and New Venture Securities participated in AIRMO’s €5 million seed round.
Airmo intends to use the seed capital to transition from demonstrations to scaled commercial operations.