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ArkEdge Space

JP
commercialFounded 2018
Tokyo, Japan
arkedgespace.com/en/
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ArkEdge Space will develop a 100 kg-class microsatellite as part of the lunar navigation project.

NARRATIVE PLAN12/3/2024ArkEdge Space selected by JAXA to develop lunar navigation system

Including a March 2021 seed round, ArkEdge Space has raised a total of $22,000,000.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL4/5/2022Japan’s ArkEdge Space closes $18.7 million Series A for nanosatellite projects

ArkEdge Space raised $18,700,000 in 2025 to continue developing nanosatellite technologies for an Earth-to-moon communication system and a multi-functional smallsat constellation.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL4/5/2022Japan’s ArkEdge Space closes $18.7 million Series A for nanosatellite projects

ArkEdge Space raised $13,500,000 in January 2025.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL4/5/2022Japan’s ArkEdge Space closes $18.7 million Series A for nanosatellite projects

ArkEdge Space raised an additional $5,200,000 on 2025-03-29 to close a Series A round.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL4/5/2022Japan’s ArkEdge Space closes $18.7 million Series A for nanosatellite projects

ArkEdge Space plans to launch a constellation of seven multi-functional 6U nanosatellites by 2025.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/5/2022Japan’s ArkEdge Space closes $18.7 million Series A for nanosatellite projects

ArkEdge Space plans to launch a constellation of seven multi-functional 6U nanosatellites by 2025.

NARRATIVE PLAN4/5/2022Japan’s ArkEdge Space closes $18.7 million Series A for nanosatellite projects

ArkEdge Space plans to launch its first 6U nanosatellite in 2023.

NARRATIVE PLAN4/5/2022Japan’s ArkEdge Space closes $18.7 million Series A for nanosatellite projects

ArkEdge Space led a consortium including ispace, Mitsubishi Precision, Kiyohara Optics, KDDI Corporation, and the University of Tokyo to develop a concept of a lunar navigation satellite system, a lunar‑Earth communication system, and a development plan.

ORG RELATIONSHIP4/5/2022Japan’s ArkEdge Space closes $18.7 million Series A for nanosatellite projects

ArkEdge Space plans to launch its first 6U nanosatellite in 2023.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/5/2022Japan’s ArkEdge Space closes $18.7 million Series A for nanosatellite projects