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Xona Space Systems

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Xona Space Systems raised $19,000,000 in a funding round in the month prior to Seraphim Space Investment Trust’s 2024-06-06 report.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL6/6/2024Space startup funding rounds lift Seraphim’s investment portfolio

Xona Space Systems raised $19,000,000 in a Series A funding round.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL5/15/2024Seraphim picks nine startups for latest space accelerator program

Xona Space Systems raised an oversubscribed $19,000,000 Series A funding round led by Future Ventures and Seraphim Space.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL5/10/2024Xona Space Systems raises million$$

Xona Space Systems raised $19,000,000 in a Series A funding round on 2024-05-08.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL5/8/2024Xona raises $19 million Series A funds for satellite navigation service

Aerospacelab secured a contract in March 2025 to build its first positioning, navigation, and timing satellite in a deal for Xona Space.

ORG RELATIONSHIP4/15/2024Smallsat maker Aerospacelab snaps up spacecraft optics specialist

Aerospacelab secured a contract with Xona Space on 2024-03-19 to build Xona Space’s first PNT satellite.

ORG RELATIONSHIP3/19/2024Aerospacelab to build Xona Space’s first navigation satellite

Xona Space Systems plans to partner with existing GPS equipment companies to integrate Xona’s software into receivers rather than manufacture user devices.

ORG RELATIONSHIP2/20/2024The race to back up vulnerable GPS

Xona Space Systems partnered with the Air Force Research Laboratory and the U.S. Space Force to work toward a secure Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing architecture leveraging Xona’s PULSAR service.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/3/2023US-based Xona Space Systems partners with AFRL and U.S. Space Force

Xona became the first company to launch a privately funded PNT mission that progressed from concept to on-orbit in less than 12 months.

NARRATIVE GENERAL8/3/2023US-based Xona Space Systems partners with AFRL and U.S. Space Force

Xona Space Systems partnered with the Air Force Research Laboratory and the U.S. Space Force to work toward a secure Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing architecture leveraging Xona's PULSAR service.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/2/2023Xona Awarded a Contract from AFRL and U.S. Space Force to Accelerate PULSAR LEO PNT Service

Xona Space Systems partnered with the U.S. Space Force's Space Warfighting Analysis Center and the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate to integrate PULSAR into the U.S. national security space architecture.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/2/2023Xona Awarded a Contract from AFRL and U.S. Space Force to Accelerate PULSAR LEO PNT Service

Xona Space Systems partnered with Orolia, a Safran Electronics & Defense company, to develop support for Xona’s LEO constellation and navigation signals in Skydel-powered simulation and testing products.

ORG RELATIONSHIP4/6/2023Xona Space System + Safran form a partnership

Xona Space Systems’ second demonstration mission, Muninn, is planned to launch in 2023.

NARRATIVE PLAN8/4/2022Xona Receives Investment to Develop Commercial Satellite Navigation Network

Xona Space Systems designed, built, and flew what the company characterizes as the world's first privately funded satellite navigation mission.

NARRATIVE GENERAL8/4/2022Xona Receives Investment to Develop Commercial Satellite Navigation Network

Xona Space Systems will expand its team and build a new R&D and manufacturing facility in Burlingame, California to accelerate Pulsar development and prepare for production.

NARRATIVE GROWTH8/4/2022Xona Receives Investment to Develop Commercial Satellite Navigation Network

Xona Space Systems states its positioning, navigation, and timing services can deliver 10 times better accuracy than standard GNSS by operating in a much lower orbit.

NARRATIVE CAPABILITY8/3/2022Lockheed invests in Xona’s GPS-alternative constellation

Huginn, Xona Space Systems’ first prototype satellite, launched 2022-05-25 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission.

NARRATIVE PLAN8/3/2022Lockheed invests in Xona’s GPS-alternative constellation

The new capital will be used to expand Xona Space Systems’ team and build an R&D and manufacturing facility in Burlingame, California.

NARRATIVE GROWTH8/3/2022Xona Space Systems secures million$$$ in investments from First Spark Ventures + Lockheed Martin Ventures

Xona Space Systems plans to double its team to 60 employees ahead of deploying Muninn, its second prototype satellite, early next year.

NARRATIVE PLAN8/3/2022Lockheed invests in Xona’s GPS-alternative constellation

Xona Space Systems plans to double its team to 60 employees ahead of deploying Muninn, its second prototype satellite, early next year.

NARRATIVE GROWTH8/3/2022Lockheed invests in Xona’s GPS-alternative constellation
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