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Swissto12

CH
commercialFounded 2011
Renens, Vaud, Switzerland
www.swissto12.com
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The CHF 25 million working capital facility from UBS is intended to provide SWISSto12 with flexible growth capital to meet customer demand for its geostationary SmallSat HummingSat.

Mentioned as: Swissto12Org RelationshipSep 13, 2023SWISSto12 Secures CHF 25 Million (€26.15million) Working Capital Financing Facility from UBS for HummingSat Satellite Business

Swissto12 has more than 200,000,000 EUR in orders for HummingSats and its radio frequency product business combined.

Mentioned as: Swissto12Technical ProductSep 13, 2023Small satellite maker Swissto12 gets capital to shake up GEO market

Intelsat ordered the IS-45 satellite from Swissto12 in the November prior to the IS-45 launch contract.

Mentioned as: Swissto12Narrative GeneralSep 13, 2023Arianespace to Launch Intelsat Small GEO Satellite

SWISSto12 secured a CHF 25 million (€26.15 million) working capital facility from UBS Switzerland AG.

Mentioned as: Swissto12Org RelationshipSep 13, 2023SWISSto12 Secures CHF 25 Million (€26.15million) Working Capital Financing Facility from UBS for HummingSat Satellite Business

The IS-45 satellite is based on the HummingSat platform that Swissto12 developed with support from the European Space Agency.

Mentioned as: Swissto12Org RelationshipSep 13, 2023Arianespace to Launch Intelsat Small GEO Satellite

Swissto12 raised about $28,000,000 in debt to scale up its manufacturing business.

Mentioned as: Swissto12Technical ProductSep 13, 2023Small satellite maker Swissto12 gets capital to shake up GEO market

Since its founding in 2011, SWISSto12 has raised over €50 million in venture capital from investors including Constantia New Business (CNB Capital), Swisscom Ventures, Swisscanto, and Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB).

Mentioned as: Swissto12Narrative GeneralSep 13, 2023SWISSto12 Secures CHF 25 Million (€26.15million) Working Capital Financing Facility from UBS for HummingSat Satellite Business

Swissto12 has raised more than 50,000,000 EUR in venture capital funding since spinning out of a Swiss university in 2011.

Mentioned as: swissto12Narrative FinancialSep 13, 2023Small satellite maker Swissto12 gets capital to shake up GEO market

HummingSat is a SmallSat designed for geostationary orbit developed by SWISSto12 in collaboration with ESA through a public-private-partnership program.

Mentioned as: swissto12Org RelationshipSep 13, 2023SWISSto12 Secures CHF 25 Million (€26.15million) Working Capital Financing Facility from UBS for HummingSat Satellite Business

SWISSto12 announced a deal in 2022 to supply a HummingSat satellite to Intelsat.

Mentioned as: Swissto12Org RelationshipSep 13, 2023SWISSto12 Secures CHF 25 Million (€26.15million) Working Capital Financing Facility from UBS for HummingSat Satellite Business

Intelsat ordered the IS-45 satellite last November from Swissto12.

Mentioned as: Swissto12Org RelationshipSep 12, 2023Arianespace to launch Intelsat small GEO satellite

The IS-45 satellite is based on the HummingSat platform that Swissto12 developed with support from the European Space Agency.

Mentioned as: Swissto12Org RelationshipSep 12, 2023Arianespace to launch Intelsat small GEO satellite

Swissto12 announced contracts in 2023 related to small geostationary satellites using 3D printing technologies.

Mentioned as: Swissto12Org RelationshipSep 11, 2023Thaicom picks Airbus to build Eutelsat-backed GEO satellite for Asia

Viasat-owned Inmarsat ordered three small satellites from Swissto12 in May for a launch in 2026.

Mentioned as: swissto12Technical ProductSep 11, 2023Thaicom picks Airbus to build Eutelsat-backed GEO satellite for Asia

Swissto12 estimates that smaller GEO satellites reduce costs by between three and 10 times compared with larger GEO satellites.

Mentioned as: Swissto12Technical ProductAug 25, 2023Big constellations no longer necessarily mean small satellites

Swissto12’s first GEO satellite for Intelsat is slated to launch in 2025.

Mentioned as: swissto12Technical ProductJun 14, 2023Weighing new tools for geostationary capacity

Inmarsat ordered three satellites from 3D-printing specialist Swissto12 that weigh around 900 kg each.

Mentioned as: Swissto12Org RelationshipMay 24, 2023Debut Astranis satellite beams first signals to Alaska

Swissto12’s first commercial satellite is slated to launch in 2025 on a mission for Intelsat.

Mentioned as: Swissto12Narrative GeneralMay 24, 2023Debut Astranis satellite beams first signals to Alaska

SWISSto12, headquartered in Switzerland, will use its HummingSat satellite platform to develop and manufacture the I-8 geostationary satellites.

Mentioned as: Swissto12Narrative GeneralMay 22, 2023Inmarsat Selects SWISSto12 to Develop its I-8 Satellites to Power L-Band Network

Inmarsat selected SWISSto12 to develop three I-8 eighth-generation geostationary satellites to provide additional network resilience.

Mentioned as: Swissto12Org RelationshipMay 21, 2023Inmarsat to launch their I-8 satellites to further empower their L-band network
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