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PLD Space closed a €180 million Series C financing round led by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Cofides through the Fondo de Coinversión (FOCO).
Private equity firm Nazca Capital participated in PLD Space’s Series C funding round.
The first phase of the PLD Space factory project includes building a hall of between 60,000 and 70,000 square meters to support serial production of the Miura 5 rocket and development of the Miura Next launcher family.
PLD Space has sold several launches aboard MIURA 5, including a dedicated flight for Spanish satellite operator Sateliot.
The approximately €350 million total secured by PLD Space does not include €169 million committed by the Spanish government as part of the European Space Agency’s European Launcher Challenge.
PLD Space continues to advance the LINCE crewed capsule project with initial unmanned tests planned for 2028 to establish a sovereign European human spaceflight capability.
PLD Space is finalizing testing of its Qualification Model 1 (QM1) in Teruel, Spain.
The Space Intel Report article about PLD Space was datelined La Plata, Maryland.
Cofides participated in PLD Space’s €180 million Series C financing round through the Fondo de Coinversión (FOCO).
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. led a $209 million Series C equity round in Spanish startup PLD Space.
PLD Space currently employs 460 workers and plans to hire 90 more this year.
Banco Santander acted as financial advisor to PLD Space in the Series C transaction.
The memorandum of understanding was signed at PLD Space’s headquarters in the Parque Empresarial de Elche.
PLD Space closed a €180 million Series C funding round led by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, which has committed to becoming a strategic customer.
The Dual Vocational Training programs for PLD Space will follow the model applied with the Sagunto battery megafactory.
PLD Space closed a Series C equity round.
PLD Space reported securing €170 million of financing prior to the formal closing of the Series C round.
The Valencian regional government committed to designate the initiative as a Proyecto de Interés Autonómico and to assign PLD Space an exclusive manager to accelerate all permits and to create a joint monitoring commission.
Ezequiel Sánchez is the chief executive officer (presidente ejecutivo) of PLD Space.
On 4 March PLD Space raised €180 million to fund an industrial-scale-up intended to enable a seamless transition to commercial operations from 2027.