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Tohoku University spinout developing ELS-R, an uncrewed orbital platform that conducts experiments and manufacturing in orbit and returns the results to Earth in recovery capsules; its first unit, AOBA, was assembling its flight model as of June 2026.
Tohoku University spinout developing ELS-R, an uncrewed orbital platform that conducts experiments and manufacturing in orbit and returns the results to Earth in recovery capsules; its first unit, AOBA, was assembling its flight model as of June 2026.
Not ranked: Data in 1 pillar; at least 2 are needed to rank.
1 of 5 inputs measured · Insufficient data · 25% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Headcount, Market value, Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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5 private rounds on record (4 with no stated amount, counted but not added). Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Latest funding round
Series B · $40M
Jun 19, 2026 · led by Beyond Next Ventures / SPARX Asset Management / Energy & Environment Investment
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Compiled Oct 14, 2026 from 5 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Latest sourced round
Series B: $40.0M
Co-led by Beyond Next Ventures and SPARX Asset Management and Energy & Environment Investment. Announced as ¥6.40B; the dollar figure is the source's own
Source: Payload Space
Announced Jun 19, 2026
Sourced rounds on record
5 rounds, $39.7M disclosed
4 with no amount disclosed
Published rounds with a source link only, on the same rules as the funding tracker. Each round links the source that states its figure; amounts in other currencies are converted to dollars at the rate shown on the funding tracker.
Source: Payload Space
Latest round Jun 19, 2026
Also: ElevationSpace (PR TIMES), ElevationSpace (PR TIMES), ElevationSpace (PR TIMES), ElevationSpace (PR TIMES)
Co-led Series B (Jun 19, 2026)
Payload Space, Jun 19, 2026
Energy & Environment Investment
Co-led Series B (Jun 19, 2026)
Payload Space, Jun 19, 2026
Co-led Series B (Jun 19, 2026)
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 14). ElevationSpace: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/elevationspace
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "ElevationSpace: Company dossier." Data as of October 14, 2026. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/elevationspace.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_elevationspace_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{ElevationSpace}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/elevationspace}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/elevationspace},
urldate = {2026-10-14},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-14; each fact links its primary source}
}Genesia Ventures (Genesia Venture Fund 3)
Took part in Seed (Mar 9, 2022)
ElevationSpace (PR TIMES), Mar 9, 2022
Leave a Nest group
Took part in Seed (Mar 9, 2022)
ElevationSpace (PR TIMES), Mar 9, 2022
MAKOTO Capital
Took part in Pre-seed (Jul 13, 2021)
ElevationSpace (PR TIMES), Jul 13, 2021