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Kepler Communications is building a LEO constellation offering high-bandwidth data relay, store-and-forward, and real-time connectivity between spacecraft and ground stations.
ACTIVEKepler Communications is building a LEO constellation to provide high-bandwidth data relay services for other satellites and space infrastructure. The company offers store-and-forward and real-time connectivity for in-orbit assets, enabling continuous data transfer between spacecraft and ground stations.
Kepler is focused on building the connectivity infrastructure for the space economy. Its constellation acts as a data relay network in orbit, allowing satellite operators to move data from their spacecraft to the ground faster and more affordably than traditional ground station networks alone.
Rank 82 of 147 ranked companies, shared with 1 other company on the same total. With the pillars we have not measured for this company filled at the 10th and 90th percentiles of the companies we did measure, and every other company held at its published total, the rank is likely between 63 and 108.
2 of 5 inputs measured · Medium confidence · 75% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Market value, Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
A pillar score averages the company’s percentiles among the tracked companies with a value: relative standing, not a grade. Inputs measured 2026-10-07 (UTC) · methodology v5. Every input, its value and percentile · How it is computed
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Hiring
17 open roles right now →
Latest funding round
Series C · $92M
Apr 14, 2023 · led by IA Ventures
LEO constellation providing real-time and store-and-forward data relay for satellite operators and space agencies.
| Kepler HQ | headquarters | Toronto, Canada |
Stage, milestones, announced next steps and slips, funding and filings, every fact sourced:
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Compiled Oct 7, 2026 from 7 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Latest sourced round
Series C: $92.0M
Lead recorded as IA Ventures
Source: BetaKit
Announced Apr 14, 2023
Sourced rounds on record
4 rounds, $173.0M disclosed
Every round has a disclosed amount
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.
Open roles
17 open roles
90 days ago: before our daily count began (Aug 13, 2026)
Roles on the company's own jobs board, read by our daily sync. Listings posted or paid for on SpaceNexus are not counted. Earlier daily counts include every listed role.
Source: Company jobs board (Lever)
Counted Oct 7, 2026
Satellites owned or operated
11 in orbit of 33 launched
Latest: Aether-3
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation code KEPLER. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Satellites built
30 payloads launched, 11 in orbit
Latest: Aether-3
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as manufacturer. Counted under GCAT organisation code KEPLER. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Jan 11, 2026
UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory
Built 20 of its satellites (latest Aether 1)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Nov 11, 2023
AAC Microtec/Clyde Space Ltd.
Built 3 of its satellites (latest TARS)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Sep 3, 2020
IA Ventures
Recorded as lead of Series C (Apr 14, 2023)
BetaKit, Apr 14, 2023
Tribe Capital
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 7). Kepler Communications: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 7, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/kepler-communications
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Kepler Communications: Company dossier." Data as of October 7, 2026. Accessed October 7, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/kepler-communications.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_keplercommunications_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Kepler Communications}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/kepler-communications}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/kepler-communications},
urldate = {2026-10-07},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-07; each fact links its primary source}
}Recorded as lead of Series B (Jun 9, 2021)
BetaKit, Jun 9, 2021
Costanoa Ventures
Recorded as lead of Series A (Oct 15, 2018)
SpaceNews, Oct 15, 2018
DB Digital Ventures
Took part in Series A (Oct 15, 2018)
SpaceNews, Oct 15, 2018
BDC
Took part in Seed (Aug 9, 2016)
SpaceNews, Aug 9, 2016
Globalive Capital
Took part in Seed (Aug 9, 2016)
SpaceNews, Aug 9, 2016
Liquid 2 Ventures
Took part in Seed (Aug 9, 2016)
SpaceNews, Aug 9, 2016
Techstars
Took part in Seed (Aug 9, 2016)
SpaceNews, Aug 9, 2016