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Tokyo-based space company founded in 2017 that provides satellite launch services, including H3 rideshare launches in collaboration with JAXA, small-satellite deployment from the ISS Kibo module, and on-orbit experiment opportunities. Its Series C round closed in June 2026 at over ¥3.5 billion, bringing total funding to ¥6.68 billion.
Tokyo-based space company founded in 2017 that provides satellite launch services, including H3 rideshare launches in collaboration with JAXA, small-satellite deployment from the ISS Kibo module, and on-orbit experiment opportunities. Its Series C round closed in June 2026 at over ¥3.5 billion, bringing total funding to ¥6.68 billion.
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Not measured: Headcount, Market value, Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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3 private rounds on record. Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
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Compiled Oct 16, 2026 from 3 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Latest sourced round
Series C: ¥2.40B (about $15.2M)
Lead recorded as Mitsubishi HC Capital. Dollar figure converted at 0.0063227613 JPY/USD (ECB euro foreign exchange reference rates) on Jan 23, 2026
Source: PR TIMES
Announced Jan 23, 2026
Sourced rounds on record
3 rounds, $26.7M 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.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 16). Space BD: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/space-bd
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Space BD: Company dossier." Data as of October 16, 2026. Accessed October 16, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/space-bd.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_spacebd_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Space BD}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/space-bd}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/space-bd},
urldate = {2026-10-16},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-16; each fact links its primary source}
}Took part in Series C (Jan 23, 2026)
PR TIMES, Jan 23, 2026
NVenture Capital (NEC Capital Solutions)
Took part in Series C (Jan 23, 2026)
PR TIMES, Jan 23, 2026
Spiral Innovation Partners
Took part in Series C (Jan 23, 2026)
PR TIMES, Jan 23, 2026
Valueup Partners
Took part in Series C (Jan 23, 2026)
PR TIMES, Jan 23, 2026
Took part in Series B (third-party allotment) (Dec 1, 2021)
Space BD (press release), Dec 1, 2021
Existing shareholders (Incubate Fund, Anniversaire Holdings, SMBC Venture Capital, Mizuho Capital)
Recorded as lead of Series B (third-party allotment) (Dec 1, 2021)
Space BD (press release), Dec 1, 2021
Took part in Series B (third-party allotment) (Dec 1, 2021)
Space BD (press release), Dec 1, 2021