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Star Catcher Industries is building space-based power-beaming infrastructure to deliver solar energy collected in orbit to spacecraft and surface installations.
ACTIVEStar Catcher is an energy company building a power grid in space to supply power to spacecraft. In 2026 it prepared its Protostar prototype to attempt optical power beaming between two untethered spacecraft in orbit.
Star Catcher Industries is developing orbital power infrastructure that collects solar energy in space and beams it to customers using directed energy. Their system aims to provide power to spacecraft, lunar surface operations, and eventually terrestrial grids. The concept eliminates the need for large solar arrays or nuclear power systems on individual spacecraft by centralizing power generation in orbit. The company was founded by aerospace veterans and has attracted significant venture funding to develop this enabling infrastructure for the space economy.
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Not measured: Headcount, Market value, Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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2 private rounds on record. Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Latest funding round
Series A · $65M
May 12, 2026 · led by B Capital Group / Shield Capital / Cerberus Ventures
Space-to-space optical power beaming network that transmits concentrated solar energy to client satellites' existing solar arrays. Prototype node Protostar was slated to launch on Transporter-18 in October 2026.
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Compiled Oct 13, 2026 from 2 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Sourced rounds on record
2 rounds, $77.3M 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.
Co-led Seed (Jul 24, 2024)
Star Catcher Industries (PR Newswire), Jul 24, 2024
Co-led Seed (Jul 24, 2024)
Star Catcher Industries (PR Newswire), Jul 24, 2024
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 13). Star Catcher Industries: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/star-catcher-industries
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Star Catcher Industries: Company dossier." Data as of October 13, 2026. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/star-catcher-industries.
BibTeX
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author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Star Catcher Industries}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
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url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/star-catcher-industries},
urldate = {2026-10-13},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-13; each fact links its primary source}
}Took part in Seed (Jul 24, 2024)
Star Catcher Industries (PR Newswire), Jul 24, 2024