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Investor portfolio, from our funding record
Government-owned investor. Owned by the Japanese government. This is the list our funding rule 3 uses: a round every one of whose leads is government-owned is state capital, not a private round.
Counted rounds
1
Led
0
1 as participant
Companies
1
Disclosed round value
$271M
1 of 1 rounds disclosed; whole rounds, not this investor's share
First deal
2026-02-02
CesiumAstro
Latest deal
2026-02-02
CesiumAstro
Development Bank of Japan appears on 1 counted private space funding round in our records, into 1 company: recorded as lead on 0 and as a participant on 1.
The round is CesiumAstro, 2 February 2026.
1 of the 1 round disclosed a size, together $271M. That is the size of the rounds Development Bank of Japan took part in, not the amount Development Bank of Japan invested: we hold no per-investor allocations and do not estimate them.
The investor most often on the same counted rounds as Development Bank of Japan is Airbus Ventures, on 1 round.
Private funding rounds into space companies that name Development Bank of Japan as lead or participant, newest first, each with its source. Round size is the whole round; a blank size was never disclosed and is not estimated.
| Date | Company | Stage | Role | Round size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CesiumAstro | Series C | Participant | $271M | SEC EDGAR Form D (opens the source for this round) |
Rounds come from company announcements, regulatory filings and press reports. Amounts, valuations and investors are as reported and may be incomplete or later revised. Not investment advice, and not an offer or solicitation for any security. Full disclaimer
| Stage | Rounds |
|---|---|
| Series C | 1 |
| Sector | Rounds |
|---|---|
| Satellite | 1 |
| Year | Rounds |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 |
Investors named on the same counted rounds, by the number of rounds shared.