Seattle satellite radar startup Kapta Space raises $24 million
The Series A, backed by defence investors, follows a seed round led by Gates-backed MetaVC.
Kapta Space, a Seattle startup building lower-cost, steerable radar sensors for satellites, has raised $24 million in a Series A round to scale production and meet demand for defence intelligence contracts, GeekWire reported on Friday.
The round brings total funding to $30 million, following a $5 million seed round led by MetaVC, a metamaterials fund backed by Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold, and a $1.8 million Department of Defense grant.
Founded in 2023 by CEO Milton Perque and Adam Bily, both former engineering leaders at radar maker Echodyne, Kapta uses a metamaterial electronically scanned array to provide high-resolution imagery and ground-target tracking without the cost and power demands of traditional systems.
The money will fund manufacturing, spaceflight qualification and initial orbital demonstrations.
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