Satellite-related businesses represented six of the top 10 deals in Q2 2026 that Space Capital flagged under its infrastructure category, which captures companies with hardware and software to design, manufacture, launch and operate space-based assets. Credit: Space Capital
TAMPA, Fla. — Investment in satellite companies reached $8.1 billion in the first half of 2026, already surpassing every previous annual total tracked by early-stage investor Space Capital.
Finnish operator Iceye led six satellite-related deals highlighted in Space Capital’s July 15 report for the second quarter, after raising a $1.2 billion Series F round to expand radar-imaging satellite production amid NATO backlogs.
Companies the report classifies as infrastructure collectively raised a quarterly record of $20.7 billion under a definition that encompasses the design, manufacture, launch and operation of space-based assets.
A $12 billion Series B round in June for Jeff Bezos’ industrial artificial intelligence venture Prometheus was included under that framing, accounting for nearly three-fifths of the infrastructure category’s total.
