When was Astroscale founded?

Astroscale was founded in 2013 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Astroscale located?

Astroscale is headquartered in Sumida City, Japan.

How many employees does Astroscale have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Astroscale is 484.

Is Astroscale a funded company?

Astroscale is a funded company, having raised a total of $384M across 12 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Jan 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Astroscale?

Astroscale's latest funding was a $***** Conventional Debt round on Oct 06, 2023, with participation from 1 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Astroscale?

Annual revenue of Astroscale is between $10M and $50M as on Dec 31, 2025

Where does Astroscale rank among its competitors?

Astroscale ranks 4th amongst 17 active competitors, of which 8 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was InspeCity, which secured $10.5M in Aug, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Astroscale?

Astroscale's top competitors include ClearSpace, Infinite Orbits and Starfish Space. Among them, InspeCity secured the most recent funding round in August, 2026.

Astroscale - 2026 Company Profile, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Developer of satellite solutions for space debris removal. It provides users with an end-to-end rendezvous solution, which consists of two spacecraft to be launched stacked together. It leverages proximity rendezvous technologies and a magnetic capture mechanism, while another has a docking plate for capturing the debris. It also developed a micro-lite satellite for the in-situ debris environment awareness missions.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2013

Location

Sumida City, Japan

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$384M in 12 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, Oct 06, 2023, $*****

Investors

JAFCO Group & 44 more

Ranked

4^th among 17 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$10M - $50M as on Dec 31, 2025

Employee Count

484 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

ClearSpace & 17 more

Exit Details

Public

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Astroscale is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Astroscale Holdings Inc CIN: 3119820003 , Japan, Active	Jan 01, 2013	$10M - $50M (As on Dec 31, 2025)	-	-

Astroscale got listed on Jun 05, 2024.

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Astroscale has raised a total funding of $384M over 12 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 2015. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round on Oct 06, 2023 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Astroscale has 36 institutional investors and 9 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Astroscale:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 06, 2023	2292141	Conventional Debt	8233899	5648272	2242146	8104776
Feb 26, 2023	6214165	Series G	9388793	5832861	5311336	Yusaku Maezawa & 1 more
Sep 26, 2022	8380656	Grant (prize money)	3664429	8508728	6574333	Gov

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Astroscale's employee count trend

Astroscale has 484 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Astroscale's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Astroscale include ClearSpace, Infinite Orbits and Starfish Space. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Astroscale, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	ClearSpace 2018, Renens (Switzerland), Series A	Provider of technology for active removal of space debris and servicing	$33.3M	OTB Ventures, Swisscom & 24 others	68/100
2nd	Infinite Orbits 2017, Toulouse (France), Series C	Operator of spacecraft providing life extension and in-orbit services	$59.4M	Newfund, Generation Millennium & 18 others	67/100
3rd	Starfish Space 2019, Tukwila (United States), Series B	Developer of autonomous spacecraft for on-orbit satellite servicing and life extension	$162M	Shield Capital, MaC Venture Capital & 23 others	63/100
4th	Astroscale 2013, Sumida City (Japan), Public	Developer of satellite solutions for space debris removal	$384M	Mistletoe, DNCA Finance & 43 others	63/100
5th	InspeCity 2022, Thane (India), Seed	Developer of technologies for extending satellite lifespan and reducing space debris	$17.7M	Speciale Invest, Lucky Investment Managers ... & 15 others	60/100
6th	Aule Space 2024, Bengaluru (India), Seed	Developer of autonomous rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking technology for satellites	$2.36M	pi Ventures, Nvidia & 6 others	51/100
7th	Space Machines 2019, Botany (Australia), Funding Raised	Developer of on-orbit servicing for satellites	-	Government of Australia	48/100
8th	Altius Space Machines 2010, Broomfield (United States), Acquired	Hardware based capture of satellites	-	Space Angels, SpaceFund	28/100
9th	WorkerInSpace Sejong (South Korea), Seed	Developer of robotic spacecraft for orbital maintenance and manufacturing services	$7.7M	IMM Investment, Laguna Investment & 3 others	27/100
10th	Obruta 2019, Ottawa (Canada), Funding Raised	Provider of in-orbit satellite maintenance services	-	SpaceFund	24/100