Open Cosmos - About the company
Open Cosmos is a series C company based in Harwell (United Kingdom), founded in 2015 by Rafael Jorda Siquier and Aleix Megias Homar. It operates as an Operator of space missions providing satellite data and earth observation. Open Cosmos has raised $63M in funding from investors like A&G, BGF and ETF Partners, with a current valuation of $34.5M. The company has 340 active competitors, including 61 funded and 35 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Planet, ICEYE and Satellogic.
Sectors and market segments that Open Cosmos operate in
Open Cosmos serves in the Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech, High Tech market segments.The primary business model of Open Cosmos are:Company Details
Operator of space missions providing satellite data and earth observation. The company designs, builds, and operates space missions to provide access to satellite data. It offers end-to-end mission services including satellite assembly, integration, testing, launch, in-orbit operations, and data delivery. The company also provides a multi-satellite data platform with visualization tools.
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Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
Harwell, United Kingdom
Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$63M in 5 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$34.5M as on Dec 07, 2017
Ranked
14th among 340 active competitors
Employee Count
302 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Legal entities associated with Open Cosmos
Open Cosmos is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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Open Cosmos Ltd. CIN: 9704443 , United Kingdom, Active | Jul 26, 2015 | - | 107 (As on Dec 31, 2024) |
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Open Cosmos's funding and investors
Open Cosmos has raised a total funding of $63M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 05, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Sep 14, 2026 for $347M. 11 investors participated in its latest round. Open Cosmos has 12 institutional investors and 4 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Open Cosmos:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Sep 14, 2026 | $347M | Series C | - | - | - | |
Sep 11, 2023 | $50M | Series B | - | - | ||
Dec 07, 2017 | $7M | Series A | $34.5M | - |
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Open Cosmos' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Open Cosmos are Rafael Jorda Siquier and Aleix Megias Homar.
Here are the details of Open Cosmos' key team members:
- Rafael Jorda Siquier: Founder & CEO of Open Cosmos. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Aleix Megias Homar: Co-Founder & COO of Open Cosmos. Contact Info: 1 email address
Open Cosmos' Board of Directors
Open Cosmos's board has 3 active members. Rafael Jorda Siquier is part of team and Aleix Megias Homar and Han Lai are independent board members.Here is the list of Open Cosmos' board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
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Team | - | Current | 11y 1m | |
dvlqttc | Investor | fxvjigd | Past | 1y 1m |
Independent board member | - | Current | 10y 10m | |
sjrxaty | Independent board member | - | Current | 9y 9m |
bpialhk | Independent board member | - | Past | 8y 9m |
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Open Cosmos' employee count trend
Open Cosmos has 302 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Open Cosmos's employee count trend over the years:
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Open Cosmos's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Open Cosmos include Planet, ICEYE and Satellogic. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Open Cosmos, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Planet 2010, San Francisco (United States), Public | Provider of daily satellite imagery and geospatial data analytics services | $602M | 80/100 | |
2nd | Manufacturer of radar satellite constellations providing persistent earth observation imagery | $1.25B | 72/100 | ||
3rd | Satellogic 2010, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Public | Provider of satellite based earth imaging and data solutions | $249M | 70/100 | |
4th | Operator of imaging satellites providing earth observation data solutions | $195M | 67/100 | ||
5th | Skyfi 2021, Austin (United States), Series A | Provider of satellite imagery, data, and analytics for various industry applications | $28.3M | 67/100 | |
6th | Developer of multi-sensor imaging satellites for geospatial analysis | $24.1M | 67/100 | ||
7th | Synspective 2018, Koto City (Japan), Public | Provider of cloud and AI-based satellite imaging data | $244M | 67/100 | |
8th | Developer of microsatellites and earth observation platform providing related services | $107M | 67/100 | ||
9th | Spire 2012, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services using a large nanosatellite constellation in low orbit | $246M | 67/100 | |
10th | Muon Space 2021, Menlo Park (United States), Series C | Provider of integrated satellite constellation technology stack for Earth intelligence missions | $386M | 66/100 | |
14th |  Open Cosmos 2015, Harwell (United Kingdom), Series C | Operator of space missions providing satellite data and earth observation | $63M | 65/100 |
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Open Cosmos's Latest cap tables and shareholding
Founders own 22.90%, Funds (largest shareholder) own 66.70%, Enterprises own 4.50% and Angels own 0.50%. The net worth of Open Cosmos's founders is INR 7.9M as of Jul 26, 2019.
Shareholders Name | Post Round Holding % | Net worth | Cumulative Investment | Realised Returns | Unrealised Returns | Return Multiple |
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Founder | 22.90% | 7.9M | 2248978 | 3268356 | 1534935 | 3375110 |
3201240 | 9066916 | 2420845 | 5599381 | 9709800 | 7578258 | |
Fund | 66.70% | 23M | 3591148 | 4841894 | 1282945 | 3782713 |
1067560 | 4116159 | 6383939 | 2482756 | 5311868 | 8117682 | |
96 | 26 | 16 | 31 | 83 | 59 | |
Enterprise | 4.50% | 1.59M | 1606 | 4081 | 1319 | 3581 |
Angel | 0.50% | 190K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Other People | 4.80% | 1.63M | 5507 | 9958 | 4126 | 4815 |
Total | 99.40% | 3.43Cr | 4344099 | 2095387 | 5359831 | 6295098 |
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Open Cosmos's Investments and acquisitions
Open Cosmos has acquired Connected. Open Cosmos has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Open Cosmos
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News related to Open Cosmos
Filter this listMedia has covered Open Cosmos for a total of 23 events in the last 1 year, 13 of them have been about company updates and 3 about partnerships.
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Open Cosmos Raises €300 Million for Satellite Production and Space Data Services ExpansionTrending Topics•Sep 14, 2026•Open Cosmos, Lightrock, Claret Capital Partners, Nssif and 3 others
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Open Cosmos selected by UK Government for £8bn comms frameworkAdvanced Television•Sep 02, 2026•Open Cosmos
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Catalan Government Increases Investment in Open Cosmos Space CompanyExpansion•Aug 03, 2026•Open Cosmos
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Open Cosmos Launches First Satellites for Near Real-Time Earth MonitoringMicrowave Journal•Jul 07, 2026•Open Cosmos
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Open Cosmos Aegean to launch first Greek satellite, Hyperion GR1, in JulyP.ATHANASIADES & CO•Jun 03, 2026•Open Cosmos
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Infinite Orbits and Open Cosmos Partner for LEO Space Situational Awareness MissionAdvanced Television•Jun 03, 2026•Infinite Orbits, Open Cosmos
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Ubotica Technologies Secures Collaboration with NASA JPLBusinessplus•Apr 15, 2026•Ubotica, NASA, Open Cosmos
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Open Cosmos space-based IoT service combines sensor data and imageryElectronics Weekly•Mar 24, 2026•Open Cosmos
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