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SatVu raises £30M (~$40M) with NATO Innovation Fund backing to scale thermal-imaging constellation

London-based thermal-imaging startup SatVu closed a £30 million (~$40–41M/€34M) funding round that includes participation from the NATO Innovation Fund, taking total equity to £60 million (~$80M). The capital will expand its thermal‑infrared Earth‑observation constellation to support defense and intelligence users.

Discovered 2026-02-17T02:56:01.007806-08:00 | 2026-02-17T02:56:01.007806-08:00

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SatVu raised £30M (~$40–41M/€34M) with NATO Innovation Fund participation and now has £60M (~$80M) total equity, signaling measurable private capital flows into defence‑relevant commercial EO services.
Thermal‑infrared sensing offers unique operational value for activity, infrastructure and resilience monitoring; NATO backing underscores government demand for commercially sourced thermal data and assured access, complementing sovereign ISR moves like dedicated contracts for responsive high‑resolution satellites (source:e7f75644-8417-4e06-8f14-5acbf359df7d).
The deal follows a broader pattern of European and commercial players scaling constellations and sensor diversity to meet defence and civil requirements, adding context to other recent constellation and funding initiatives in the region (source:1722f7ca-630d-4a6e-ab76-eaa8a4da502e) (source:e228d7cd-605c-42ba-a668-81b7a2de346e).

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