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Hydrosat closes €51M ($60M) Series B at $180M valuation to scale thermal‑IR constellation

Hydrosat closed a €51 million ($60 million) Series B — at a reported $180 million valuation — to expand its thermal‑infrared Earth‑observation constellation beyond two satellites and double headcount. The startup supplies AI‑powered thermal‑IR data and analytics for water‑resource management, agricultural risk and public‑safety/defence applications.

Discovered 2026-01-15T03:06:56.319619-08:00 | 2026-01-15T03:06:56.319619-08:00

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  • Hydrosat’s €51M ($60M) round funds rapid operational scale: expansion beyond two satellites and a planned doubling of staff to accelerate delivery of AI‑driven thermal‑IR products for water management, agriculture and defence.

  • The financing reflects continued investor appetite for commercial Earth‑observation and smallsat industrialisation, following recent constellation and production funding rounds in the sector (see related EO and smallsat financings: source:1722f7ca-630d-4a6e-ab76-eaa8a4da502e, source:a9b5aa12-4cd8-4232-b185-1031374a9a5f, source:def3f82e-5033-4036-9e4f-f95102ec9626).

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