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Mantis Space raises $10M from stealth to develop space-based solar-power constellation

Mantis Space has emerged from stealth with $10 million in funding to develop a space-based solar-power satellite constellation. The capital will fund initial satellite development, systems integration and early demonstrations as the company works toward operational capability for space-based solar power services.

Discovered 2026-03-12T05:08:44.163755-07:00 | 2026-03-12T05:08:44.163755-07:00

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Mantis Space announced a $10M seed to build a space-based solar-power constellation, a notable early-stage bet in orbital power tech that joins a growing wave of constellation financings (contrast: Tomorrow.io raised $175M and Sierra Space closed $550M) — source:23bd85a3-d865-4886-8055-b54e4e3973ec, source:2f2afb39-079d-4b3c-9efe-32fbaa5f16e9
The company's emergence from stealth and capital raise add to momentum in space investment this year, reinforcing forecasts of rising private and government capital into space infrastructure — source:04181abd-12d1-497a-93b4-f4272d6f2399
New constellation programs increase near-term demand for satellite manufacturing, launch services and on-orbit systems integration, following trends set by firms shifting toward sustained multi-mission constellations — source:fb1427f2-ba24-4b9a-bdb3-860e772b01ef

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