Ali Javaheri covers emerging ****** es as a senior research ****** yst at PitchBook.
Space startups raised more venture capital in the first half of 2026 than during all of last year, as investors concentrated larger checks in companies moving from technical validation toward manufacturing and production.
Venture-backed ****** e companies raised $11.3 billion across 244 deals through June, according to PitchBook's 2026 Vertical Snapshot: ****** e Tech, surpassing the $10.1 billion invested across 433 deals in all of 2025.
The increase reflects bigger financings rather than a comparable surge in dealmaking.
The median round more than doubled to $14.5 million from $7 million last year, while venture-growth and late-stage deals captured 87.4% of total investment.
#venture #year
Space startups raised more venture capital in the first half of 2026 than during all of last year, as investors concentrated larger checks in companies moving from technical validation toward manufacturing and production.
Venture-backed ****** e companies raised $11.3 billion across 244 deals through June, according to PitchBook's 2026 Vertical Snapshot: ****** e Tech, surpassing the $10.1 billion invested across 433 deals in all of 2025.
The increase reflects bigger financings rather than a comparable surge in dealmaking.
The median round more than doubled to $14.5 million from $7 million last year, while venture-growth and late-stage deals captured 87.4% of total investment.
#venture #year
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