Profile
Corporate information
Official name
Isar Aerospace Technologies GmbH
Investment activity status
Active investor
Company type
Developer and manufactures launch vehicles and full-featured propulsion systems for suborbital and orbital launcher.Overview
Isar Aerospace, based in Ottobrunn/Munich, develops and builds launch vehicles for transporting small and medium-sized satellites as well as satellite constellations into Earth’s orbit. The company was founded in 2018 as a spin-off of Technical University Munich. Since then, it has grown to more than 300 employees from more than 40 nations with many years of hands-on rocket know-how and experience within other high-tech industries.
Team
Current employees
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Daniel Metzler | ||
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Tina Schmitt | Responsibilities: Press contact |
Funding
Funding rounds
Series C-1 EUR 65,000,000
USD 70,000,000 (20 Jun 2024) Change in valuation: unchanged
Series C extension. Funding for scaling up production of the Spectrum small launch vehicle. The new funding brings the total value of the round to more than 220 million euros. The company has raised more than 400 million euros to date.
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10x GmbH | Germany | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Besant Capital SL | Investment firm with presence in Europe and the Americas providing dedicated vehicles in real estate, hospitality and selected growth sectors. | Spain | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Funadvice Med Holdings | Initial investment. Round participant. | ||
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G3T | European family office. | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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LP&E | Initial investment. Round participant. | ||
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NATO Innovation Fund | Venture fund backed by some of the NATO members and investing in “deep tech” companies working on space, hypersonic systems, AI and biotech. | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Airbus Ventures | Silicon Valley-headquartered, early-stage investment funds, financed by Airbus Group, that operate within the Airbus family of companies. | Follow-on investment. Round participant. | |
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Bayern Kapital GmbH | The venture capital organisation of the Free State of Bavaria. | Germany | Follow-on investment. Round participant. |
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Earlybird VC Management GmbH & Co KG | Venture capital firm with a focus on Internet, software and medical technologies | Germany | Follow-on investment. Round participant. |
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Lakestar Advisors GmbH | European venture capital firm that invests from Seed to Growth in visionary tech entrepreneurs worldwide. | Switzerland | Follow-on investment. Round participant. |
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UVC Partners | Early-stage venture capital firm investing in European B2B startups in the fields of Deep Tech, Climate Tech, Enterprise Software and Mobility. | Follow-on investment. Round participant. |
Series C EUR 155,000,000
USD 165,000,000 (28 Mar 2023) Change in valuation: unknown
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7-Industries Holding | Initial investment. Round participant. | ||
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Lombard Odier Investment Managers | United Kingdom | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Porsche Automobil Holding SE | Automotive holding company that is the controlling shareholder of Volkswagen Group. | Germany | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Scale Up Fund Bavaria | Fund supporting, as co-investment partner, technology companies from Bavaria during capital-intensive expansion phases. | Germany | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Earlybird VC Management GmbH & Co KG | Venture capital firm with a focus on Internet, software and medical technologies | Germany | Follow-on investment. Round participant. |
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HV Holtzbrinck Ventures Adviser GmbH | German venture capital firm focused on internet and technology companies. | Germany | Follow-on investment. Round participant. |
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Lakestar Advisors GmbH | European venture capital firm that invests from Seed to Growth in visionary tech entrepreneurs worldwide. | Switzerland | Follow-on investment. Round participant. |
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UVC Partners | Early-stage venture capital firm investing in European B2B startups in the fields of Deep Tech, Climate Tech, Enterprise Software and Mobility. | Follow-on investment. Round participant. | |
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Vsquared Ventures Management GmbH | Early-stage investors in deep-tech companies tackling society's most pressing challenges, with an emphasis on quantum and novel computing. | Germany | Follow-on investment. Round participant. |
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Series B USD 91,000,000
USD 91,000,000 (9 Dec 2020) Change in valuation: unknown
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Lakestar Advisors GmbH | European venture capital firm that invests from Seed to Growth in visionary tech entrepreneurs worldwide. | Switzerland | Initial investment. Led the round. |
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Airbus Ventures | Silicon Valley-headquartered, early-stage investment funds, financed by Airbus Group, that operate within the Airbus family of companies. | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Ann-Kristin Achleitner | Initial investment. Round participant. | ||
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Apeiron Investment Group Ltd | The family office and merchant banking business of Christian Angermayer. | Malta | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Bulent Altan | Initial investment. Round participant. | ||
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HV Holtzbrinck Ventures Adviser GmbH | German venture capital firm focused on internet and technology companies. | Germany | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Paul Achleitner | Initial investment. Round participant. | ||
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Vsquared Ventures Management GmbH | Early-stage investors in deep-tech companies tackling society's most pressing challenges, with an emphasis on quantum and novel computing. | Germany | Initial investment. Round participant. |
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Earlybird VC Management GmbH & Co KG | Venture capital firm with a focus on Internet, software and medical technologies | Germany | Follow-on investment. Round participant. |
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UVC Partners | Early-stage venture capital firm investing in European B2B startups in the fields of Deep Tech, Climate Tech, Enterprise Software and Mobility. | Follow-on investment. Round participant. |
Series A EUR 15,000,000
(10 Dec 2019)
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Earlybird VC Management GmbH & Co KG | Venture capital firm with a focus on Internet, software and medical technologies | Germany | Initial investment. Led the round. |
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Airbus Ventures | Silicon Valley-headquartered, early-stage investment funds, financed by Airbus Group, that operate within the Airbus family of companies. | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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UVC Partners | Early-stage venture capital firm investing in European B2B startups in the fields of Deep Tech, Climate Tech, Enterprise Software and Mobility. | Initial investment. Round participant. | |
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Vito Ventures | Early stage venture capital firm focused technology-driven companies around the globe. | Germany | Initial investment. Round participant. |
Cap Table
Current and past shareholders
| Investor | Contacts | Round | |
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10x GmbH |
Series C-1 | |
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7-Industries Holding |
Series C | |
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Airbus Ventures Silicon Valley-headquartered, early-stage investment funds, financed by Airbus Group, that operate within the Airbus family of companies. |
Series A Series B Series C-1 |
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Ann-Kristin Achleitner |
Series B | |
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Apeiron Investment Group Ltd The family office and merchant banking business of Christian Angermayer. |
Series B | |
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Bayern Kapital GmbH The venture capital organisation of the Free State of Bavaria. |
Series C-1 | |
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Besant Capital SL Investment firm with presence in Europe and the Americas providing dedicated vehicles in real estate, hospitality and selected growth sectors. |
Series C-1 | |
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Earlybird VC Management GmbH & Co KG Venture capital firm with a focus on Internet, software and medical technologies |
+49 (89) 290-7020 |
Series A Series B Series C Series C-1 |
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Funadvice Med Holdings |
Series C-1 | |
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G3T European family office. |
Series C-1 | |
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HV Holtzbrinck Ventures Adviser GmbH German venture capital firm focused on internet and technology companies. |
Series B Series C |
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Lakestar Advisors GmbH European venture capital firm that invests from Seed to Growth in visionary tech entrepreneurs worldwide. |
+41 (55) 420-1446 |
Series B Series C Series C-1 |
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Lombard Odier Investment Managers |
+44 (20) 3206-6000 |
Series C |
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LP&E |
Series C-1 | |
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NATO Innovation Fund Venture fund backed by some of the NATO members and investing in “deep tech” companies working on space, hypersonic systems, AI and biotech. |
Series C-1 | |
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Porsche Automobil Holding SE Automotive holding company that is the controlling shareholder of Volkswagen Group. |
Series C | |
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Scale Up Fund Bavaria Fund supporting, as co-investment partner, technology companies from Bavaria during capital-intensive expansion phases. |
Series C | |
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UVC Partners Early-stage venture capital firm investing in European B2B startups in the fields of Deep Tech, Climate Tech, Enterprise Software and Mobility. |
Series A Series B Series C Series C-1 |
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Vito Ventures Early stage venture capital firm focused technology-driven companies around the globe. |
Series A | |
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Vsquared Ventures Management GmbH Early-stage investors in deep-tech companies tackling society's most pressing challenges, with an emphasis on quantum and novel computing. |
Series B Series C |