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Snapshot 2026-11-04- Startup SignalsTop 5%↓3
- Manufacturing#3of 102↓1
- Space#2of 44–
About
K2 Space, founded in 2022 and headquartered in Torrance, California, develops large, high-power satellite platforms designed to operate across LEO, MEO, and GEO orbits.
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Funding history
- 2026-07-30Series D$500M
Investors · Kleiner Perkins, Iconiq Capital, CapitalG, Lightspeed, Altimeter Capital, Spark Capital, Sands Capital, ARK Invest, T. Rowe PriceSource · prnewswire.com ↗
- 2025-12Series C$250M
Investors · Hedosophia, Redpoint Ventures, Lightspeed, T. Rowe Price, Alpine Space Ventures, Altimeter CapitalSource · SVTR Weekly #135 ↗
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