Mission 15 Cohort announced by Seraphim Space & Generation Space Accelerator (USA)

Seraphim Space, operating as Generation Space in the US, has announced the ten pioneering startups selected for Mission 15 of its world-leading SpaceTech Accelerator. Launched in 2018, the Seraphim programme has now supported more than 120 companies across 30+ countries, playing a vital role in building the infrastructure of the modern space economy. Collectively, alumni have raised $695.3 million in private funding, underscoring the sector’s momentum and growing investor appetite for space-enabled innovation.

As governments around the world, increase investments in sovereign launch, orbital defence, and dual-use AI, Seraphim’s Mission 15 cohort reflects this rising intersection of commercial opportunity and strategic capability. In Q1 2025 alone, private investment into space startups hit $2.1 billion, contributing to a 12% year-over-year increase in annual funding, now totalling $8.1 billion. Amid this backdrop, Seraphim continues to attract breakthrough companies pushing the boundaries of communications, Earth observation, in-orbit infrastructure, and national resilience.

Globalisation of Space: New Nations Enter the Arena

Mission 15 also signals the continued globalisation of the space economy, with startups selected from five countries, including the first-ever accelerator-backed company from Mongolia. As barriers to entry continue to fall, Seraphim is seeing increased participation from non-traditional space nations, reflecting how commercial access to space is becoming more inclusive, distributed, and geopolitically diverse.

“Each year, we see a broader spread of countries joining the new space race,” said Alexander Holt, Managing Director at Seraphim Space Enterprise. “This year, we’re proud to welcome our first Mongolian company. proof that space innovation is no longer the preserve of a few global powers. It’s a global movement, and Seraphim is at its core.”

Mission 15: Startups at the Frontier of Space, Security, and Sovereignty

These ten companies are tackling high-impact challenges across both upstream and downstream sectors, many with direct relevance to public sector priorities such as space sustainability, defence communications, AI surveillance, and secure digital infrastructure as well as biotechnology and public health.

Mission 15 Cohort:

• Aerlin  – (US) Developing a smart antenna that brings satellite data connectivity to consumer cars, transforming mobility with space-enabled data access.

• Ecosmic – (Italy) Tackling space sustainability by removing operational and traffic risks in satellite constellations.

• Ethereal Exploration Guild – (India)  With the vision of catalyzing civilizational progress, the Guild is building Razor Crest Mk-1, the world’s first fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle, enabling economic and multi-polarization of access to space launch, with launch costs as low as $350–$2000/kg.

• LambdaVision – (US)  Leveraging space to restore meaningful vision for patients with degenerative eye diseases by pioneering protein-based artificial retinas using microgravity-enabled manufacturing.

• Lyrasense – (Germany)(UK)  (Germany)(UK) Simplifying geospatial intelligence by equipping users with AI agents to build and scale earth observation applications.

• ONDO Space – (US)(Mongolia) Providing affordable emergency communication solutions for remote populations and animal tracking through an SOS satellite ecosystem.

• Pan Galactic – (UK) Building secure operating systems and quantum-safe blockchain infrastructure to underpin a resilient, trusted digital layer for the space economy.

• Planetary Utilities – (US) Creating a modular marketplace and infrastructure platform to make space more accessible as a service-based industry.

• Ravee Optics – (US) Enabling ultra-compact laser communication between satellites for high-bandwidth data transmission in small satellite platforms.

• Vortx AI Private Limited – (India) Leveraging synthetic Earth memory—real-time, multimodal satellite datao address AI hallucinations, bias, and Earth Identifiable Information risks in satellite-enabled AI systems.

Alexander Holt, Managing Director, Seraphim Space Enterprise, commented: “With Mission 15, we continue our commitment to identifying and supporting the brightest early-stage companies at the forefront of space innovation. The cohort arrives as our portfolio companies surpass an outstanding $695 million raised, a landmark figure that underscores not just investor confidence, but the real-world value these businesses are delivering. Many of these companies also reflect the growing fusion of commercial innovation with national strategic priorities—from orbital resilience to quantum cyber defences. This is the future of space, and we’re helping shape it.”