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Starfish Space Raises $100M to Launch Otter Spacecraft

4/8/2026

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Starfish Space has raised more than $100 million in a Series B round led by Point72 Ventures, with Activate Capital and Shield Capital participating.
The funding will enable Starfish Space to hire 40 to 50 new employees and scale up operations.
The company is preparing to launch its first Otter spacecraft while conducting the Otter Pup 2 test mission to refine docking technologies.

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Starfish Space has raised more than $100 million in a Series B round led by Point72 Ventures, with Activate Capital and Shield Capital participating.
The funding will enable Starfish Space to hire 40 to 50 new employees and scale up operations.
The company is preparing to launch its first Otter spacecraft while conducting the Otter Pup 2 test mission to refine docking technologies.