WASHINGTON — Scout Space, a startup developing technologies for space situational awareness, announced June 21 it has secured undisclosed funding from the enterprise capital firm Decisive Point and from government contractor Noblis.
Noblis Ventures is almost all investor in Scout’s recently closed seed round led by Decisive Point, the corporate said.
Scout Space said it couldn’t disclose the worth of the seed round. Other participating investors included VIPC and Fusion Fund.
A Scout spokesperson said the corporate, based in Alexandria, Virginia, has raised about $5.5 million in enterprise funding because it was founded in 2019.
Noblis, based in Reston, Virginia, is a federal contractor focused on science and technology. It was formed as a derivative of the nonprofit MITRE Corp.
Sensors for spacecraft navigation
Scout developed a sensing payload that helps spacecraft in orbit see and understand the environment around them. The corporate has won Air Force and Space Force small business innovation research contracts.
“Now greater than ever, space-based situational awareness is critical to our national security and economy,” said Mile Corrigan, Noblis’ president and CEO.
Eric Ingram, Scout’s co-founder and CEO, said the brand new round of investments signal “confidence in our vision and technological capabilities within the space situational awareness domain. Space-based sensing and software technologies are key to enabling spacecraft autonomy and national security.”