{
  "id": 168954,
  "title": "Finnish space-tech Iceye bags €300m from Scaleup Europe Fund",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/finnish-space-tech-iceye-bags-300m-from-scaleup-europe-fund",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-05T07:52:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Silicon Republic",
    "slug": "silicon-republic",
    "url": "https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/iceye-finnish-space-tech-eu-scaleupfund-e300m"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Finnish space-tech company Iceye has secured €300 million from the Scaleup Europe Fund, marking the first such backing for the start-up. Iceye, specializing in synthetic aperture radar satellite constellation technology, aims to go public in Europe in the future. The funding, co-led by the EQT-backed Scaleup Europe Fund, was part of a €1 billion Series F round, alongside investments from General Atlantic, Solidium, Tesi, Varma, Ilmarinen, Lifeline Ventures, Nokia, and the Qatar Investment Authority. The company valued itself at €10 billion post-funding. Iceye CEO Rafał Modrzewski expressed gratitude for the European Commission's role in initiating the Scaleup Europe Fund, which now aims to grow to €25 billion. The Fund, co-led by the EQT-backed Scaleup Europe Fund, is set to support strategic sectors such as AI, quantum computing, clean energy, space technology, biotech, and medical innovation.",
  "summary": "The Finnish company hopes to go public in Europe in the future, CEO and co-founder Rafał Modrzewski said. Read more: Finnish space-tech Iceye bags €300m from Scaleup Europe Fund",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}