Space DOTS Raises USD1.5M in Pre-Seed Funding

UK-based Space DOTS raises $1.5M for its first-ever smartphone-sized lab for space — TFN

Space DOTS, a London-based startup developing miniaturised in-situ testing solutions for space environments, raised USD1.5M in Pre-Seed funding led by Boost VC, Sie Ventures, 7Percent Ventures, Blue Wire Capital and angel investors Elaine Lau and Alex Ionescu. The company aims to reduce the time and expense associated with bringing materials for space technologies to market by offering a smartphone-sized payload with proprietary active testing systems and an end-to-end logistical portal. Its Barnacle DOT can reach any orbit, enabling testing across all space environments. Space DOTS is already working with customers including Goodfellow Cambridge.

Space DOTS Secures USD1.5 Million for Miniaturized In-Situ Testing Solutions

Space DOTS is a London, UK-based startup developing miniaturised in-situ testing solutions for all space environments. The company aims to work for in-orbit qualification of advanced materials reducing capital expenditure and time to market novel materials for technology applications across all space environments. The team has developed a smartphone-sized payload with proprietary active testing systems and an end-to-end logistical portal to accelerate on-orbit qualification of advanced materials. Its smartphone-sized, miniature payload, the Barnacle DOT, can reach any orbit; enabling customers to test materials across all space environments. Modular and scalable, the Barnacle DOT can rideshare on any platform and interface with a variety of launchers, which allows for testing beyond microgravity.

Space DOTS develops miniaturised in-situ testing solutions for all space environments, aiming to reduce the time and expense associated with bringing materials for space technologies to market.

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Space DOTS Secures USD1.5 Million for Miniaturized In-Situ Testing Solutions

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