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French SpaceTech startup Look Up lands €50 million to tackle space collisions with radar tech
- French SpaceTech startup Look Up raises €50 million to expand its radar network and space traffic management services globally.
- Funding includes equity, debt, and public grants exclusively from European financial players.
- The €24 million equity portion is led by ETF Partners with participation from Leadwind (KFund), the EU’s EIC Fund, and existing investors.
- The EU supports expansion with €15 million in funding, and banking institutions contribute through debt financing.
- Look Up aims to become a global player in space safety and operations.
- The startup was founded in 2022 by former head of the French Space Command and ex-Chief of Space Surveillance at CNES.
- Look Up is building a radar network—SORASYS—to monitor satellites and debris orbiting Earth.
- The team, currently with over 60 employees, plans to grow to 100 by year’s end.
- Look Up already operates a radar in France and plans to deploy two more in French Polynesia.
- Funding will be used for new radar units, a space operations centre, the company’s international push, and a Space-Operations-as-a-Service model.
- Look Up’s technology vision focuses on radar network coverage, real-time space domain analysis, and enabling safe space operations.
- The startup’s expansion points to Europe’s strategic ambitions in space surveillance.
- ETF Partners stresses Look Up's role in creating a secure orbital environment for a sustainable space economy.
- Look Up's full-stack solution includes ATLAS2, an EU-backed programme for low-Earth orbit safety.
- The company addresses the increasing risks of collisions and debris management in space.
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