Kapta Space raises $24M to scale satellite radar hardware
Kapta Space, a Seattle startup making lower-cost, steerable radar for satellites, just raised $24 million in Series A funding. Their total haul is now $30 million. The new money will help them ramp up production, prep for orbital tests, and meet defense contracts. Kapta’s radar tech, built with metamaterials, promises high-resolution geo-tracking—without the usual high cost and complexity of satellite radar.
- Uses proprietary metamaterial radar architecture
- Aims for affordable, scalable space radar tracking
- Founded by ex-Echodyne engineers
- Series A led by Washington Harbour Partners
- Preparing for constellation-scale demonstration missions
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