The best communications & connectivity space startups
19 communications & connectivity companies in the directory, ranked by disclosed funding ($4.7B raised between them), spanning 7 countries.
Getting bits from orbit to the ground and back: broadband constellations, IoT and machine-to-machine connectivity, laser terminals and quantum-secured links. Communications is the oldest business in space and still the one that pays for the most hardware.
OneWeb AcquiredHigh speed internet satellite constellation
Astranis Space Technologies Corp Small dedicated GEO satellites
K2 Space Mega-class satellite buses
Kepler Communications High-bandwidth data and IoT
Isotropic Systems AcquiredHigh-bandwidth satellite terminals
Spire GraduatedSpace to cloud analytics
Audacy Shut downAnytime and seamless space connectivity
Analytical Space Shut downHigh-speed data connection
Atlas Space AcquiredSatellite communications as a service
BridgeSat AcquiredLaser communication terminals
Fleet IoT Connectivity
Miles Space AcquiredPropulsion and space communications
mu Space In-space communication
QEYNet Microsatellite quantum key network
Skylo Satellite IoT connectivity
SpaceChain Blockchain-based satellite network
Speqtral Quantum networks in space
Utowave Shut downInternet constellation
Warpspace Optical relay between satellites
How many communications & connectivity space startups are there in 2026?
Space Bandits tracks 19 communications & connectivity companies, 10 of them active, with $4.7B in disclosed funding between them. Every funding figure carries a source.
Which communications & connectivity startup has raised the most?
OneWeb leads the communications & connectivity sector with $3B in disclosed funding.
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