Leanspace Raises €10M to Scale Software-Defined Satellite Operations
Leanspace has secured a €10 million Series A round to accelerate the adoption of software-defined satellite operations for enterprise, government, and constellation-scale missions. New strategic investors include ISAI Cap Venture, Capgemini Ventures, and Qwaltec, joining existing backers and France 2030 funding.
The company’s operations platform, already used by more than 20 spacecraft operators and agencies including ESA, Airbus Defence & Space, Hispasat, and Quantum Space, provides modular tools for satellite monitoring and control, mission planning, ground-segment orchestration, and hardware testing. It supports missions across smallsats, large GEO programs, in-orbit servicing, launch systems, and ground station networks.
Leanspace plans to use the new investment to expand deeper into high-complexity and security-critical programs in Europe and North America. Its industrial partners will deliver turnkey operations systems, managed services and security-compliant deployments, helping operators shift from traditional bespoke software to scalable, cloud-native architectures.
CEO Guillaume Tanier says software-defined operations are now essential for constellation agility, automation, and cost efficiency, positioning Leanspace to become a global standard for modern satellite program infrastructure.