A company that develops space and defense systems, focusing on advanced communication systems for satellites and spacecraft.

Cesium Astro

CesiumAstro engineers and manufactures communications modules, payloads, and satellites for space and airborne applications. Our multi-domain solutions enable a diverse range of commercial and defense applications. With offices in Austin, Texas; Broomfield, Colorado; El Segundo, California; and the United Kingdom; our global operations include hardware and software engineering, manufacturing, mission systems, systems engineering, and wireless communications engineering.

We're hiring! For more information, visit cesiumastro.com.

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We are honored to be ranked at the top of the Most Improved Companies list by Silicon Valley Defense Group in their SVDG NATSEC100 2024 Report, sponsored by JPMorganChase. Link to the report below. 

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Thank you to Debra Werner and Jason Rainbow for their piece in SpaceNews on our fundraising round.

Thank you to our friends at Payload for featuring us in today's newsletter.

Trousdale Ventures is thrilled to announce our support of CesiumAstro, a rising leader in mission-ready space communications technology.

Trousdale Ventures leads the oversubscribed Series B+ financing, which will enhance the fast-growing company’s R&D, its groundbreaking approach to manufacturing, and global expansion.

“Trousdale Ventures exists to support founders and companies driving positive change,” said the global venture capital firm's founder, Phillip Sarofim. “CesiumAstro’s innovative technology offers national security solutions and next-gen connectivity, making it an ideal company for us to support in its next phase of growth.” #trousdalevcportfolio 

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We're thrilled to share today's news and announcement of Assembly Ventures' newest portfolio company CesiumAstro, commercializing software-defined communication payloads for the next era of connectivity for airborne and space platforms. 🛰 CEO Shey Sabripour and Chief Scientist Thomas Magesacher are deep experts and industry leaders building an exceptional dual-use company.

The $65 million oversubscribed Series B+ was led by Trousdale Ventures with matching participation by Development Bank of Japan Inc. and Quanta Computer Inc. 廣達電腦 and round participation from Kleiner Perkins, Lavrock Ventures, L3Harris Technologies, InMotion Ventures, Matter Venture Partners, and Mesh Ventures.

Congratulations to Shey Sabripour and the team at CesiumAstro on closing a $65M Series B+ funding round, led by Trousdale Ventures, further mobilizing their mission to deliver scalable space tech for a range of applications

Matter Venture Partners is proud to participate in the round alongside Development Bank of Japan Inc. Quanta Computer Inc. 廣達電腦, Kleiner Perkins, Lavrock Ventures, L3Harris Technologies, InMotion Ventures, and Mesh Ventures

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