Space deals since 2024 Five space companies backed since 2024: Zendir (mission digital twins), VXB Aerospace (thruster design software), Starboard (dark-vessel detection from satellite data), Outlier Space (return from orbit, New Zealand) and Esper Satellites (listed as climate tech). None is a launch company. Space: 5 deals since 2024 Software and services around satellites. No launch. Up from 2% to 3% of deals: growing, from a very small base.