Bremen-based Marble Imaging, a spacetech company developing very-high-resolution Earth observation satellites, has raised an additional €6 million in a seed extension led by Cherry Ventures. The investment brings the company's total seed funding to €11.3 million, following an initial €5.3 million round led by High-Tech Gründerfonds.
- Founded in 2023 by Robert Hook, Alexander Epp, Dr. Gopika Suresh and Dr. Raul Scarlatt, Marble Imaging is building Germany's first commercial constellation of very-high-resolution optical satellites.
- The company combines satellite imagery with AI-powered analytics to provide insights for defence, civil security and critical infrastructure.
- The company's first satellite, Marble Sat-1, has completed pre-flight testing and is scheduled for launch in February 2027. It is designed to capture imagery at a resolution of up to 0.7 metres across visible and near-infrared wavelengths, as well as collect short-wave infrared data.
- In December 2025, the firm raised €5.3 million in a seed funding round led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), with participation from BBM, Lightfield Equity, Oslo Venture Company, nwk | nwu, Sentris Capital, Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund and SpaceFounders.
Details of the deal
- With the fresh capital, Marble Imaging aims to expand its satellite constellation to 30 satellites by 2030 and strengthen Europe's independent access to Earth observation data.
