Archangel Lightworks
archangel.works
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Optics & Photonic Components
Satellite Communications
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Total raised
$17.8M
3 rounds on record
Latest round
$12.7M
Series A · Apr 2026 · 5 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
8
+2 posted in 30 days
The money's age
Fresh money
5 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
30/100
hiring for its size, fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 6%
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | Apr 2026 | $12.7M | — | archangel.works |
| Seed | Feb 2023 | $5.1M | — | archangel.works |
| Seed | Dec 2021 | — | — | archangel.works |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | ARCHANGEL LIGHTWORKS LTD | Companies House |
| Registered | 28 Apr 2017 |
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World's smallest deployable operational optical ground station proves capability in successful trials
Archangel Lightworks, the laser communications company, has successfully completed field trials of the TERRA-M, the world's smallest deployable operational optical ground station, proving its capability.
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Archangel Lightworks: World's smallest deployable operational optical ground station proves capability in successful trials
Data transferred securely and rapidly between space and groundCompatible with U.S. Space Development Agency standardUK Space Minister Liz Lloyd welcomed the newsUnits for purchase and service
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Archangel Lightworks Raises Over £10M In Series A Funding Round
Oxford, UK. (April 13, 2026) - Archangel Lightworks announces the successful close of an oversubscribed £10 million Series A funding round to accelerate the commercialisation of its deployable optical ground station, the TERRA-M.Archangel Lightworks, a la
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Archangel Lightworks and Omantel establish a strategic partnership to bring laser communications to Oman
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Starcloud and Archangel Lightworks Sign MOU to Reshape Earth Observation with Space-Based Data Centres
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Archangel Lightworks over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
19
Postings analysed
5
Stack modernity
68/100
Languages
MATLAB
Python
C++
Rust
Cloud & platforms
FreeRTOS
Linux
RTOS
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Full Archangel Lightworks tech stack
19 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Growth
Hiring Momentum
48/100
Stable
Open positions
8
2 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
34 days
faster than 38% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
33% ▼
Hardware
22% ▲
DevOps
11% ▼
Finance
11% ▲
HR
11% ▲
Management
11% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added UML to stack
Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
Added Waterfall to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
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2
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1
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1
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Oxford
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Oxford
United Kingdom
HQ
8 open roles 9 posted in 90 days 25% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, DevOps, Hardware
Didcot
United Kingdom
Regional office
168 Maxwell Avenue, Didcot, England, OX11 0QT, GB
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