Craft Prospect
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Latest round
Venture round
Nov 2021 · 4 yr ago
Team
35
UK accounts · Jan 2026 · +9% in a year
Grants
$848k
9 grants · CORDIS
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Long since its last round
59 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
15/100
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1 mo ago
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Jun 26
Recognition Craft Prospect selected for The Sunday Times Scotland Fast 50 · craftprospect.com
Mar 5
Launched Craft Prospect launches ESA-funded AI4Ops project to advance onboard autonomy for small satellite missions · craftprospect.com
Oct 1, 2022
Won a grant $112k · CORDIS
Nov 10, 2021
Raised a round Venture round
Oct 1, 2021
Won a grant $13k · CORDIS
Oct 1, 2021
Won a grant $15k · CORDIS
Jan 1, 2021
Won a grant $259k · CORDIS
Nov 1, 2020
Won a grant $52k · CORDIS
Jun 1, 2020
Won a grant $76k · CORDIS
Apr 1, 2020
Won a grant $219k · CORDIS
Nov 1, 2018
Won a grant $36k · CORDIS
Apr 1, 2018
Won a grant $67k · CORDIS
2018
Founded
Feb 13, 2017
Incorporated CRAFT PROSPECT LTD · Companies House
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | Oct 2022 | $112k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Nov 2021 | — | — | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |
| Grant | Oct 2021 | $13k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Oct 2021 | $15k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jan 2021 | $259k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Nov 2020 | $52k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jun 2020 | $76k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Apr 2020 | $219k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Nov 2018 | $36k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Apr 2018 | $67k | — | CORDIS |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | CRAFT PROSPECT LTD | Companies House |
| Registered | 13 Feb 2017 |
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Overview
Craft Prospect is a Scottish space company founded in 2018. It develops onboard autonomy and quantum key distribution payloads for small satellites. The company works on responsive Earth observation missions.
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Next-generation space talent in action: Orli completes her Skills for Space internship
Craft Prospect is delighted to congratulate Orli Meiksin on completing her internship with our Systems Integration Cell as part of the UK Space Agency's Skills for Space programme, a UK-wide initiative designed to give students hands-on experience and ind
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Preparing for OPS-SAT VOLT operations: First MOC qualification test
The Craft Prospect team has completed the first Operations Qualification Test (OQT) for the OPS-SAT VOLT Mission Operations Centre (MOC), marking an important step in preparations for future mission operations.
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SmallSat 2026 Round-up: Showcasing Smart Secure Space in Salt Lake City
The week was a valuable chance to share our latest progress, hear from others working at the forefront of the sector, and continue building connections around the technologies shaping the future of small satellite missions.
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SmallSat 2026: Where to find Craft Prospect in Salt Lake City
If you're attending SmallSat 2026 in Utah, we'd love to see you there! Here are all the ways you can interact with us.
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Next-generation space talent in action: Ty and Jeroen wrap up their placements
Ty Fitzgerald and Jeroen Van Weelden are wrapping up their internships with Craft Prospect and our sister company Omanos Analytics as part of the UK Space Agency's Skills for Space programme.
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Lab update: End-to-end optical communications testing for OPS-SAT VOLT
A behind-the-scenes look from the Craft Prospect lab this week, where Optical Systems Engineer Isabel Scott has been working on alignment for OPS-SAT VOLT's space-to-ground optical communications chain.
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Craft Prospect develops ESA co-funded NanoSatCom capability for realistic satellite system testing and benchmarking
Glasgow-based space engineering company Craft Prospect is progressing the Responsive Operations Engineering Model Testbed activity - also called NanoSatCom - to develop a sophisticated testbed supporting hardware-in-the-loop testing and benchmarking of sa
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Supporting the next generation of space talent: Meet our UKSA Skills for Space interns
We're delighted to welcome Orli Meiksin and Jeroen Van Weelden to Craft Prospect, and Ty Fitzgerald to our sister company Omanos Analytics, as part of the UK Space Agency's Skills for Space internship programme!
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Craft Prospect supports successful completion of ESA-funded FOPEN-SAR project to advance long-wavelength SAR processing for concealed object and change detection
Glasgow-based space engineering company Craft Prospect has supported the successful completion of an ESA-funded project exploring how advanced machine learning techniques can unlock the potential of foliage-penetrating synthetic aperture radar (FOPEN-SAR)
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Team learning: Exploring AI, trust, and future space systems with Annalisa Riccardi
We welcomed Senior Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde Annalisa Riccardi to the office last week to give the Craft team a presentation on AI, space systems, and the challenges of building trust in high-stakes technical decisions.
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Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Glasgow
United Kingdom
HQ
10-50 est. staff
Financials
Total raised
$848k
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
10