Leaf Space
Ground Systems
10open roles
$21.6Mlatest round · Venture round · Jul 2023 · 3 yr ago
3backers · Primo Capital, CDP Venture Capital
$1.5Mgrants · 2 grants · CORDIS
Overview
Leaf Space offers a global network of ground stations, providing seamless, cost-effective satellite communication with scalable solutions for all mission sizes.
How Leaf Space hires
Truth index
C 58/100
Ghost roles
70%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
Leaf Space scores C on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 10 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 70% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Funding and backers
Total raised
$21.6M
3 rounds on record
Latest round
$21.6M
Venture round · Jul 2023 · 3 yr ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
10
+1 posted in 30 days
Grants
$1.5M
2 grants · CORDIS
Backers
3
Primo Capital, CDP Venture Capital
The money's age
Long since its last round
39 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
19/100
hiring for its size, in the news
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Sep 18
Won a customer Leaf Space selected by ESA as consortium partner to connect European satellites to the Low-LEO layer of the sovereign IRIS² constellation · leaf.space
Sep 24, 2024
Won a customer Leaf Space Secures Contract with Maritime Launch Services to Install New Ground Station at Spaceport Nova Scotia · businesswire.com
Jul 26, 2023
Raised a round Venture round $21.6M
Apr 1, 2018
Won a grant $1.4M · CORDIS
Sep 1, 2015
Won a grant $54k · CORDIS
2014
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 5%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Jul 2023 | $21.6M | — | advanced-television.com |
| Grant | Apr 2018 | $1.4M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Sep 2015 | $54k | — | CORDIS |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Leaf Space S.p.A. | its site |
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Primo Capital 
CDP Venture Capital 
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$45k
Typical range
$41k – $50k
Open positions
4
4
Jobs
Junior
25%
Middle
75%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $41k | $41k |
| Middle | 3 | $45k | $45k – $50k |
Highest paying role
Project Manager – ESA/EU/ASI Space Projects
$50k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
37/100
Slowing
Open positions
10
1 opened / 2 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
76 days
faster than 16% 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.
Hardware
40% ▲
Backend
20% ▼
Management
20% ▲
Industrial Engineering
20% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added ECSS to stack
Oct 2026
Added Jira to stack
Oct 2026
Added Confluence to stack
Oct 2026
Added Verification & Validation to stack
Oct 2026
Added STK to stack
Oct 2026
Added ANSYS to stack
Oct 2026
Added Ubuntu to stack
Oct 2026
Removed Windows from stack
Sep 2026
Added Windows to stack
Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Leaf Space over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
36
Postings analysed
11
Stack modernity
66/100
Languages
Python91%
C++36%
Rust27%
JavaScript18%
Frameworks & libraries
NumPy18%
Vue.js18%
Astropy9%
Poliastro9%
Cloud & platforms
Linux45%
GCP36%
Kubernetes27%
GitLab18%
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News
Leaf Space selected by ESA as consortium partner to connect European satellites to the Low-LEO layer of the sovereign IRIS² constellation
The European Space Agency selected a consortium led by SpaceLocker, alongside Leaf Space (Italy), Alén Space (Spain), and WiRan (Poland) to conduct the Phase A study for the strategic LYRA (LEO laYer Relay Access) project. The project aims to create a sec
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Leaf Space Expands TreeNet with Eclipse Space to Break the Ground Segment Bottleneck
Leaf Space and Eclipse Space are deepening their partnership across two fronts: integrating Leaf Space's TreeNodes into Eclipse Space's constellation platforms, and jointly developing millimeter-wave (mmW) gateways for satellite communications constellati
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Cailabs and Leaf Space explore managed optical ground services for satellite operators
Cailabs and Leaf Space have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the International Space Summit in Paris to explore end-to-end optical data delivery from satellite to end user. The companies will assess co-locating Cailabs optical ground stations
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From PSLV to SpaDeX : Leaf Space Expands Its Footprint in India
Bengaluru. 10 September 2026. Satellites may capture the imagination in orbit, but every mission needs a dependable connection back to Earth. That is precisely where Italy-headquartered Leaf Space comes in. From its global network of ground stations, the
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Leaf Space Extends its Global Network with First Ground Station in Canada's Spaceport Nova Scotia
Leaf Space, a global leader in Ground Segment-as-a-Service, today announced the completion of its first ground station in Canada, built in partnership with Maritime Launch Services Inc. (MLS) (CBOE: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) at Spaceport Nova Scotia, near Canso
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Leaf Space activates first Canadian ground station at Spaceport Nova Scotia
Italian Ground Station-as-a-Service (GSaaS) provider Leaf Space has deployed and activated its first ground station in Canada, marking a strategic expansion of its global satellite communications network. The new antenna, located at Spaceport Nova Scotia
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Leaf Space deploys ground station in Nova Scotia, Canada
Italian Ground Station-as-a-Service (GSaaS) provider Leaf Space has launched a new antenna in Canada. "Our new Canadian site, located at Spaceport Nova Scotia and built with Maritime Launch Services, strengthens our network while reinforcing a principle t
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Leaf Space activates ground station at Spaceport Nova Scotia
Leaf Space has completed its first ground station in Canada at Spaceport Nova Scotia near Canso, N.S. in partnership with Maritime Launch Services. The station handles S- and X-band signals, the radio frequencies commercial satellites commonly use for hig
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Leaf Space Completes Ground Station Install at Spaceport Nova Scotia
Leaf Space has extended its global ground-station network to Canada, completing an installation at Spaceport Nova Scotia with Maritime Launch Services. Read the full article here
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Leaf Space to Present Next-Gen GSaaS and Mesh Tech at BSX 2026
Bengaluru. As global satellite constellations grow exponentially in size and operational complexity; commercial operators face intense pressure to manage expanding fleets and high data volumes without accumulating massive infrastructure overhead. To addre
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Lomazzo
Lomazzo
Italy
HQ
9 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 78% engineering 11% remote 50-200 est. staff $45k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Backend, Security
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