Mantis Space
Optics & Photonic Components · Lasers & Laser Systems
$10Mlatest round · Seed · Mar 2026 · 8 mo ago
1backers · FUSE
200+team · employees, estimated range
44stories in the press
Overview
Delivering Energy in Orbit. Mantis builds the energy transmission technology to underpin the future of power delivery on orbit from optical assemblies, laser systems and ultra-efficient high power components.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$10M
1 round on record
Latest round
$10M
Seed · Mar 2026 · 8 mo ago
Team
201-500
employees, estimated range
Backers
1
FUSE
The money's age
Fresh money
8 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
35/100
in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
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Aug 12
New executive Mantis Space Names Former Boeing Technical Fellow Dale Parkes as Chief Technology Officer · morningstar.com
Apr 27
Partnership Mantis Space Partners with Atomic-6 to Power and Cool Next-Generation Orbital Energy Platform · morningstar.com
Mar 12
Raised a round Seed $10M · PRNewswire
Jul 2025
Website went live first capture in the Wayback Machine
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Mar 2026 | $10M | — | PRNewswire |
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Financials
Total raised
$10M
Latest round
Seed
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 2026 | $10M | Details |
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News
Mantis Space Appoints Ex-Boeing Exec as CTO
Mantis Space has appointed ex-Boeing exec Dale Parkes as its new CTO. His appointment comes as the company is building its constellation of spacecraft to
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Mantis Space Names Former Boeing Technical Fellow Dale Parkes as Chief Technology Officer
/PRNewswire/ -- Mantis Space, a space and advanced energy startup, today announced the appointment of Dale Parkes as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Parkes...
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Press Hits 6426 Building Infrastructure For A Trillion Dollar Frontier Featured in Forbes: Alison Coleman explores Mantis Space's vision for the infrastructure of tomorrow's space economy. Read more
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Mantis Space teams with Atomic-6 to bring power to orbit
Mantis Space has partnered with Atomic-6, which will provide solar power and thermal management systems for its proposed orbital energy infrastructure, according to a...
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Mantis Space Partners with Atomic-6 to Power and Cool Next-Generation Orbital Energy Platform
Mantis Space, the venture-backed startup building the future of space energy infrastructure, announced today a preferred vendor partnership with Atomic-6, the Georgia-based manufacturer of the Light Wing solar array and the Hot Wing radiator redeployable
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Mantis Space Partners with Atomic-6 to Power and Cool Next-Generation Orbital Energy Platform
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