Pale Blue
pale-blue.co.jp
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Satellite Manufacturing
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Total raised
$7.5M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
Series B
Jun 2024 · 2 yr ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
11
+11 posted in 30 days
Backers
1
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The money's age
Long since its last round
28 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
55/100
hiring for its size, in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Aug 12, 2025
Partnership Pale Blue teams up with Mitsubishi Electric to advance water propulsion · spacenews.com
Jun 7, 2024
Raised a round Series B
Oct 9, 2023
Raised a round Venture round $7.5M
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | Jun 2024 | — | — | satnews.com |
| Venture round | Oct 2023 | $7.5M | — | spacenews.com |
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Overview
Pale Blue develops and manufactures propulsion systems for satellites, focusing on water‑based electric propulsion and related thrusters for small and medium spacecraft. The company has conducted multiple in-orbit demonstrations of its water‑based propulsion systems to validate performance and reliability for satellite operators. Pale Blue supplies propulsion units to satellite manufacturers worldwide and is expanding its research, manufacturing and production capabilities to meet customer demands for quality, cost and delivery timelines.
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MEXT and JST Officials Visit Pale Blue Headquarters
On July 22, 2026, a delegation from National Research a
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Pale Blue Passes Stage-Gate Review for SBIR 3 Project Phase 2
CHIBA, Japan (Jul 10) - Pale Blue has been approved by
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Pale Blue、SBIR3の事業フェーズ2におけるステージゲート審査を通過
株式会社Pale Blue本社：千葉県柏市、代表取締役：浅川純、以下当社が取り組む「文部科学省 中小企業イ
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Water Hall-effect Thruster
Pale Blue Water Hall-effect thruster offers ideal balance of thrust and isp performances. It is a fully integrated system that incorporates thruster head...
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NASAの最先端小型宇宙機技術レポートにPale Blueの推進機が掲載されました
株式会社Pale Blue (以下、当社) は、米国航空宇宙局NASAが2026年5月に発行した「Stat
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Pale Blue Featured in NASA's State-of-the-Art Small Spacecraft Technology Report 2026
CHIBA, Japan (May 29) - Pale Blue is pleased to announc
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Pale Blue over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
1
Postings analysed
1
Stack modernity
64/100
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Hiring Momentum
73/100
Growing
Open positions
11
12 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
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
50% ▲
Hardware
17% ▲
Backend
8% ▲
HR
8% ▲
Management
8% ▲
Sales
8% ▲
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+6 in 30 days)
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
2
Countries
1
Busiest office
Kashiwa
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Kashiwa
Japan
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10 open roles 10 posted in 90 days 30% engineering 50-200 est. staff $457k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Backend
Tsukuba
Japan
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
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In office • Kashiwa
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