🚀 Sidus Acquires Exo-Space

🚀 Sidus Acquires Exo-Space

August 25, 2023

The Space Scoop

Week Ended 08.25.2023

Happy Friday! It was a generally quiet week on the news front unless you were an investor in Exo-Space, which was acquired, or Momentus, which underwent an inevitable reverse stock split. Lets dive in.

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1) Exo-Space has been acquired by Sidus Space ($SIDU) for an undisclosed amount.

  • On Tuesday morning, the Nasdaq-traded Space Data-as-a-Service (SDaaS) satellite company announced the purchase of on-orbit edge computing solution startup Exo-Space.

  • Pursuant to the terms of the acquisition agreement, Sidus has acquired Exo-Space's assets in a combination of cash, stock options, and performance bonus incentives.

  • “This acquisition expands our talent, technology, and total addressable market. Along with sales contracts and existing AI technology, the transaction includes the acquisition of Exo-Space’s collective experience in AI and machine learning” said Carol Craig, Founder & CEO of Sidus.

  • While terms of the deal were undisclosed, CEO of SpacedVentures Aaron Burnett notes that "the internal rate of return (IRR) on the deal for investors was as high as +38%." He continued "The acquisition by Sidus is huge win for retail investors, who saw the importance of AI in space before most venture firms did."

  • Exo-Space raised ~$208k from 240 investors between June 2021 and April 2022 via a convertible note at a $7.5M valuation.

In Other News

Axiom Space Raises $350M Series C (Company)

The space infrastructure provider's round of growth capital was led by Aljazira Capital and Boryung Co., with participation from other deep-tech VC funds and strategic brand partners. Axiom has now raised $505M+ from investors and is only second to SpaceX in terms of capital raised by a private space company.

HEO Raises $8M Series A

The Australia-based startup specializes in non-Earth imagery where they do not have own and operate their own satellite constellation. The startup uses space-based sensors to inspect and image objects in orbit. The round was led by Airtree Ventures, with participation from Salus VC, Y Combinator, In-Q-Tel, David Harding and Steve Baxter.

Thrive Capital Acquires Hypergiant Industries

The private equity firm has acquired the Austin-based software provider building an AI-powered decision-making product related to defense, space, and critical infrastructure industries. Thrive acquired Hypergiant to build out partnerships with its other portfolio companies. The terms of the transaction were undisclosed.

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Earnings Calendar

• $PL: Sept 7 - After Market Close

*Company confirmed dates only.