The rapid expansion of satellites in Earth’s orbit is transforming communications, navigation, climate monitoring, and national security, but it is also creating an increasingly crowded and complex operating environment. Alongside the growing risk of collisions, satellite operators must now address emerging threats such as cyberattacks, radio frequency interference, signal spoofing, and other hostile activities that can disrupt critical space infrastructure. As governments and commercial operators seek more advanced technologies to safeguard space assets, Portuguese space technology company Neuraspace has secured fresh funding to strengthen its artificial intelligence driven platform for space domain awareness and space traffic management.
Neuraspace has raised €15.6 million in new financing to accelerate the development of its AI powered technologies for monitoring, protecting, and managing satellite operations.
The financing combines strategic private investment from Lince Capital, Explorer Investments, and Armilar Venture Partners with funding awarded through Portugal’s Recovery and Resilience Plan.
The investment will support the company’s continued growth while expanding Europe’s capabilities in space domain awareness and operational space security.
Building Smarter Space Traffic Management
Founded in 2020 by Chiara Manfletti, Neuraspace develops an advanced software platform that helps commercial operators, government agencies, institutional organisations, and defence customers monitor increasingly complex orbital environments.
The platform combines information from commercial and sovereign sensor networks with high precision orbit determination, artificial intelligence based risk assessment, and autonomous decision support systems.
This integrated approach enables satellite operators to detect potential hazards, evaluate threats, and make informed operational decisions more efficiently.
By delivering continuous monitoring and automated analysis, the company aims to improve the safety and resilience of satellite missions operating in congested orbital environments.
Addressing Emerging Space Threats
The rapid increase in satellites orbiting Earth has significantly expanded the operational challenges facing the global space industry.
Beyond the growing likelihood of accidental collisions, operators must also contend with sophisticated cyber threats, radio frequency interference, global navigation satellite system spoofing, signal jamming, and other emerging security risks.
Neuraspace’s artificial intelligence platform has been developed to identify both accidental and intentional threats while providing operators with rapid situational awareness and decision support.
As the boundaries between space safety and national security continue to converge, the company believes future satellite operations will require integrated solutions capable of managing both challenges simultaneously.
Expanding AI Powered Space Operations
The newly secured funding will enable Neuraspace to further strengthen its artificial intelligence capabilities while accelerating the development of increasingly autonomous mission operations.
The company also plans to expand its proprietary optical sensing infrastructure, enhancing its ability to monitor space objects and improve the accuracy of its tracking and risk assessment services.
These investments are expected to support growing demand from commercial satellite operators while expanding services for institutional and defence customers requiring advanced operational intelligence.
Supporting Government and Defence Missions
Alongside commercial applications, Neuraspace continues to develop dedicated capabilities for government and defence organisations through its dual use platform known as NeuraspaceDEF.
The solution is designed to provide enhanced operational awareness, threat assessment, and decision support for public sector customers responsible for protecting critical space assets.
As geopolitical tensions increase and space becomes an increasingly strategic operational domain, demand for sovereign space monitoring capabilities continues to grow across Europe and other global markets.
The latest investment will strengthen the company’s ability to serve these evolving security requirements.
Strengthening Europe’s Space Leadership
Space infrastructure has become essential for communications, navigation, environmental monitoring, disaster response, and national defence, making reliable space operations increasingly important for governments and businesses alike.
With fresh funding, continued investment in artificial intelligence, and expanding commercial and defence capabilities, Neuraspace is positioning itself as a key contributor to Europe’s growing space technology ecosystem.
By combining advanced analytics, autonomous decision support, and sophisticated monitoring technologies, the company aims to help satellite operators safely navigate increasingly complex orbital environments while strengthening Europe’s long term capabilities in space domain awareness and space traffic management.
