Company · Deeptech & Hardware

Arkadia Space

arkadiaspace.com ↗ ·Castellón de la Plana ·Series A

Arkadia Space is a Spanish deep-tech startup (Castellón de la Plana) founded in 2020 that designs, manufactures and commercializes green, hydrogen-peroxide-based chemical propulsion systems (monopropellant and bipropellant thrusters, tanks and custom propulsion modules) for satellites and space vehicles, aiming to replace toxic hydrazine fuels. In March 2025 it became the first European company to operate hydrogen-peroxide propulsion in orbit (aboard SpaceX's Transporter-13 mission), and has raised a €2.8M seed round (2023) plus a €14.5M EIC Accelerator package (grant + equity, announced March 2026).

Founded

2020

Founders

News

Rounds

Investors

SectorsSpace Tech, Deep Tech, Propulsion Systems, Aerospace, Green/Sustainable Technology Start-up MapDeeptech & Hardware › Space technology & satellite systems

Profile updated 30 Jul 2026

Founders

Francho García

Co-Founder & CEO

Francisco José Espinosa Más

Co-Founder & CMO

Ismael Gutiérrez

Co-Founder & CTO

Sergio Soler Valera

Co-Founder & CFO

Global models 5

Impulse Space

United States · www.impulsespace.com ↗

Builds in-space propulsion vehicles and thrusters to move satellites in orbit, the closest large-scale comparable to Arkadia's propulsion-systems model.

$225MComparable

Benchmark Space Systems

United States · www.benchmarkspacesystems.com ↗

Designs and manufactures chemical and electric in-space propulsion systems for satellites, directly comparable to Arkadia's thruster/tank business.

$73MComparable

Accion Systems

United States · accion-systems.com ↗

Develops electric propulsion thrusters for satellites, a direct component-level competitor to Arkadia's propulsion hardware model.

$71.6MComparable

Momentus

United States · momentus.space ↗

Develops in-space propulsion and orbital transfer vehicles for satellite operators, similar propulsion-as-hardware business model.

$34M (pre-SPAC VC)Comparable

ThrustMe

France · www.thrustme.fr ↗

European maker of green (iodine-based) electric propulsion systems for small satellites, the closest European green-propulsion peer to Arkadia.

$6.9MComparable

Investors 4

Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación

European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund

eic.ec.europa.eu

Investor Luxembourg

Expansion Ventures

expansion-vc.eu ↗

Investor France

Funding rounds 3

Other · €14.5M

Arkadia Space became the first Spanish space company selected by the EIC Accelerator, securing €14.5 million made up of a €2.5 million grant…

2026-03-26

Other · €360K

CDTI Innovación's Innvierte SICC committed €360,000 to Arkadia Space, co-investing alongside the fund Draper B1 III FCR PYME. Arkadia develo…

2025-04-09

Seed · €2.8M

Arkadia Space, which builds green hydrogen-peroxide chemical propulsion systems for satellites as an alternative to hydrazine, closed an ove…

2023-10-25

News & media 1

Published	Article
2026-09-10	Spain's top-funded tech companies in H1 2026 ↗ Tech.eu