Company · Deeptech & Hardware

EMXYS

emxys.com ↗ ·Elche ·Seed

EMXYS (Embedded Instruments and Systems S.L.) is a Spanish space-tech company that designs, develops, and manufactures high-performance electronic systems for space, including nanosatellite platforms (its ODALISS platform with optical inter-satellite/ground communications), spacecraft instrumentation, power and RF subsystems, and contactless angular sensors. Founded in 2006 out of the Parque Científico UMH science park in Elche, it has a spaceflight heritage dating back to that year, holds AS/EN/JISQ9100 aerospace quality certification, and has worked with ESA, NASA, and JAXA on missions including an ESA asteroid-lander study.

Founded

2006

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SectorsSpace Technology, Aerospace, Satellite Systems, Optical Communications, Deeptech Start-up MapDeeptech & Hardware › Space technology & satellite systems

Profile updated 29 Jul 2026

Founders

Francisco García-de-Quirós

Co-founder & CTO

José Antonio Carrasco

Co-founder & CEO

Global models 5

ICEYE

Finland · www.iceye.com ↗

Builds and operates its own satellite platforms/constellations with proprietary payload technology, the closest large-scale comparable to EMXYS's satellite-platform-plus-payload model.

$1.25BComparable

Loft Orbital

United States · www.loftorbital.com ↗

Provides satellite bus/platform infrastructure that hosts third-party payloads, mirroring EMXYS's nanosatellite platform business.

$330MComparable

Spire Global

United States · spire.com ↗

Designs and manufactures small satellite platforms with onboard payloads/instrumentation for data services, similar to EMXYS's smallsat platform focus.

$220M+Comparable

D-Orbit

Italy · www.dorbit.space ↗

European smallsat infrastructure and in-orbit servicing company building satellite platforms and payload hosting solutions, a close regional and technical analogue.

$223MComparable

Terran Orbital

United States · terranorbital.com ↗

Manufactures small satellite buses and platforms for government and commercial customers, the same core nanosatellite-platform manufacturing model as EMXYS.

$144MComparable

Investors 2

Funding rounds 1

Series A · €2M

Emxys, a spin-off of Miguel Hernández University in Elche, raised €2M led by Mundi Ventures, with CDTI co-investing through Innvierte. The m…

2020-11-04

News & media 2

Published	Article
2026-08-03	Julio consolida un verano récord en inversión: 672,85M€ en 38 operaciones ↗ El Referente
2026-07-24	EMXYS recibe 6,4 millones para liderar una misión española sobre el asteroide Apophis ↗ El Referente