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EMXYS
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.
SectorsSpace Technology, Aerospace, Satellite Systems, Optical Communications, Deeptech
Start-up MapDeeptech & Hardware › Space technology & satellite systems
Founders
F
Francisco García-de-Quirós
Co-founder & CTO
J
José Antonio Carrasco
Co-founder & CEO
Global models 5
IICEYE
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
LLoft Orbital
United States · www.loftorbital.com ↗
Provides satellite bus/platform infrastructure that hosts third-party payloads, mirroring EMXYS's nanosatellite platform business.
$330MComparable
SSpire 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
DD-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
TTerran 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
In the same niche 16 others
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Investors 2
Open as list →Funding rounds 1
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-04 | Series A | €2M |
Mundi Ventures
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News 2
Open as list →| Published | Article |
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| 2026-08-03 |
Julio consolida un verano récord en inversión: 672,85M€ en 38 operaciones ↗
El Referente
2026-08-03 |
| 2026-07-24 |
EMXYS recibe 6,4 millones para liderar una misión española sobre el asteroide Apophis ↗
El Referente
2026-07-24 |







