Orbital Paradigm — Pre-seed · €470K

Orbital Paradigm, founded in 2023 by ESA veteran Francesco Cacciatore to build reusable orbital re-entry capsules, secured €470K from investment club Akka as the first phase of a larger €2M pre-seed being co-invested with Demium Capital, Starburst and id4 Ventures (EU-Startups reported the raise as over €1.5M). Its first demonstrator capsule, KID, was slated to fly before the end of 2025, with 18 prospective customers representing €81M of interest.