Gama raises €15M seed to build satellite solar arrays
What's the deal? GamaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Paris-based spacetech company, closed €15 million in seed funding to develop solar arrays for satellites, it announced on November 12. TransitionDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Planet ADealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Draper Associates, and Manta RayDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → joined the round.
Where the money goes: The funds will build Gama's first production line for Wing, its deployable solar array, at its Ivry-sur-Seine site near Paris. The company plans to add around 60 staff to its current headcount of 30.
What's the endgame? Gama supplies full power systems — an array rotator, power management, optional energy storage, and control software — for satellites. It uses high-volume silicon solar cells instead of the specialist III-V cells most satellite makers rely on, a bet on manufacturing in-house at lower cost.
Why now? Founded in 2022, Gama launched its Gama Alpha solar-sail mission in 2023 before pivoting to solar arrays, having found solar-sail funding too hard to secure. It previously raised €2 million led by BPI, CNESDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and angel investors.
The team draws on SpaceX pedigree: chief technology officer Daniel Chapman and VP of engineering Duncan Adams both worked on Starlink hardware and production lines.
What could go wrong? Gama has one named customer so far — Eclipse SpaceDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Redmond, Washington satellite-bus maker founded by former Starlink engineers, in a deal announced in September. Its first demo unit is not due until summer 2027.
It also faces established rivals. Rocket Lab, through its SolAero subsidiary, and Redwire both already supply satellite solar arrays.
The signal: The round is a sizeable early-stage bet on a critical satellite component, amid a wider upswing in European space investment and efforts to scale domestic manufacturing. Nick de la ForgeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → of Planet A and Ari HelgasonDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → of Transition both backed Gama to scale as a power supplier for the new space economy.
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