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Space funding
£13m of satellite money: 16 projects, awards from £199,000 to £2.1m
The UK Space Agency has split £13 million between 16 satellite communications projects, from broadband on a ScotRail service to crop sensors. The awards run from £199,000 to £2.1 million, and they are handed out through a European programme.
№ 93 · 18 August 2026
Startup news
Essex robotics spin-out raises £1m from three funding sources
Versatile RobotX has assembled just over £1 million from a private fund, Innovate UK and Defra. The package, not the amount, is the story for hardware founders.
№ 91 · 18 August 2026
Startup news
$350m vertical farming pioneer runs out of money
One of indoor farming's best-funded companies could not raise again. The economics of growing lettuce under lights did the rest.
№ 62 · 12 August 2026