The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies ispace: 1 model, 2 deployments across 1 region, $294.2M raised. 1 source back the record.
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Regional ecosystem
ispace is one of 176 verified robotics companies in Japan →
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundOther post-money
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Stock listing
Missions
Financial stage
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →ispace on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2025. Explore where ispace's robots are operating, by place and type.
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Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about ispace, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
What is ispace HAKUTO-R?
What is autonomous space systems?
Current leadership (1)
- Takeshi Hakamada Founder and CEOsince 2010-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Takeshi Hakamadasolefounded 2010-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for ispace.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- ispace2 deployments
Recent coverage
ispace in third-party press
Peers
56 peers across 1 segment. Every ispace competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
space(56)
36 companies in this segment · low_concentration (HHI 1188.742650389188) · leader K2 Space at 2172%
- Airbusdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Astrobotic Technologydirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Astroscaledirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Boeingdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- China Manned Space Agencydirect competitor(inferred)strong
- China National Space Administrationdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Financial state
- Total funding
- $294.2M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (4)
ispace’s 4 disclosed rounds, $294M in total, oldest to newest.
- Other2025-10-01
$130M(reported) · $650M post
Investors: Takasago Thermal Engineering (follow), Kurita Water Industries (follow), Development Bank of Japan (follow), JCI Venture Growth Investments (follow)
- Series C2021-06-01
$46M · $460M post
Investors: Incubate Fund (lead), Airbus Ventures
- Series B2020-08-20
$28M · $224M post
Investors: Incubate Fund (lead)
- Series A2017-12-12
$90M(reported) · $541M post
Investors: Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) (lead), KDDI Corporation, Japan Airlines (JAL)
Timeline
Every recorded move in ispace’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundOther funding round
2025-10-01Other raising $130000000
Funding roundSeries C funding round
2021-06-01Series C raising $46000000
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2020-08-20Series B raising $28000000
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2017-12-12Series A raising $90200000
Key hireTakeshi Hakamada joins as Founder and CEO
2010-01-01Takeshi Hakamada appointed Founder and CEO (current)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 1 landing attempt
- Record createdJun 5, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 5, 2025
HAKUTO-R Lander at The Moon
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedApr 25, 2023
HAKUTO-R Lander at The Moon
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for ispace.Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- AstroForge3 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- Blackswan Space3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning ispace from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
ispace and ALTEC Partner for New Lunar Testing
ispace-Europe and Aerospace Logistics Technology Engineering Company (ALTEC) are set to collaborate on lunar rover testing, mission simulations, and operations training in a new…
ispace-EUROPE and ALTEC Partner for Lunar Rover Testing and Mission Simulations
On October 12, 2026, Luxembourg-based ispace-EUROPE S.A. and Italian space engineering firm ALTEC S.p.A. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on lunar rover…
ispace-EUROPE and ALTEC Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Collaborate on Lunar Rover Testing
Luxembourg / Turin, 12 October – ispace-EUROPE S.A. (“ispace-EUROPE”), the Luxembourg-based European entity of ispace, inc. (“ispace”), and ALTEC – Aerospace Logistics Technology…
ispace and ArianeGroup Sign Agreement for Strategic Collaboration to Advance Lunar Spacecraft Development
MOU establishes framework for cooperation on ULTRA lunar lander propulsion and AIT services, and explores expanded collaboration for future lunar spacecraft and missions…
ispace, Leonardo and Telespazio Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Collaborate on Lunar Exploration
Luxembourg / Tokyo / Rome, 6th October 2026 – ispace-EUROPE S.A. (“ispace-EUROPE”) and ispace, inc. (collectively “ispace” – a leading global lunar exploration company), have…
Argo Space and ispace-U.S. Head to the Moon with Finalized Contract for Lunar Satellite Delivery “Mission 2.5”
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. / DENVER—September 17, 2026— ispace technologies U.S. (ispace-U.S.), a subsidiary of ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company,…
ispace Secures Approximately $19 Million in Bank Financing from Shizuoka Bank
TOKYO—September 9, 2026—ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, announced today that a resolution has been made by its Board of Directors to…
ESA and ispace-EUROPE Mark Official Signing of Europe’s First Lunar Polar Ice Exploration Rover Mission
Copenhagen, Denmark / Luxembourg, 2 September 2026 – The European Space Agency (“ESA”) and ispace-EUROPE S.A. (“ispace-EUROPE”), the Luxembourg-based European entity of ispace,…
Lynk and Omnispace Completer Merger – Announce Elveo Mobile
The era of Elveo Mobile has arrived. This is the new combined company of Lynk and Omnispace after the two companies announced the completion of their merger. Elveo Mobile aims […]…
Lynk and Omnispace form Elveo Mobile to advance D2D services
Lynk Global has completed its merger with Omnispace and rebranded as Elveo Mobile, adding globally coordinated S-band spectrum to expand direct-to-device satellite services beyond…
ispace Receives Grant for Japan’s Space Strategy Fund Project “High-Precision Landing Technology in the Lunar Poles Region”
TOKYO—August 7, 2026—ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, today announced that it has been awarded a grant for its “High-Precision Landing…
ispace Announces Q1 Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2027
With expanding business opportunities in lunar infrastructure development, ispace is working to secure contracts for its next lunar mission and advance the development of its…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/ispace.md
- RSS feed: /companies/ispace/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/1d07c554-a0d6-422c-8834-6c756afc49e0
- Revision history: /companies/ispace/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- AstroForge3 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- Blackswan Space3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3 models
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
ispace draws attention at the 47th percentile but verifies reality at the 32nd percentile among space robots. Hype Gap +15.4, 17th widest among space robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $294M raised. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 19, 2026