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Ryohei Kobayashi

Japanese aerospace engineer and co-founder/CEO of ElevationSpace, developing in-space manufacturing, orbital laboratory, and satellite reentry return platforms. Co-founded ElevationSpace in 2021 with Toshinori Kuwahara in Sendai, Japan. Forbes Asia 30 Under 30. The company raised a $40M Series B (total $63.5M) and is developing the ELS-R reentry platform in collaboration with JAXA and Tohoku University.

Japanese · 1 current role · 1 founding

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    Japanese startup developing commercial satellite reentry vehicles for microgravity research and cargo return.

    Series B · $40M1 model

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  1. https://payloadspace.com/elevationspace-closes-40m-series-b/
  2. https://dentsu-ho.com/en/articles/9608
  3. https://www.ispace-inc.com/2025/09/25/ispace-and-elevationspace-sign-agreement-to-undertake-japans-first-private-lunar-sample-return-mission/

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