ICEYE, Alta Ares, Skyfora — space sovereignty, air defence and weather AI — Daily News June 9, 2026
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ICEYE raises a €450M Series F to scale sovereign satellite intelligence, Alta Ares closes a €50M Series A for AI-powered air defence systems, while Skyfora raises €6.5M to turn telecom networks into a global atmospheric sensing platform.
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ICEYE
Finnish SAR radar satellite company founded in 2014 and a private unicorn: the Series F announced in 2026 valued it above €10 billion, with full closing not verified.
Alta Ares
French defence tech startup developing air defence systems and AI software to intercept drones, missiles and hostile aircraft.
Skyfora
Finnish startup using mobile infrastructure and GNSS signals to generate high-density atmospheric data for weather models and climate intelligence.