Shimizu, Mori Trust and Fuyo General Lease have contributed to a $79.7m series A round that increased the Japan-based small SAR satellite developer’s total funding to about $100m.
Synspective, a Japan-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite developer, has raised ¥8.67bn ($79.7m) in a series A round featuring general contractor Shimizu and property developer Mori Trust.
IT equipment and real estate leasing company Fuyo General Lease also participated in the round, as did financial services firms Mizuho Financial Group, SBI and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation.
The corporates were joined by Jafco, aStart and Abies Ventures, as well as University of Tokyo’s UTokyo Innovation Platform (UTokyo IPC), Keio…
