Marble Imaging Raises €5.3 Million in Oversubscribed Seed Funding Round
Looks to Become Europe’s Leading Source of Very High-Resolution EO Data and Insights
Under the leadership of High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Marble has successfully closed its oversubscribed €5.3 million (≈$6.2 million) seed round, exceeding initial funding targets. The funding supports Marble in scaling operations, accelerating product and technological developments for its upcoming satellite constellation. The first Marble satellite is scheduled for a 2026 launch.
“With this round, we can speed up the enhancement of our capabilities to keep pace with rapidly rising demand.”
Robert Hook, Marble
This marks another major milestone for the company founded in August 2023, following more than €10 million (≈$11.6 million) in non-dilutive funding and the signing of Marble’s first anchor contract with ESA valued at €3 million (≈$3.5 million).
That Marble is perfectly aligned with the momentum of the moment is also reflected in the latest outcomes of last week’s ESA Ministerial Council 2025 in Bremen. Member states of the European Space Agency committed to a total budget of €22.1 billion (≈$25.67 billion) for the next three years – the highest funding level in ESA’s history. Particularly encouraging is Germany’s decision to increase its contribution to more than €5 billion (≈$5.8 billion) making it the largest contributor.
“Marble Imaging is addressing a critical European capability gap in the very-high resolution domain and I do not see any other company tackling it faster than Marble does. The need for independent, timely and VHR optical data will only increase in the coming years and I’m happy to support the founders building a European star for a global market,” said Koen Geurts, Senior Investment Manager at HTGF.
HTGF is one of the leading and most active early-stage investors in Germany and Europe. Its fund investors include numerous corporations and family offices, as well as the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and KfW Capital. In addition, Marble has attracted a strong group of further investors who share the mission, including BAB Beteiligungs- und Management-gesellschaft Bremen mbH (BBM), Lightfield Equity, Oslo Venture Company, nwk | nwu Beteiligungsgesellschaften der Sparkasse Bremen, Sentris Capital, Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund and SpaceFounders.
The investment will enable Marble to significantly scale its development team and accelerate completion of its intelligence, maritime, and trafficability tools – solutions that already serve early customers and are now being prepared for broad commercial rollout. It will also support the build-out of Marble’s end-to-end data-processing chain and customer data portal, ensuring a seamless experience for initial users. The funding positions Marble to finalize its rapidly growing pipeline of data customers and be fully commercial-ready at the launch of satellite number one. Additionally, it will allow Marble to expand its operational expertise and establish a dedicated operations center for its planned satellite constellation.
“We’re very happy to welcome a strong European investor consortium that will help drive the growth of our dual-use Earth Observation solutions,” said Robert Hook, Chief Executive Officer of Marble and Co-Founder. “With this round, we can speed up the enhancement of our capabilities to keep pace with rapidly rising demand.”
The first Marble satellite, which will deliver very high-resolution multispectral data, is scheduled to be launched in Q4 2026. Marble Imaging plans to gradually expand its own constellation to up to 20 satellites by the end of 2028.