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§ Private Profile · Hiroo, Hokkaido, Japan
Space transportation company developing and launching rockets for small satellites, focused on affordable space access.
Interstellar Technologies, headquartered in Taiki, Hokkaido, Japan, develops and launches rockets for small satellites under 100 kg, focusing on affordable space transportation and empowering society through space infrastructure. The company achieved the first Japanese private suborbital rocket flight with its MOMO vehicle in 2019 and is actively advancing orbital launch capabilities, vertically integrating launch and satellite services for markets including space exploration and satellite deployment. With 177 employees, Interstellar Technologies has reported $45.4 million in revenue and secured $65 million in total funding to date, notably receiving a $44 million investment from Woven by Toyota in January 2025. Its leadership includes CEO Takahiro Inagawa, Director Takafumi Horie, COO Keiji Atsuta, and President Satoshi Nakayama. The organization was established in January 2013, building upon a 2003 predecessor founded by Takafumi Horie.
Interstellar Technologies has raised $257.4M across 4 funding rounds.
Interstellar Technologies has raised $257.4M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Interstellar Technologies has raised $257.4M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Interstellar Technologies's investors include Woven by Toyota, Tadashi Kito, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Akio Toyoda, Hokkaido 21st Century Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, NES Investment, NTT Docomo, Hiroyuki Ono, The Seibu Shinkin Capital.
Interstellar Technologies has raised $257.4M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $127.0M Debt / Series F in January 2026.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2026 | $127M Debt Financing | Woven BY Toyota | — | Announced |
| Aug 18, 2025 | $61.8M Debt Financing | — | Tadashi Kito, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | Announced |
| Jan 6, 2025 | $47.1M Venture Round | Akio Toyoda | — | Announced |
| Aug 6, 2024 | $21.6M Series E | — | Hokkaido 21st Century Research Institute, National Institute OF Information And Communications Technology, NES Investment, NTT Docomo, Hiroyuki ONO, The Seibu Shinkin Capital | Announced |