Astroscale, that helps remove space debris, secures $35m Series B from Japan's INCJ & Jafco

Astroscale, that helps remove space debris, secures $35m Series B from Japan's INCJ & Jafco

Visual of Astroscale homepage.March 2016

Astroscale, a startup that develops satellites to remove space debris from Earth’s orbit, has closed a $35 million Series B investment from  from Japanese government-backed investment fund Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) and Jafco.

With its headquarters in Singapore and a manufacturing facility in Tokyo, the company hopes to become a leading provider of scalable space-to-space solutions.

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