Marble Imaging has raised €5.3 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round, powering its mission to become Europe’s leading source of very high-resolution Earth Observation data and insights. 

• Under the leadership of High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Marble has successfully closed its oversubscribed €5.3 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. 
• This marks another major milestone for the company founded in August 2023, following more than €10 million in non-dilutive funding and the signing of Marble’s first anchor contract with ESA valued at €3 million. 

“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”, says 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”, says 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. 

The demand for strong and innovative sovereign solutions from Europe now runs through nearly all major institutions. Nowhere is this more evident than in the fields of security and climate tech, where the need for timely, very high-resolution Earth Observation data and advanced AI-powered analytics has become immense. 

The company led by Co-founders Robert Hook, Dr. Gopika Suresh, and Alexander Epp has reached another key milestone with the successful closing of the round, attracting not only prominent business angels and institutional investors but also generating strong enthusiasm among leading venture capital firms. 

Earlier, the Marble team had already gained attention by securing more than €10 million in non-dilutive funding for the development and launch of its first satellite – financing obtained through the DLR Small Satellite Payload Competition and ESA InCubed. The company further validated the strong demand for high-quality European data and analytics with its first €3 million anchor contract under ESA’s Copernicus Contributing Missions program. 

Due to being oversubscribed, not all investors could participate in this round but to accelerate the build-out of the constellation, Marble is preparing a Series A – offering a new opportunity to become part of the company’s growing success story. 

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About Marble Imaging
Marble Imaging is a big-data EO company founded in August 2023 in Bremen, Germany, building its constellation of VHR satellites to provide up to hourly EO data and analytics for time critical insights of our planet. The data and derived EO-based analytics will be vital in supporting rapid decision-making with regard to defence, climate security, crises & disaster management, green and sustainable energy transitions, infrastructure and mobility and much more. Marble already offers advanced data analysis services, including object detection for situational intelligence, terrain analytics and trafficability assessment, coastal asset monitoring and land cover classification. 

Press contact: 
Alexander Epp
alex@marble-imaging.de 

For more information, please visit https://www.marble-imaging.de 

About HTGF – High-Tech Gründerfonds 
HTGF is one of the leading and most active early-stage investors in Germany and Europe, financing startups in the fields of Deep Tech, Industrial Tech, Climate Tech, Digital Tech, Life Sciences and Chemistry. With its experienced investment team, HTGF supports startups in all phases of their development into international market leaders. HTGF invests in pre-seed and seed phases and can participate significantly in later-stage financing rounds.  Since  its inception in  2005,  HTGF  has  financed around  800  startups and achieved 200 successful exits. HTGF has a fund volume of over 2 billion euros. Fund investors in the public-private partnership include the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, KfW Capital as well as 45 companies and family offices. 

For more information, please visit HTGF.de or follow us on LinkedIn. 

About BAB Beteiligungs- und Managementgesellschaft Bremen mbH (BBM) 
In order to promote the innovative strength of the Bremen economy, the Senator for Economics, Ports and Transformation has set up the “EFRE Beteiligungsfonds Bremen II” and commissioned BAB Beteiligungs- und Managementgesellschaft Bremen mbH (BBM) to manage it. The funding is granted in the form of open investments and additional subordinated loans. These include up to 40% funds from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). BBM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bremer Aufbau-Bank GmbH (BAB). BAB – the promotional bank for Bremen and Bremerhaven – in turn supports the State of Bremen in matters of regional development, as well as structural and economic policy, and supports companies through all stages of their development. In partnership with local banks and Sparkassen, BAB focuses on all economic activities that are in the interest of the federal state of Bremen. 

For more information, please visit www.bab-bremen.de 

About Lightfield Equity GmbH & Co. KG 
Lightfield Equity GmbH & Co. KG is an entrepreneurial-led family office investing its own capital in innovative startups. Lightfield backs ambitious founders with patient, hands-on capital to turn strong technologies and business models into resilient, scalable companies. With a clear, disciplined investment approach and a long-term mindset, Lightfield focuses on real value creation. 

About Oslo Venture Company 
Oslo Venture Company partners with ambitious founders to build and back early stage ventures, combining hands-on strategic support with access to capital. We are entrepreneurs at heart, and our team brings experience in strategy, design, and technology to help founders increase value from day one. Through our curated network of angel investors, we also enable investments into high-potential startups, reflecting our commitment to backing teams and technologies that push industries forward. 

For more information, please visit https://osloventurecompany.com 

About nwk | nwu Beteiligungsgesellschaften der Sparkasse Bremen 
nwk | nwu are two investment companies wholly owned by the Sparkasse Bremen Group. Since 25 years, we have been acquiring minority stakes in companies in Northern Germany and across the country, without a specific industry focus. Currently, nwk | nwu’s portfolio comprises 26 companies. We provide equity capital without time limits, as well as mezzanine capital or a combination thereof, to medium-sized businesses, without any strategic interests. 

For more information, please visit https://www.nwk-nwu.de/ 

About Sentris Capital 
Sentris Capital is an investment firm focused on single- and dual-use technologies in resilience, defence, and aerospace. With a team joint portfolio of more than 20 investments, we actively source and evaluate VC and PE opportunities across these sectors on a pan-European scale. 

For more information, please visit https://www.sentriscapital.com/ 

About Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund 
Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund is Germany’s first gender-focused venture capital fund, investing in the next generation of female-(co-)founded companies driving systemic change. With €45 million in assets under management and 35 investments to date, Auxxo backs Europe’s most promising female-led startups at pre-seed and seed stage – combining alpha and impact to back tomorrow‘s category leaders. Auxxo drives equitable participation of women as founders and investors in venture capital – powered by network, experience, and wholeheartedness. 

For more information visit, please visit https://auxxo.de/ 

About SpaceFounders 
SpaceFounders is an acceleration program – a partnership between the French Space Agency (CNES), the Italian Space Agency (ASI), and Bundeswehr University Munich and a platform to connect private and public sector pioneers shaping the future of space. As an investment activity, SpaceFounders is the venture arm of the French Space Agency (CNES). 

For more information visit, please visit https://spacefounders.eu/