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Partially reusable MIURA launchers for small-satellite access to space

Elx, SpainFounded 2011Space

Valuation $1–2.5B Last recorded · 2026

Headcount 500–1k Current team size

Total funding $500M–1B Disclosed equity funding

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About PLD Space

PLD Space is a Spanish launch company developing partially reusable rockets for small-satellite orbital and suborbital access. Founded in 2011 in Elche by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú, it flew MIURA 1 in October 2023—the first private European company to launch a rocket—and is commercialising MIURA 5, a two-stage vehicle targeting up to about 1,000 kg to LEO from French Guiana, with proprietary engines and manufacturing and test sites in Spain and Guiana. In August 2026 ESA awarded PLD Space a €158.9 million European Launcher Challenge contract to scale MIURA 5 cadence, performance and reusability toward MIURA Next; separately in September 2026 it extended Series C by about €108 million ($125 million) led by Mitsubishi Electric with COFIDES, Endeavor Catalyst and Spain Oman Private Equity Fund (MCH), taking Series C to roughly €288 million and total equity raised near €488 million. Sources: ESA / Euronews, 27 Aug 2026; Reuters / Aviation Week, Sep 2026; Tech.eu August deals roundup.

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At a glance

Status: Operational
Founded: 2011
Headquarters: Elx, Spain
Employees: 467
Open positions: 30
Dealroom signal: 94.0/100
Sector: Space, Aerospace, Aviation and Aerospace, Space Tech, Rumoured $1B, Launch Vehicles, Space Transportation, ESA, ESA SME, Space Upstream, Space DT
Technology: Hardware, Deep Tech
Business model: Manufacturing
Client focus: b2b
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Funding history

10 recorded events

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Deal type	Date	Amount	Valuation	Investors	Source
GROWTH EQUITY VCOther financing	Jun 2026	$39M	—	Undisclosed	↗
DEBTDebt	Apr 2026	$33M	—	European Investment Bank	↗

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PLD Space website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for PLD Space is 29K monthly website visits, down 23.7% over the last three months. PLD Space's team grew 16.5% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits29K 3-month web change-23.7% 1-year team growth+16.5%

Monthly website visitsOct 2019–Jul 2026

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