HyImpulse Secures €45 Million to Propel Europe’s Sovereign Space…

Team S · 2025-10-17T06:30:45.000Z

HyImpulse Technologies , a German SpaceTech startup based in Neuenstadt am Kocher, has raised €45 million to advance its hybrid propulsion systems and enhance Europe's independent access to space. The funding comprises a €15 million Series A equity round led by Campus Founders Ventures , alongside €30 million in public financing from entities including Helantic , GIMIC , Global Resilience Innovation Fund (GRIF) , MBG Baden-Württemberg , Start-up BW Innovation Fonds , SBG Heilbronn Franken , Vienna Point , and BTRON . Founded in 2018 as a spin-off from the German Aerospace Center (DLR), HyImpulse is developing the SL1 orbital rocket , designed to deliver up to 600 kg to low Earth orbit. The company aims to provide flexible launch solutions, offering customers custom launch windows instead of fixed ridesharing slots, positioning itself as "Europe's flexible taxi to space." The new capital will accelerate the commercialization of HyImpulse's hybrid rocket technology and expand its production capacity, contributing to Europe's strategic autonomy in space.

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