Los Angeles-based startup K2 Space raised $50 million in new funding as the company works to build monster satellites to match the massive rockets that are coming to market.
The company's latest fundraiser was led by tech investor Brad Gerstner's Altimeter Capital and joined by Alpine Space Ventures, adding to the $8.5 million in seed funding it raised from investors including First Round Capital and Republic Capital.
K2 declined to specify its valuation after the most recent round.
"This round is effectively built for the demand that we're seeing for launching constellations of the Mega class satellites," Karan Kunjur told CNBC.
K2's Mega class satellite bus — the physical structure of a spacecraft that provides power, movement and more — is sized to fit in "heavy" and "super heavy" rockets.
Persons:
Karan Kunjur, Neel Kunjur, Brad, Glenn
Organizations:
K2, Alpine Space Ventures, First, Capital, Republic Capital, CNBC
Locations:
Los Angeles