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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round US National Reconnaissance Office raised.
Companies US National Reconnaissance Office acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming US National Reconnaissance Office. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Beaten Zone Venture Partners led a US$25 million Series B in HEO Robotics, which images other spacecraft, with the NRFC contributing $10 million; the piece also recalls earlier Series A and seed rounds.
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TechCrunch profile of Esper, an Australian startup preparing low-cost hyperspectral satellites, recalling its $1 million pre-seed close, grants from a foundation and the federal government, and a Techstars accelerator stint.