Provider of water-based propulsion systems for spacecraft. It designs and develops water resist jet thrusters, water ion thrusters, vacuum chambers, and thrust stands. These thrusters use electron cyclotron resonance to develop water plasma that acts like a thruster. Founded in 2020, headquartered in Kashiwa, Japan. The company has raised $33.2M in funding at the series c stage. The team comprises 24 (Jun 30, 2026) employees. Pale Blue operates in the Aerospace, Space Tech sectors. The company focuses on Water based. Notable investors include Astart, KURONEKO, The Gogin Capital, Sumisho Venture Partners, Joyo Capital Partners, Chibagin Capital, among others. The company has a team of 24 employees.
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Pale Blue
Series CProvider of water-based propulsion systems for spacecraft. It designs and develops water resist jet thrusters, water ion thrusters, vacuum chambers, and thrust stands. These thrusters use electron cyclotron resonance to develop water plasma that acts like a thruster. Founded in 2020, headquartered in Kashiwa, Japan. The company has raised $33.2M in funding at the series c stage. The team comprises 24 (Jun 30, 2026)…
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Space Tech > Support Engineering > Satellite Components > Propulsion Systems > Water based
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AstartKURONEKOThe Gogin CapitalSumisho Venture PartnersJoyo Capital PartnersChibagin CapitalGlobal BrainITOCHU Technology VenturesIncubate FundMitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture CapitalSPARX Innovation for FutureYamato TransportNEDOMitsubishi ElectricNissay Capital
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