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Kepler Communications
SpaceToronto, ON
Satellite telecommunications company building an optical data-relay constellation that acts as Internet exchange points in orbit for space-to-space and space-to-ground connectivity.
Canadian innovation builds a brighter tomorrow.
About
Company site: kepler.spaceSatellite telecommunications company building an optical data-relay constellation that acts as Internet exchange points in orbit for space-to-space and space-to-ground connectivity.
Launched its first tranche of 10 optical relay satellites — ~300 kg each with SDA-compatible optical terminals and on-orbit GPU compute — on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in January 2026. kepler.space
With 33 satellites launched to date, operates the first commercial optical data relay constellation (as stated January 2026). kepler.space
Raised a US$92M Series C led by IA Ventures in April 2023 to complete its internet-ready optical constellation. kepler.space
Products & Services
Company site: kepler.spaceProducts Kepler Communications publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.
Kepler Connect
Optical data relay
An optical data relay constellation providing space assets with an on-demand communications link.
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On-orbit edge computing
On-orbit intelligence through high-performance edge computing.
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Hosted payload service
Leverages the active Kepler satellite network to put customer missions in orbit faster.
Learn moreDeployment & Services
Company site: kepler.spaceHow Kepler Communications says its technology can be deployed and delivered.
Assured
Reserved, guaranteed capacity at specific times in regions of interest.
Scheduled
Connectivity booked from next-available up to 30-day intervals.
High-Speed Downlink
Cost-effective large-volume data transfer from orbit.
Persistent
Continuous high-data-rate connectivity resembling terrestrial broadband.
Funding & Investors
Announced rounds only, newest first. Undisclosed amounts are shown as undisclosed.
Series C
Apr 13, 2023
US$92.0Mkepler.spaceInvestors: IA Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, Canaan Partners, Tribe Capital, BDC Capital (Industrial Innovation Venture Fund)
Series B
Jun 9, 2021
US$60.0Mkepler.spaceInvestors: Tribe Capital, Canaan Partners, IA Ventures, Costanoa Ventures
Series A
Oct 15, 2018
US$16.0Msatnews.comInvestors: Costanoa Ventures, Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures, IA Ventures
Seed
Aug 9, 2016
Undisclosedbetakit.comInvestors: IA Ventures
Total disclosed: US$168.0MLatest: Series C · Apr 13, 2023
Partnerships
Publicly announced partnerships.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems
Demonstrated bi-directional air-to-space optical communications between a GA-EMS airborne optical terminal and a Kepler SDA Tranche 0-compatible satellite in LEO (2025).
Kongsberg NanoAvionics
Named preferred European satellite bus provider for Kepler's hosted-payload optical relay missions, targeting spacecraft up to 500 kg with 2.5 Gbps optical links (2026).
Sophia Space
Agreement to deploy Sophia Space's Orbital Data Center software on NVIDIA-powered edge compute nodes aboard Kepler satellites starting Q4 2026, using Kepler's optical relay network.
Government & Grants
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
Canadian Space Agency — Space Technology Development Program ($2M on-orbit demonstration contract)
2023spaceq.caStrategic Innovation Fund ($20M investment, Aether constellation)
European Space Agency — HydRON Demonstration System Element 1, consortium prime (€36M initial phase)
2024kepler.spaceDefence Research and Development Canada — Continental Defence / Canadian Arctic connectivity demonstration contract
2025kepler.spaceCanadian Space Agency — next-generation Earth observation concept study
2025kepler.spaceEuropean Space Agency — HydRON Element 3 interoperability demonstration (€18.6M contract)
2026esa.int
People
Sourced from the company's own pages or announcements.
Mina Mitry
Co-founder & CEO
Jeffrey Osborne
Co-founder
Mark Michael
Co-founder
Wen Cheng Chong
Co-founder
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