- The Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation (CDTI) has approved its participation in Aistech’s Series B funding round through a co-investment of up to €22.5M via its SICC Innvierte.
- The company already has the support of Global Portfolio Investment (GPI) and Pelliga Family Office, through which it has raised €8.5M for the current funding round.
- This designation strengthens the satellite company’s positioning as a key player in the European space ecosystem.
Aistech Space, a Spanish space technology company dedicated to the detection, tracking and monitoring of temperature changes on Earth, providing space-based data, information and solutions focused on the management of resources, assets and critical infrastructure as well as areas of strategic interest, enabling analysis capabilities and decision-making processes, has been declared a strategic company by the Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation (CDTI), under the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. This designation represents a significant recognition and support for Aistech’s technology, while also fostering the company’s growth and technological development, and reinforcing its position as one of the key players in the space sector in Spain and Europe.
This institutional backing is part of the Innvierte initiative, aimed at promoting investment in high-potential innovative companies. Under this designation, CDTI has committed to co-invest up to €22.5 million alongside private investors in the Series B funding round, which is expected to close this year. The company has already secured €8.5 million, contributed by Global Portfolio Investment (€8M) and Pelliga Family Office (€0.5M).
“This recognition is a milestone that validates our vision and technological approach and strengthens the confidence of the sector and the market in our technical capabilities, vision and business model. It allows us to accelerate the deployment of our satellite constellation and consolidate our position in the global Earth observation market,” said Carles Franquesa, co-founder and CEO of Aistech Space.
Guillermo Valenzuela, co-founder and CEO, added: “This distinction from CDTI represents a fundamental endorsement that strengthens our capacity to innovate and grow. It drives us to continue leading the development of advanced space technologies that help position Spain as a benchmark in the European space sector.”
A distinctive recognition
With this designation, Aistech Space joins a select group of innovative Spanish companies that stand out in key sectors such as aerospace, defence, artificial intelligence and biotechnology.
Innvierte, the venture capital initiative managed by CDTI Innovación, has recently closed several co-investment operations aimed at companies developing advanced technologies in strategic fields such as sustainable mobility, space propulsion and artificial intelligence. The incorporation of Aistech Space into this network reinforces CDTI’s commitment to strengthening the national technological ecosystem in the aerospace sector.
About Aistech Space
Aistech Space, founded in 2015, is a leading space technology company focused on the development, manufacturing and operation of Earth observation systems to improve sustainability, safety and quality of life on the planet. Through its technology, the company contributes to protecting valuable resources by detecting and monitoring thermal changes on the Earth’s surface, generating and delivering high-resolution, high-frequency thermal imagery on demand. Aistech’s work is key to policies and actions aimed at decarbonization, climate change mitigation strategies, water management for food security, deforestation control through fire risk assessment, and the monitoring and surveillance of both critical assets and sensitive areas of strategic and geopolitical interest.
About CDTI Innovación
The Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation (CDTI E.P.E.) is a public entity under the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, whose objective is to promote technological innovation in the business sector. CDTI Innovación’s mission is to ensure that the Spanish business ecosystem generates and transforms scientific and technical knowledge into globally competitive, sustainable and inclusive growth. In 2024, במסגרת a new strategic plan, CDTI Innovación provided more than €2.3 billion in support to Spanish companies and startups.
About Innvierte
Innvierte is an initiative aimed at promoting business innovation by supporting venture capital investment in technology-based or innovative companies. This programme is implemented through the closed-end investment vehicle Innvierte Economía Sostenible SICC S.M.E., S.A., which is self-managed and supervised by the Spanish National Securities Market Commission, and of which CDTI Innovación is the sole shareholder.
To date, CDTI Innovación has committed €2.661 billion to 61 investment vehicles that have invested in more than 609 companies, and through its co-investment line it has directly committed €718 million to 190 companies.
Innvierte is part of the Spanish Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation 2021–2027, approved by the Council of Ministers in September 2020. This Strategy sets out the objectives, reforms and measures to be adopted across the entire R&D&I ecosystem to boost its growth and impact, and is one of the pillars underpinning the Government’s policy design in R&D&I for the coming years.
