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Kapta Space

Seattle, WA · Founded 2022

Kapta Space, incorporated as Kapta Space Corp., builds electronically steered radar payloads for satellites, designed to track moving targets from orbit. Its metamaterial antenna design aims to cost less and draw less power than conventional active electronically scanned arrays.

Profile

What it builds and who buys it

  • ·In 2023 Kapta won a Small Business Innovation Research contract of nearly $1.8 million from DARPA to develop an electronically steered antenna for spaceborne radar.SpaceNews, Feb 21, 2025
  • ·The company holds the security clearances to execute classified defense contracts.SpaceNews, Feb 21, 2025
  • ·The Series A funds production of its MTI radar payloads for classified MTI missions secured in 2026.Payload, Oct 9, 2026
  • ·Chief executive Milton Perque told Payload that flight heritage will come in the next 24 to 36 months.Payload, Oct 9, 2026
  • ·The company expects the payload to track missiles in their mid-course phase. A scaled-down version could offer synthetic aperture radar imaging.Payload, Oct 9, 2026
  • ·Perque told Business Insider in 2025 that Kapta was working with one of the prime defense contractors on a radar mission.Business Insider, Feb 21, 2025
  • ·For commercial customers it plans interferometric radar data for millimeter-scale change detection in mining, energy and transportation.Kapta Space

Founders and leadership

  • Milton PerqueFounder and chief executive

    Worked on multi-function radar systems for over 25 years, most recently at the radar maker Echodyne.Business Insider, Feb 21, 2025

  • Adam BilyCo-founder and chief technology officer

    Met Perque at Echodyne, then worked at Apple and at Astranis, where he led the antenna team.Business Insider, Feb 21, 2025

Funding

Last valuation

No citable valuation

Last round or tender

$24Mraised

Series APayload, Oct 9, 2026

Led by Washington Harbour Partners and Bison Ventures, with MetaVC Partners, MYDA Advisors, Entrada Ventures, Aurelia Foundry and Fitz Gate Ventures. The company said it brought total financing to $30 million. No valuation was stated.

Latest revenue figure

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Post-money valuation by round

Fewer than two dated figures on file to plot; the table carries what there is.

DateRoundRaisedPost-money
Oct 9, 2026Series ALed by Washington Harbour Partners and Bison Ventures, with MetaVC Partners, MYDA Advisors, Entrada Ventures, Aurelia Foundry and Fitz Gate Ventures. The company said it brought total financing to $30 million. No valuation was stated.$24M—
Feb 21, 2025SeedLed by MetaVC Partners, with Entrada Ventures and Blue Collective. The Form D for an equity offering begun December 31, 2024 records $4.88 million sold to 10 investors of $5.0 million offered. No valuation was stated.$5M—
Jun 15, 2023Pre-seedDebt securities. The Form D records $500,000 sold to 3 investors of $650,000 offered, from June 15, 2023. Business Insider reported a $500,000 pre-seed in 2023 from MetaVC and other venture firms.$1M—

Primary capital across the rounds on file: $29.5M

Revenue

No citable revenue figure on file.

Secondary venues

  • Caplightpublic page seen Oct 15, 2026

    No price on the public page.

    Listed under the slug kaptaspace; Caplight’s page at /company/kapta describes an unrelated account-management software company. No public MarketPrice. Historical pricing is behind a login.

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Reads

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Sources

Researched Oct 15, 2026