Seattle Startup Kapta Space Secures $5M to Advance Space-Based Radar Technology

The company aims to revolutionize satellite imaging and target tracking with electronically steerable metasurface antennas.

Kapta Space, founded in 2023, raised $5 million in seed funding led by MetaVC Partners, with additional investments from Entrada Ventures and Blue Collective.
The startup is developing low-cost, electronically steerable radar antennas using metasurface technology for defense and commercial applications.
Kapta's radar systems aim to address challenges like Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI) and provide persistent, high-resolution geospatial imagery from orbit.
The company secured a $1.8 million Department of Defense grant in 2023 and is working on a DARPA-backed project to develop spaceborne radar systems.
Kapta plans to conduct in-orbit demonstrations of its technology, including satellite constellations capable of transferring tracking custody between units.