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Orbital: Capital Raising
California-based Orbital raised $5M in pre-seed funding to enter the space data center market
Source: GN — ASX:OEC Orbital
The leadership read
Fresh capital usually broadens aerospace & space leadership bench strength — scale, go-to-market and operational depth — rather than any single appointment.
Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 113.4 (Hot), up 13.7 on the prior month; Americas hiring signal is running easing (-3pts).
Orbital: 4 signals in the last 90 days — above the Aerospace & Space median of 1 across 15 tracked companies; 0.4% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 4 tracked across 40 days.
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Capital Raising · Americas
Orbital Industries →Orbital Industries raised €43m Series B for AI hardware and data centre infrastructure
Product Launch · Americas
Collins Aerospace →Air Force awarded Collins Aerospace competitive production option to deliver critical mission autonomy software for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) fleet. Selected from vendor pool including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and General Atomics.
Geographic Expansion · Americas
JetZero →JetZero broke ground on $4.7 billion aircraft manufacturing campus in Greensboro, North Carolina, spanning 600+ acres with 8M sq ft facility. Expected to create 14,500 jobs over next decade and represents one of largest aerospace manufacturing investments in North Carolina.
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GE Aerospace →Judson Althoff, CEO of Microsoft's Commercial Business, appointed to Board of Directors
Product Launch · Americas
Air →Air, a creative operations platform, is expanding brand partnerships and sponsorships. Recently sponsored Boy Throb's first live performance 'Throbchella' with near-impossible 3-week turnaround, securing 500 free tickets that sold out in 1 minute. Expanding roster of unexpected brand collaborators demonstrates growth strategy.
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