German big-data Earth observation company Marble Imaging has secured €6 million in a funding round led by Cherry Ventures. This capital injection follows an initial €5.3 million seed round, which was led by High-Tech Gruenderfonds. The company, established in August 2023 in Bremen, aims to address Europe's reliance on non-European satellite providers for high-resolution imagery.
Marble Imaging is developing the first commercial constellation of very-high-resolution satellites in Germany. The company plans to scale this constellation to 30 satellites by 2030. These satellites are designed to provide hourly Earth observation data and analytics, which are intended to support decision-making in defense, climate security, and infrastructure management.
The first satellite, Marble Sat-1, has completed pre-flight testing and is scheduled for launch in early 2027. It will capture imagery at a spatial resolution of up to 0.7 meters in visible, near-infrared, and short-wave infrared spectra. The company is also building an AI-powered platform to process multi-source data into actionable insights for government and commercial clients.
