Alba Orbital

Investors · 3

Y

Y Combinator✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $500K

EM

Emles Venture PartnersNew York

ME

MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M

$3.4M disclosed across 1 round · 2021

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

LO

Loft Orbital22 shared keywordsLoft Orbital provides "space infrastructure as a service," integrating, testing, launching, and operating satellites that carry customers' hosted payloads and sensors. It serves commercial, government, defense, and security customers, including a US-focused subsidiary (Loft Federal) for national security missions.

SP

Space19 shared keywordsSpace.com is a media outlet that publishes space and astronomy news, expert commentary, and live event coverage such as eclipse reporting. It serves a general audience of space enthusiasts and readers.

OR

Orbital19 shared keywordsOrbital builds commercial AI compute infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit, deploying satellite-hosted GPU payloads with high-bandwidth ground links for AI inference. The company positions space-based data centers as a way to bypass terrestrial power grid constraints.

ES

Esa19 shared keywordsThe European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe's intergovernmental organization for space, carrying out missions and research across space science, technology, and applications. It supports the competitiveness of the European space industry through procurement, commercial opportunities, and collaboration with its Member States.

OR

Orbital AI-industrial17 shared keywordsOrbital Industries is an "AI Industrial" company that develops physical AI models—including AI-accelerated simulators and autoresearch agents for advanced materials—to speed up the design and manufacture of hardware products. Its first commercial products are new molecular classes for high-density GPU cooling in AI data centers, with plans to expand into energy, semiconductors, and other materials and machines.

TE

Terran Orbital15 shared keywordsTerran Orbital manufactures satellite platforms and spacecraft, offering flight-proven vehicles with interchangeable, configurable components for government and commercial partners. It supports missions in defense, Earth observation, and deep space exploration.

SP

Spire11 shared keywordsSpire operates a constellation of nanosatellites that collect granular Earth and environmental data from orbit, providing analytics for climate, logistics, and community protection. The company serves customers in industries including logistics, environmental monitoring, and government sectors.

Companies competing with Alba Orbital for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

Registered name

ALBA ORBITAL LIMITED

Company number

SC434130

Status

Active

Company type

Private limited company

Incorporated

5 Oct 2012

Registered office

33 Watt Road, Hillington Park, Glasgow, G52 4RY

Nature of business (SIC)

32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.61300 — Satellite telecommunications activities

Accounts

last made up to 31 Dec 2024 · next due 30 Sept 2026

Confirmation statement

last made up to 5 Oct 2025 · next due 19 Oct 2026

Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 24 Jul 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.