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Spacebackend

Techstars '24

Wilmington, US Β· Founded 2023 Β· 7 employees on LinkedIn Β· 7 known investors

Spacebackend builds software infrastructure for integrating multi-vendor aerospace and defense hardware systems, automating the translation of hardware specifications into flight-ready software to collapse integration timelines. The company serves aerospace, defense, and space companies seeking to accelerate the integration and deployment of complex mission-critical systems.

Also known as Space Backend

Founders & leadership

Spacebackend was founded in 2023 by Dmitry Goldenberg.

DGDmitry Goldenberg
Dmitry GoldenberginFounder

Investors Β· 7

Also in the syndicate Β· 1

ESRIC

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Source: company announcements and press reports β€” follow each round's link for the claim.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Spacebackend is a deep-tech company working on hardware-software interfaces for mission-critical systems in aerospace, defense and robotics. Its platform, Lynapse, reads and interprets hardware interface documentation such as Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and datasheets, converts them into engineer-approved digital/interface models, and generates deterministic, platform-agnostic, flight-ready driver source code for satellites and space systems. The platform also produces simulation environments for Software-in-the-Loop (SiL) validation, allowing generated and existing software to be tested before physical hardware is available. The stated goal is to reduce hardware integration and testing timelines from years to days.

The product line consists of Lynapse Studio, the AI-powered system integration platform whose first public release is planned for the second half of 2026, and Lynapse Insights, an announced but not yet released module that converts PDF documentation into executable digital models while inspecting software interfaces to expose ambiguities and missing data ahead of physical integration. Beyond integration tooling, the company describes a longer-term roadmap toward vendor-agnostic autonomous operations, in which multi-vendor assets β€” satellites, spacecraft, landers, rovers and in-situ resource utilisation assets β€” can identify, connect to and service one another without bespoke engineering, on Earth, in orbit and on the Moon. Application areas cited include accelerated mission-critical integration, defense readiness through rapid reconfiguration of assets in multi-domain environments, and AI-driven virtual validation.

Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources β€” announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Total capital raisedApr 2026over EUR 2.2 million

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β€” not independently audited.

Timeline Β· 6

launches, deals, and filings
Jun 2026
First commercial deal with Infinite Orbits

Spacebackend announced its first commercial deal, with Infinite Orbits, to streamline satellite software integration.

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Apr 2026
€1.8M pre-seed round announced

Spacebackend announced the closing of a €1.8 million pre-seed round with participation from Bynd Venture Capital, Athos Capital and Draper B1, plus a strategic angel investor, complemented by non-dilutive funding from the Government of Luxembourg through an ESA contract under the LuxIMPULSE programme managed by the Luxembourg Space Agency. Total capital raised passed €2.2 million. Proceeds are for strengthening the Luxembourg team, accelerating market entry with European integrators and primes, and extending Lynapse.

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Apr 2026
Completed Phase 2 of ESRIC Startup Support Programme

The company recently completed Phase 2 of ESRIC's Startup Support Programme.

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Jan 2026
Lynapse Studio first public release planned for H2 2026

Lynapse Studio, the AI-powered system integration platform, is scheduled for its first public release in the second half of 2026.

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Aug 2024
Company established in Luxembourg; joins Techstars and Fusion VC

Spacebackend was established in Luxembourg and joined the Techstars and Fusion VC programmes.

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Apr 2024
Selected to ESRIC incubation programme with EUR 200K

Spacebackend was selected to the ESRIC (European Space Resources Innovation Center) Incubation programme and secured EUR 200,000 for prototyping software to reduce integration timelines of lunar payloads to lunar landers.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

In the news

β–ΈResearch sources Β· 7

primary sources listed

7 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Spacebackend do?
Luxembourg deep-tech startup building AI software that turns aerospace hardware documentation into flight-ready code.
Who founded Spacebackend?
Spacebackend was founded by Dmitry Goldenberg in 2023.
Who are Spacebackend's investors?
Spacebackend's investors include Fusion VC, Techstars, Athos Capital, Bynd Venture Capital, Draper B1, Fusion.
Where is Spacebackend headquartered?
Spacebackend is headquartered in Wilmington, US.