{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"India Tech Report","title":"Space tech startups Impulse, Muon, fusion venture Proxima raise funding, AC setting rules in India","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/34930253\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":264,"description":"Daily brief on deep tech and climate tech news from India and around the world.Impulse Space raises $300 million to expand space tug fleet for satellite mobilityImpulse Space, founded by former SpaceX engineer Tom Mueller, has raised $300 million in a funding round led by Linse Capital, bringing total funding to $525 million, Reuters reports.The startup develops “space tugs” to move satellites between orbits, addressing rising demand for in-space mobility across commercial, civil, and defense sectors. With over 30 contracts secured, the funds will help scale production, expand the team, and accelerate R&D for future orbital transport missions.Listen to the podcastMuon Space raises $146 million to scale satellite constellation manufacturing and propulsion techMuon Space, in Silicon Valley, has secured $146 million in Series B funding to expand satellite production, vertically integrate propulsion and sensing systems, and scale its automated constellation operations platform, Tech Funding News reports. The funding, led by Congruent Ventures, follows a 50 percent workforce increase and over $100 million in contracts in 2024.Muon also acquired Starlight Engines to bring solid-state propulsion in-house, supporting faster, safer, and more cost-effective satellite deployments for commercial and defense customers.Proxima Fusion raises $148 million in record round to build stellarator fusion power plantsIn Europe, German startup Proxima Fusion has secured €130 million ($148 million) in a record-breaking Series A funding round, the largest private fusion investment in Europe, CNBC reports.Led by Cherry Ventures and Balderton Capital, the funding will accelerate development of Proxima’s stellarator-based fusion power plants, with the goal of achieving a hardware demonstration by 2027 and commercial-scale plants in the 2030s. Founded in 2023 as a Max Planck Institute spin-out, Proxima aims to make clean, limitless fusion energy a reality for Europe’s future.UK invests $340...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/klwtZi6_OVxR1RQx-EUqBBLq9JNmkk2p0xt3ov7-eeg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kYjRi/MTNkNDVhMTVlOThm/MDM4ZmVlYjFmZGNl/OGFiNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}