• Catalyx met en place une infrastructure back-end pour l’espace, avec du matériel, des logiciels et des opérations qui permettent à la masse montante et à la masse descendante de fonctionner comme une logistique planifiée, non comme des missions ponctuelles
• Le lancement est prévisible, la masse descendante ne l’est pas. Catalyx transforme l’étape de retour en un service programmable pour les produits fabriqués en microgravité, la recherche chronosensible, les retours de composants et la logistique des échantillons, une approche qui permet à l’orbite de se comporter comme une infrastructure

SAN FRANCISCO, 31 octobre 2025 — Catalyx Space, Inc., une société d’infrastructure spatiale qui fournit des solutions clés en main pour les missions orbitales dans tous les secteurs, vient d’annoncer son financement de démarrage de 5,4 millions de dollars, mené par la société de capital-risque Outlander VC. Cette annonce fait suite à la levée de pré-amorçage de 1,7 million de dollars en janvier, qui a débouché sur un premier essai réussi de largage de capsule avec un calendrier de six mois. Les nouveaux fonds seront utilisés pour commercialiser son architecture de rentrée de prochaine génération, pour renforcer les opérations à l’étranger et pour développer ses capacités d’acquisition de clients à l’échelle mondiale. Le financement bénéficie également de la participation des sociétés suivantes : Arka Venture Labs, Lex Reddy, KDX Management LLC, Together Fund, Higher Life Ventures, Nivesha Ventures, Prana Tech Ventures, Bria, HF0 Residency et Techstars.

« L’espace n’est pas la prochaine frontière, c’est la prochaine couche d’infrastructure. Catalyx rend l’orbite aussi accessible et programmable que le nuage, et cette évolution donnera naissance à des industries entièrement nouvelles. Nous sommes fiers de soutenir une équipe qui constitue l’épine dorsale de cette transformation », déclare Paige Craig, fondateur et managing partner d’Outlander VC.

« L’histoire de Rifath est celle d’une volonté implacable. Depuis la construction de son premier satellite alors qu’il était adolescent jusqu’à la direction de Catalyx aujourd’hui, il n’a jamais cessé de poursuivre ce que d’autres considèrent comme impossible. Je rencontre des milliers de fondateurs chaque année, et très peu évoluent avec la rapidité et la précision de Rifath et de son équipe. La capacité de Catalyx à passer de l’idée à l’orbite à son rythme redéfinit la manière dont l’industrie spatiale se construit », ajoute AJ Smith, investing partner chez Outlander VC. 

L’histoire de Catalyx commence avec son fondateur, Rifath Shaarook, qui, frustré par les fenêtres de développement prolongées et l’infrastructure complexe et fragmentée de l’industrie spatiale, a fondé Catalyx en 2024. Vétéran de l’espace avec des dizaines de missions réussies, Shaarook a fait les gros titres à l’âge de 18 ans lorsqu’il a conçu KalamSat, alors le satellite le plus léger du monde et une merveille d’ingénierie imprimée en 3D.

« La mission de Catalyx est d’accélérer la commercialisation de l’espace en permettant un accès orbital rapide, fiable et abordable pour toutes les industries, y compris la défense, la fabrication de pointe et la biopharmacie. Cette étape de financement nous rapproche de la concrétisation de cet avenir », déclare Shaarook.

Selon Fortune Business Insights, le marché mondial des infrastructures spatiales était évalué à 146 milliards de dollars en 2024 et devrait atteindre 308 milliards de dollars d’ici 2032. Catalyx veut satisfaire cette demande croissante en proposant une solution unique et entièrement intégrée pour les applications spatiales de prochaine génération.

À propos de Catalyx Space

Catalyx repense l’accès à l’espace en construisant des laboratoires autonomes dotés de capacités de rentrée dans l’atmosphère. Créé par Rifath Shaarook, Clinton D Antony, Keerthan Chand Aluvala et Saqib Hussain, Catalyx dispose d’une pile technologique comprenant des systèmes de rentrée et de récupération, des engins spatiaux légers, des logiciels pour les stations au sol et une norme de déploiement non canalisé pour les petits satellites. Catalyx est au service des innovateurs, des chercheurs et des entreprises dans des secteurs clés tels que la défense, la fabrication de pointe et la biopharmacie, pour permettre aux clients de tester, de construire et d’évoluer dans des environnements de microgravité avec une rapidité accrue et un coût réduit.

Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site www.catalyx.space ou suivez @CatalyxSpace sur les réseaux sociaux.

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• Catalyx entwickelt die komplette Back-End-Infrastruktur für die Raumfahrt: Betriebsabläufe, die den Transport in den Orbit und den Rücktransport zur Erde wie planbare Logistikprozesse statt einmalige Missionen funktionieren lassen
• Der Start ist vorhersehbar; der Rücktransport nicht. Catalyx verwandelt den Rückweg in einen buchbaren Service für in der Schwerelosigkeit hergestellte Produkte, zeitkritische Forschung, den Rücktransport von Komponenten sowie die Logistik von Proben und schließt den Kreislauf, der den Orbit zu einer Infrastruktur macht

SAN FRANCISCO, 31. Oktober 2025 — Catalyx Space, Inc., ein Raumfahrt-Infrastrukturunternehmen, das schlüsselfertige Lösungen für Orbitalmissionen in verschiedenen Branchen anbietet, gab kürzlich seine überzeichnete Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 5,4 Millionen US-Dollar bekannt, die von der Risikokapitalgesellschaft Outlander VC geleitet wurde. Die Ankündigung folgt auf die im Januar mit 1,7 Millionen Dollar dotierte Pre-Seed-Runde, die in einem ersten erfolgreichen Kapselabwurftest innerhalb eines beschleunigten Sechsmonatszeitraums gipfelte. Die neuen Mittel werden für die Kommerzialisierung der Wiedereintrittsarchitektur der nächsten Generation, die Stärkung der Auslandsaktivitäten und den Ausbau der globalen Kundenakquisitionskapazitäten verwendet. An der Runde nahmen auch folgende Personen teil: Arka Venture Labs, Lex Reddy, KDX Management LLC, Together Fund, Higher Life Ventures, Nivesha Ventures, Prana Tech Ventures, Bria, HF0 Residency und Techstars.

„Der Weltraum ist nicht die nächste Grenze – er ist die nächste Infrastrukturebene. Catalyx macht den Orbit so zugänglich und programmierbar wie die Cloud und dieser Wandel wird völlig neue Branchen freisetzen. Wir sind stolz darauf, ein Team zu unterstützen, welches das Rückgrat dieser Transformation bildet”, sagte Paige Craig, Gründer und geschäftsführender Gesellschafter von Outlander VC.

„Rifaths Geschichte ist die Geschichte einer unerbittlichen Besessenheit. Vom Bau seines ersten Satelliten als Jugendlicher bis hin zur heutigen Leitung von Catalyx hat er niemals aufgehört, dem nachzujagen, was andere für unmöglich halten. Ich treffe jedes Jahr Tausende von Gründern, und nur wenige bewegen sich mit der Geschwindigkeit und Präzision von Rifath und seinem Team. „Die Fähigkeit von Catalyx, Ideen in ihrem eigenen Tempo von der Konzeptphase bis in den Orbit zu bringen, definiert die Art und Weise neu, wie die Raumfahrtindustrie entwickelt und baut”, fügte AJ Smith, Investmentpartner bei Outlander VC hinzu. 

Die Geschichte von Catalyx beginnt mit ihrem Gründer Rifath Shaarook, der aus Frustration über die langen Entwicklungszeiträume und die komplexe, fragmentierte Infrastruktur in der Raumfahrtindustrie im Jahr 2024 Catalyx gründete. Shaarook, ein Weltraumveteran mit Dutzenden erfolgreichen Missionen, machte im Alter von 18 Jahren Schlagzeilen, als er KalamSat entwarf, den damals leichtesten Satelliten der Welt und ein 3D-gedrucktes technisches Wunderwerk.

„Catalyx hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, die Kommerzialisierung des Weltraums zu beschleunigen, indem es einen schnellen, zuverlässigen sowie erschwinglichen Zugang zum Orbit für alle Branchen ermöglicht, einschließlich Verteidigung, fortschrittliche Fertigung und Biopharma. Dieser Meilenstein der Finanzierung bringt uns der Verwirklichung dieser Zukunft näher”, erklärte Shaarook.

Laut Fortune Business Insights wurde der weltweite Markt für Weltrauminfrastrukturen im Jahr 2024 auf 146 Milliarden US-Dollar geschätzt und wird bis 2032 voraussichtlich 308 Milliarden US-Dollar erreichen. Catalyx will diese wachsende Nachfrage mit einer vollständig integrierten Lösung aus einer Hand für Raumfahrtanwendungen der nächsten Generation befriedigen.

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Catalyx stellt den Zugang zum Weltraum neu vor und baut autonome Labore mit Wiedereintrittsmöglichkeiten. Das von Rifath Shaarook, Clinton D. Antony, Keerthan Chand Aluvala und Saqib Hussain gegründete Unternehmen Catalyx umfasst Wiedereintritts- und Bergungssysteme, leichte Satellitenbusse, Bodenstationssoftware sowie einen nicht kapselbasierten Aussetzstandard für Kleinsatelliten. Catalyx beliefert Innovatoren, Forscher und Unternehmen in allen wichtigen Branchen, darunter Verteidigung, fortschrittliche Fertigung sowie Biopharma, und ermöglicht Kunden, in Mikrogravitationsumgebungen schneller sowie kostengünstiger zu testen, zu entwickeln und zu perfektionieren.

Um mehr zu erfahren, besuchen Sie bitte www.catalyx.space oder folgen Sie @CatalyxSpace in den sozialen Medien.

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“Intelligent Luxury” makes the case that client experience won’t be redefined by technology—it will be redefined by the real estate advisors who use it with intention.

JACKSON, Wyo., Oct. 31, 2025 — REALM Global the leading network for luxury real estate professionals, has released a new white paper positioning the real estate advisor—not artificial intelligence—as the most critical driver of client experience in the luxury real estate market.

Titled “Intelligent Luxury: How AI Is Redefining Trust, Taste, and Timeless Value,” the paper is co-authored by REALM Founder and CEO Julie Faupel and Asha Saxena, AI strategist and CEO of Women Leaders in Data and AI.

The report challenges the growing narrative that technology alone will reshape the industry. Instead, it presents a clear case: AI is not a replacement for advisory relationships, but a tool to amplify the judgment, intuition, and fiduciary responsibility of exceptional professionals. Real Estate Advisors who know how to integrate these tools—ethically and intelligently—will set a new standard for service at the highest level, whether they are working with HNW individuals, global developers, or brand partners.

“There’s no sense in waiting for AI to deliver some perfect solution to client experience,” said Julie Faupel. “The most powerful transformation in this industry won’t come from automation—it will come from how advisors use these tools to be more human, more strategic, and more in tune with what really matters to their clients.”

Drawing from proprietary insights developed in collaboration with Altrata, this white paper underscores that 72% of ultra-high-net-worth individuals prefer to work with advisors who understand their lifestyle, legacy goals, and values—not just their financial assets. Across real estate, wealth management, and family office ecosystems, the client expectation is clear: use technology to serve better, not to serve less.

“Intelligent Luxury” offers a framework for how elite real estate professionals can adopt AI in ways that reinforce trust, preserve privacy, and personalize service at scale. The paper introduces the concept of the Augmented Advisor —a new model of leadership in luxury real estate where the agent’s human expertise is empowered, not diminished, by intelligent systems.

Case studies from across the REALM network—including advisors in Big Sky, Park City, Napa, and Washington, D.C.—demonstrate how early adopters are already using AI to anticipate client needs, detect timing cues, and deliver more meaningful outcomes for the lives of HNW and UHNW clientele.

“The data might say yes,” said Paul Benson, Founding Partner at Engel & Völkers Park City, “but a client’s silence says ‘not yet.’ That’s a nuance no algorithm can fully understand. That’s on us.”

This white paper is part of REALM’s larger mission to ensure that the future of real estate remains grounded in relationships, not algorithms. As AI adoption accelerates across the industry, REALM is calling on advisors to lead from the front—not just by using new tools, but by holding fast to the values that have always defined luxury: trust, intention, and deeply personalized service.

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About REALM^®

REALM is the world’s first globally collaborative real estate platform that exists to support the work of over 550 top-producing luxury real estate professionals across the U.S. and internationally who share extraordinary standards for service to their ultra-high net worth (UHNW) clients. REALM maintains strict standards of performance required for entry into the organization and provides unparalleled value through its visionary leadership and innovative tools exclusive to its members.

REALM seamlessly blends cutting-edge technology with the power of human expertise and networking. Its game-changing platform enriches client data with personalized lifestyle profiles, intelligently matching elite REALM members across the globe based on their clients’ unique needs and property listings. REALM is an industry award-winning innovator in the luxury real estate market, winning Inman’s coveted Golden I Award in 2022, joining the ranks of a prestigious group of agents, brokers, creative thinkers, and dealmakers celebrated for testing the boundaries of the luxury real estate world and leading the industry into the future.

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Princeton University Spinout Led By World-Class Innovators in Computational Imaging

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 30, 2025 — Cephia, a startup building products using advanced AI computational imaging technologies and silicon sensors made from advanced metamaterials, formally launched today with several pilot customers and $4 million in seed venture capital funding. Led by Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation (ROE) and co-led by Incharge Capital, with participation from MetaVC Partners, NRM Partners and SOSV, the funding will accelerate product development, hiring and sales growth.

Cephia sits at the forefront of machine vision, robotics, and edge AI—addressing a vast and rapidly expanding physical AGI market that spans numerous industry verticals. Building on computational imaging software and hardware developed over the past decade at Princeton University the company will introduce a range of superhuman vision sensor products built from biological concepts that are capable of detecting what traditional sensors and the human eye cannot. The sensing technology developed by Cephia uses novel silicon metamaterials that can bend optical signals in unusual ways, allowing for unique sensing functions that are difficult to achieve with current technologies today.

“This funding marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of multimodal sensing,” said Bo Dong, Founder and CEO of Cephia. “Our metamaterials-based technology is inspired by nature — drawing from creatures like mantis shrimp, dragonflies, and cephalopods, whose remarkably complex eyes allow them to perceive worlds invisible to us. Even more exciting, we can fit this capability into the palm of your hand, unlocking countless possibilities.” Cephia is engaging with partners and customers across industries, including consumer electronics, manufacturing, and precision agriculture.

Cephia’s founders are pioneers and engineers who have worked closely as researchers at Princeton University’s Computational Imaging Lab and further established themselves in major roles in industry. They include:

• Bo Dong, Founder & CEO – former computer vision lead at Disney Research Imagineering who also worked as a senior computer vision researcher at SRI and computer vision lead at ESPN advanced technology group;
• Ethan Tseng, Founder & CTO – a recent Ph.D. graduate from Princeton University who developed the world’s first full color metasurface cameras; also conducted research at Carnegie Mellon University and Adobe;
• Felix Heide, Founder – Professor at Princeton University; Head of AI at Torc Robotics, formerly Co-Founder and CTO at Algolux (acquired by Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck).

“We see great market potential for Cephia technology that will redefine metasurface-based multimodal vision systems, and we are pleased to announce our lead in Cephia’s seed round,” said Justin Wang, President, Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation. “With our investment Cephia gets access to and can deeply engage with the portfolio companies of Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation.” Theodor Nielsen, founder and CEO of NIL Technology, will serve as ROE’s representative on the board of Cephia.

“Multimodal sensing is being redefined with Cephia’s proprietary hardware-software co-design approach,” said Aleksej Mitrjaschkin, Partner at Incharge Capital Partners. “Their multimodal sensing solution is unlocking new use cases across massive markets, such as automotive, manufacturing and consumer electronics. We are thrilled to support their mission to meet the growing global demand for this technology and are encouraged by the significant early traction with pilots and active partnerships.”

About Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation, founded in 1995, is a global leader in the design, manufacturing, assembly, and sales of backlight modules and display technologies. With a commitment to innovation and quality, ROE serves a diverse clientele, including major technology firms worldwide. Read more about ROE here: www.radiant.com.tw.

About Incharge Capital Partners
Incharge is an early-stage investor backing deeptech founders rethinking how people, goods, and industries move. Incharge invests in defensible technologies that will define how trillion-dollar markets evolve over the coming decades.

Incharge is backed by Porsche SE and Deutsche Telekom, giving our founders access to industrial networks, technical expertise, and partnerships that turn technology into impact. Learn more: www.inchargecapital.com

About MetaVC Partners
MetaVC Partners is an early-stage venture fund investing in new startup companies using metamaterials for applications in renewable energy, high-performance computing, imaging, and next-generation wireless communications and sensors. More information can be found on MetaVC Partners’ website.

About NRM Partners
NRM Partners is a Munich based boutique law firm focusing on Corporate, Litigation and Tax. For more information, visit NRM-Partners.com.

About SOSV
SOSV is a multi-stage venture investor focused on “human and planetary health” that aims to be the First Check in Deep Tech. It operates the startup development programs IndieBio, with facilities in New York City and San Francisco, and HAX, which is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, with a satellite office in Tokyo. The SOSV ecosystem spans the globe, with 800+ startups operating in 40 countries. SOSV is the most active deep tech venture investor, ranking highly on the leaderboards for climate and health categories. For more information, visit sosv.com.

About Cephia
Cephia is pioneering a new era for multimodal sensing. It is building all-in-one sensing solutions that could enable the next generation of physical artificial general intelligence. Cephia is backed by Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation, Incharge Capital, MetaVC Partners, SOSV, NRM Partners and others. For more information, please visit www.cephia.ai.

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New  fundraising campaign will catalyze larger, higher-conviction investments to bolster promising T1D programs, leveraging the Fund’s strong track-record and management team

Led by a $12 million donation from the Bukhman Foundation, the Fund has already secured more than $60 million of commitments toward its $150+ million goal

BOSTON, Oct. 30, 2025 — The T1D Fund: A Breakthrough T1D Venture, LLC, an impact investment fund focused on accelerating life-changing solutions to treat, prevent, and ultimately cure type 1 diabetes (T1D), announced the launch of a $150+ million fundraising campaign to expand its capital base and accelerate promising T1D programs. Across its 25+ portfolio companies, ranging from seed to public stage, the Fund invests in companies driving innovation across a spectrum of differentiated T1D approaches.

The Fund’s capital-raising efforts have been bolstered by several initial contributions, including a $12 million lead donation from the Bukhman Foundation and $25 million from Breakthrough T1D. Established by Anastasia and Igor Bukhman in 2023, the Bukhman Foundation aims to improve lives and create a better world through support of medical research and arts and culture. The contribution reaffirms the Bukhman family’s deep conviction and commitment to finding lasting, life-changing solutions for T1D patients, and underscores their support for the Fund’s higher-conviction investment strategy and vision for propelling scientific advancements.

“The scale and pace of T1D innovation have never been more promising, and our investment strategy is designed to meet this moment with the necessary capital and expertise in the pursuit of curative therapies,” said Elizabeth Mily, CEO of the T1D Fund. “The extraordinary early support from the Bukhman Foundation, which is intimately engaged with the T1D ecosystem, is a profound validation of our model and our power to drive meaningful progress—one that we proudly share with our partners at Breakthrough T1D and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.”

The new capital raise is aimed at substantially expanding the T1D Fund’s investment scope, allowing for larger-scale investments in promising companies to treat, prevent, and ultimately cure T1D. This expansion will also enable the Fund to explore T1D applications for a wider array of emerging therapies, including novel modalities and new target mechanisms. With a broad mandate of driving towards a cure, the Fund is leveraging its unique expertise to identify and advance promising therapeutics in T1D.

“The T1D Fund has proven to be a vital catalyst, helping to turn groundbreaking research into real solutions for patients,” said Anastasia Bukhman, Co-Founder of the Bukhman Foundation. “Our donation reflects a strong commitment to the community and confidence in the Fund’s investment strategy to advance high-potential innovation for those living with T1D.”

Following significant leadership additions earlier this year, including the appointment of Mily as the Fund’s first CEO, the T1D Fund has refined its strategy to maximize its impact. Importantly, the Fund serves as a source of critical capital for its companies while also serving as a strategic thought partner by leveraging its deep disease expertise and extensive network across the T1D and life sciences spectrum.

With over $200 million assets under management (AUM), the Fund expects to double its AUM in the near-term to advance leading-edge T1D programs toward key clinical inflection points. Its unique model enables investment of philanthropic capital into for-profit ventures, creating a continuous cycle of progress. Proceeds from successful exits are redeployed into new investments with an aim to accelerate future T1D program development, thereby maximizing donor contributions and ensuring a profound, lasting impact.

“We must capitalize on our momentum. The T1D Fund’s larger scale empowers us to increase our investments and more powerfully champion T1D innovation,” said Jay Eastman, Chair of the T1D Fund’s Board. “Now is the crucial moment to elevate our support for promising companies, demonstrating our conviction as we align with partners and investors who trust our expertise. Born out of a vision to help bridge the gaps in T1D drug development, the Fund has far surpassed the founders’ initial expectations, becoming a transformative force driving breakthroughs in T1D.”

About the T1D Fund
Launched in 2016, the T1D Fund is the first scaled venture fund established to catalyze the development of T1D cure-oriented therapies through equity investments. The Fund co-invests with venture capital and biopharma in support of early-stage companies pursuing disease modifying therapies and potential cures for T1D. A core element of our mission is to rapidly advance promising therapies through development and ultimately regulatory approval. The Fund works in close partnership with Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust — two of the leading global organizations committed to supporting the T1D community and to advancing T1D research and innovation.  Led by a deeply experienced team of healthcare and investing professionals, the Fund leverages its vast research, clinical, regulatory and medical affairs network on behalf of its portfolio companies. Capitalized through philanthropic dollars, the Fund makes investments in biotech companies and recycles returns into new investments, thereby extending the impact of its donors’ contributions. Learn more at t1dfund.org. Follow the T1D Fund on LinkedIn.

About Breakthrough T1D, Formerly JDRF
As the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) helps make everyday life with type 1 diabetes better while driving toward cures. We do this by investing in the most promising research, advocating for progress by working with government to address issues that impact the T1D community, and helping educate and empower individuals facing this condition.  

About the Helmsley Charitable Trust
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust aspires to improve lives by supporting exceptional efforts in the U.S. and around the world in health and select place-based initiatives. Since beginning active grantmaking in 2008, Helmsley has granted more than $4.6 billion for a wide range of charitable purposes. The Helmsley Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Program is the largest private foundation funder in the world with a focus on T1D, with more than $1 billion to date granted to transform the trajectory of the disease and to accelerate access to 21st century care, everywhere. For more information on Helmsley and its programs, visit helmsleytrust.org.

About the Bukhman Foundation
The Bukhman Foundation was established in 2023 by Anastasia and Igor Bukhman to help improve lives and generate positive impact to people and their communities. The foundation focuses on T1D medical research, supporting open science, long-term collaboration and visionary thinking; and arts and culture, celebrating and expanding access, and helping the next generation of artists and cultural professionals to be represented, be innovative and excel. In 2025, the foundation announced an historic £100 million pledge over the next 10 years to advance research and advocacy in T1D. By backing innovative projects and fostering collaboration among top researchers, the Bukhman Foundation’s aim is to spearhead efforts to address the unmet needs of millions of people living with T1D worldwide. For more information on the Bukhman Foundation and its programs, visit bukhmanfoundation.org.

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• Catalyx is building the complete back-end infrastructure for space: hardware, software, and operations that make upmass and downmass function like scheduled logistics, not one-off missions
• Launch is predictable; downmass isn’t. Catalyx is turning the return leg into a bookable service for microgravity-manufactured products, time-sensitive research, component returns, and sample logistics, closing the loop that makes orbit behave like infrastructure

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30, 2025 — Catalyx Space, Inc., a space infrastructure company providing turnkey solutions for orbital missions across industries, recently announced its oversubscribed $5.4 million Seed funding round led by venture capital firm Outlander VC. The announcement follows on the heels of its January $1.7 million pre-Seed round, which culminated in their first successful capsule drop test within an accelerated six-month timeline. The new funds will be used to commercialize its next-gen reentry architecture, bolster overseas operations, and expand its global customer acquisition capabilities. The round also had participation from: Arka Venture Labs, Lex Reddy, KDX Management LLC, Together Fund, Higher Life Ventures, Nivesha Ventures, Prana Tech Ventures, Bria, HF0 Residency, and Techstars.

“Space isn’t the next frontier — it’s the next infrastructure layer. Catalyx is making orbit as accessible and programmable as the cloud, and that shift will unleash entirely new industries. We are proud to back a team building the backbone of this transformation,” said Paige Craig, founder and managing partner of Outlander VC.

“Rifath’s story is one of relentless obsession. From building his first satellite as a teenager to leading Catalyx today, he’s never stopped chasing what others call impossible. I meet thousands of founders a year, and very few move with the speed and precision of Rifath and his team. Catalyx’s ability to go from idea to orbit at their pace is redefining how the space industry builds,” added AJ Smith, Investing Partner at Outlander VC. 

The history of Catalyx begins with its founder, Rifath Shaarook, who, frustrated by the prolonged development windows and complex, fragmented infrastructure in the space industry, founded Catalyx in 2024. A space veteran with dozens of successful missions, Shaarook made headlines at the age of 18 when he designed KalamSat then the world’s lightest satellite and a 3D-printed engineering marvel.

“Catalyx’s mission is to accelerate the commercialization of space by enabling rapid, reliable, and affordable orbital access across industries, including defense, advanced manufacturing, and biopharma. This funding milestone moves us closer to making that future a reality,” Shaarook stated.

According to Fortune Business Insights, the global space infrastructure market was valued at $146 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $308 billion by 2032. Catalyx aims to meet this growing demand with a fully integrated, one-stop solution for next-generation space applications.

About Catalyx Space

Catalyx is re-imagining space access, building autonomous labs with re-entry capabilities. Founded by Rifath Shaarook, Clinton D Antony, Keerthan Chand Aluvala, and Saqib Hussain, Catalyx’s stack spans reentry and recovery systems, lightweight spacecraft buses, ground-station software, and a non-canisterized deployment standard for smallsats. Catalyx serves innovators, researchers, and enterprises across key industries, including defense, advanced manufacturing, and biopharma, enabling customers to test, build, and iterate in microgravity environments faster and more affordably.

To learn more, visit www.catalyx.space or follow @CatalyxSpace on social media.

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Fortune honors Astrix among the fastest-growing private cybersecurity companies redefining identity security

NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2025 — Astrix Security, the leader in AI agent security, today announced it has been named to the Fortune 2026 Cyber 60 list, presented by Lightspeed Venture Partners and AWS. This third annual list recognizes the most important venture-backed cybersecurity startups shaping the future of digital defense. Astrix was included in the early-growth stagecompanies category for its groundbreaking innovation in protecting the expanding ecosystem of AI agents, machine-to-machine connections, and service accounts driving today’s business applications.

“Our inclusion on the Fortune Cyber 60 is icing on the cake as agentic AI continues to revolutionize how businesses think, build, and operate,” said Alon Jackson, co-founder and CEO of Astrix Security. “The rise of AI agents and the non-human identities that power them brings incredible potential, but also unprecedented risk. Astrix is proud to be at the forefront, ensuring innovation and security move forward in parallel together.”

Astrix earned its spot on the Fortune Cyber 60 through strong market momentum and industry-first innovation. Over the past year, the company has:

Astrix Security takes a unique, unified approach to protecting AI agents through its Discover–Secure–Deploy framework, helping organizations gain visibility, establish access guardrails, and confidently scale secure agent deployments. Rather than relying on multiple tools, Astrix closes critical identity security gaps for both non-human identities (NHIs) and AI agents within a single platform. Grounded in the principle that securing AI agents begins with securing their identities, Astrix addresses risks at the IAM layer, where access and permissions are defined. Since 2021, Astrix has led the way in NHI security, equipping Fortune 1000 enterprises to extend traditional IAM practices to next-gen identities. With proven expertise, research-driven innovation, and mature technology, Astrix is uniquely positioned to secure the future of agentic AI.

The 2026 Fortune Cyber 60 list was compiled by Fortune and Lightspeed Venture Partners based on an analysis of more than 500 venture-backed cybersecurity companies, assessing innovation, growth, and market impact. The full list is available here: https://fortune.com/ranking/cyber/.

About Astrix Security
Astrix secures the full lifecycle of AI agents and the Non-Human Identities (NHIs) that power them, extending traditional IAM to govern the modern AI attack surface. While agents and other NHIs outnumber humans 100:1, they remain under the radar, creating the biggest blindspot in our identity perimeter. Astrix provides a unified solution for the continuous discovery of all AI agents and NHIs, secure and remediate excessive privileges, real-time threats, and adoption of new agents responsibly with ‘secure by design’ guardrails like Agentic just-in-time access. Enabling our customers to responsibly adopt and accelerate productivity. Trusted by leading enterprises including Workday, NetApp, Priceline, Figma, Hubspot, Workato and many more.

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Recognition Validates BlinkOps’ Continued Innovation in Agentic Security Automation

TEL AVIV, Israel and AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 30, 2025 — BlinkOps, the leading agentic security automation platform, today announced that it was named a winner to the Fortune Cyber 60 2025-2026 list of the fastest growing companies in cybersecurity for the second consecutive year.

“We are honored to be included in Fortune’s Cyber 60 list for the second year in a row,” said Gil Barak, CEO and Co-Founder of BlinkOps. “This recognition validates our commitment to AI innovation and the trust our investors, customers, and partners have placed in us. We’re enabling the world’s largest enterprises to achieve unprecedented speed to automation and AI transformation across their cybersecurity and IT programs. We’re delivering the industry’s only comprehensive platform that unifies all the capabilities required to run an agentic security program – something no other vendor has achieved in a single, integrated solution. We’re grateful to Fortune for this recognition and for continuing to believe in us.”

2025 has been a transformative year for BlinkOps. The company raised over $50 million in Series B funding in July, led by O.G. Venture Partners, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Hetz Ventures, and Vertex Growth, bringing the total funding amount to $100 million. Earlier in April, BlinkOps launched the industry’s first No-Code Security Agent Builder platform, enabling enterprises to create unlimited custom security micro-agents tailored to their specific environments, attracting Fortune 500 customers globally.

BlinkOps has grown its headcount by over 100 employees in the past year, expanding into EMEA and investing heavily in channel partnerships. The Series B funding is accelerating product innovation and scaling go-to-market operations across sales, marketing, and customer success teams to meet demand for AI transformation. This investment enables BlinkOps to expand its platform capabilities while building the infrastructure needed to support agentic innovation.

About BlinkOps

BlinkOps enables organizations to automate their security operations and build custom security micro-agents with reliability and trust, freeing teams to focus on what matters most – driving faster operations, eliminating fatigue, and staying ahead of cyber threats.

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DALLAS, Oct. 30, 2025 — Surgical Automations, a stealth-mode surgical-robotics company leveraging AI and automation to transform gastrointestinal endoscopy, announced the closing of its $3.4 million oversubscribed seed round, completed earlier this year. The round was co-led by Dr. Fred Moll, founder of Intuitive Surgical ($ISRG), and TurboStart, a Bengaluru, India–based cross-border venture-capital firm.

“Surgical robotics is entering a new era where automation and intelligence are poised to transform clinical care,” said Dr. Fred Moll, co-lead investor. “Surgical Automations is pursuing one of the most important opportunities in endoscopy, combining bold innovation with the pragmatism needed to bring meaningful change to patient care.”

Surgical Automations is developing the Vāsuki Robotic System, a next-generation platform for upper and lower GI diagnostic and interventional procedures. Operating largely in stealth, the company has advanced breakthroughs in robotics, advanced sensing, and AI-driven automated navigation—technologies that automate critical steps of endoscopic procedures such as colonoscopy, providing unprecedented vision and control to the gastroenterologist. Its mission is to make GI screening safer, faster, and easier for endoscopists by simplifying procedures and elevating precision.

“Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths, yet the screening experience remains painful, inconsistent, and underserved by technology,” said Ganesh Raju, Founder of TurboStart. “We backed Surgical Automations because they’re re-imagining this from first principles with the right blend of AI, robotics, and regulatory clarity. This team’s deep domain insight aligns with our thesis of backing global deep-tech for human health.”

In addition to institutional investors, the round drew several physicians and individual members from community organizations including the Rajput Association of North America (RANA), the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Alumni Association of North Texas, and the Maharana Association of North America.

“Surgical Automations exemplifies the kind of global, deep-technology innovation that advances human health while being headquartered in North Texas,” said Dr. Srinivas ‘Benne’ Bette, Founder of the IIT Entrepreneur Advisor Network.

The company continues to operate in stealth as it advances the Vāsuki Robotic System toward pre-clinical validation and first-in-human studies.

About Surgical Automations
Surgical Automations (AutoSurg Inc.), headquartered in Dallas, TX is developing the Vāsuki Robotic System, a next-generation endoscopy platform integrating advanced sensors, robotics, and AI-driven automated navigation to automate complex steps in upper and lower GI endoscopy and improve global access to high-quality care.

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