Satellite radar tech startup Kapta Space raises $24M from Bill Gates-backed fund and defense investors

Seattle space startup Kapta Space landed $24M in Series A funding to scale production of its low-cost metamaterial radar payloads for defense satellites. Founded by former Echodyne engineers Milton Perque and Adam Bily, the spinout uses proprietary software-defined radar to track dynamic targets across air, sea, and land—adding fuel to the Pacific Northwest’s booming commercial space ecosystem. Read More