# Tumbleweed raises €6.9 million to fund orbital research missions

_Published Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 5:06 AM EST · Capital · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Austrian space startup Tumbleweed has raised €6.9 million in a seed round led by PactVC, with participation from Vanagon Ventures, Prototype Capital and EWOR, EU-Startups reported. The capital will fund three missions in 2027 carrying more than 10 customers and accelerate development of its Oasis Beta orbital platform.

Tumbleweed sells modular containers that supply power, data connections and certification for customer experiments in orbit, with mission costs starting at €15k. Its Oasis Alpha satellite launched on 7 July 2026 carrying four customers. Oasis Beta is scheduled for 2028 and is intended to support larger payloads and return experimental samples to Earth.

## Sources

- [EU-Startups](https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/11/following-austrias-first-commercial-satellite-launch-tumbleweed-raises-e6-9-million-to-accelerate-space-missions/)

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