Marble Imaging has raised €5.3 million in an oversubscribed Seed funding round led by HTGF, powering its mission to become Europe’s leading source of very high-resolution Earth Observation data and insights.
Marble Imaging is a big-data Earth observation company founded in August 2023 in Bremen, Germany, building its constellation of VHR satellites to provide up to hourly EO data and analytics for time-critical insights of our planet.
The demand for strong and innovative sovereign solutions from Europe now runs through nearly all major institutions. Nowhere is this more evident than in the fields of security and climate tech, where the need for timely, very high-resolution Earth Observation data and advanced AI-powered analytics has become immense.
The data and derived EO-based analytics will be vital in supporting rapid decision-making across defence, climate security, crisis and disaster management, green and sustainable energy transitions, infrastructure and mobility, and much more. Marble already offers advanced data analysis services, including object detection for situational intelligence, terrain analytics and trafficability assessment, coastal asset monitoring, and land cover classification.
This marks another major milestone for the company, following more than €10 million in non-dilutive funding and the signing of Marble’s first anchor contract with ESA valued at €3 million.
In addition to HTGF as lead investor, the round included BAB Beteiligungs- und Managementgesellschaft Bremen mbH (BBM), Lightfield Equity, Oslo Venture Company, nwk | nwu Beteiligungsgesellschaften der Sparkasse Bremen, Sentris Capital, Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund and SpaceFounders.
"Marble Imaging is addressing a critical European capability gap in the very high resolution domain, and I do not see any other company tackling it faster than Marble does. The need for independent, timely and VHR optical data will only increase in the coming years, and I’m happy to support the founders building a European star for a global market", says Koen Geurts, Senior Investment Manager at HTGF.
"We’re very happy to welcome a strong European investor consortium that will help drive the growth of our dual-use Earth Observation solutions", says Robert Hook, CEO and co-founder of Marble.
"With this round, we can speed up the enhancement of our capabilities to keep pace with rapidly rising demand."
The investment will enable Marble to significantly scale its development team and accelerate the completion of its intelligence, maritime, and trafficability tools – solutions that already serve early customers and are now being prepared for broad commercial rollout.
It will also support the build-out of Marble’s end-to-end data-processing chain and customer data portal, ensuring a seamless experience for initial users.
Additionally, it will allow Marble to expand its operational expertise and establish a dedicated operations centre for its planned satellite constellation.
The first Marble satellite, which will deliver very high-resolution multispectral data, is scheduled to be launched in Q4 2026. Marble Imaging plans to gradually expand its own constellation to up to 20 satellites by the end of 2028.
Lead image: The Marble Imaging management team, Robert Hook, Dr Gopika Suresh, and Alexander Epp. Photo: uncredited.
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