Axiom Space Secures $350 Million Financing For Commercial Space Station And Spacesuit Development

Axiom Space has raised $350 million in a financing round to advance its commercial space station and next-generation spacesuits for NASA's Artemis lunar missions. The round, co-led by Qatar Investment Authority and Type One Ventures, also saw participation from investors including 1789 Capital, 4iG, LuminArx Capital, and company founder and Executive Chairman Kam Ghaffarian. CEO Jonathan Cirtain, appointed in October 2025, confirmed the company remains on track to deliver the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuits for upcoming Artemis missions, as Axiom positions itself to build the successor to the International Space Station. FOUNDER: Kam Ghaffarian INVESTORS: Qatar Investment Authority, Type One Ventures, 1789 Capital, 4iG, LuminArx Capital Management & Kam Ghaffarian AMOUNT: $350,000,000 HQ: Houston, Texas #VentureCapital #AxiomSpace #KamGhaffarian #TradedVC

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Puppy Sphere Secures Seed Round Of $24 Million From Strategic Investors Including The School Of Hard KnocksPuppy Sphere (@ThePuppySphere), a New York-based wellness brand centered on the human-animal bond, has raised a Seed round from a group of strategic investors including The School of Hard Knocks, Tobi Oluwole, Jake Fleshner, Torch Collective, former Massage Envy CEO David Humphrey, and other founders and operators. Founded by Francesca Albo and Lea Burbidge Izquierdo, Puppy Sphere has scaled its puppy yoga concept into a broader experiential wellness platform with 13 studios, corporate wellness programs, brand partnerships, and live activations, serving more than 450,000 customers and partnering with companies including Google, Amazon, Netflix, TikTok, and the NBA. FUN FACT: Puppy Sphere was born from two Canadian founders’ own mental health journeys and has since grown into 13 studios across North America, $14M+ in cumulative revenue, and 450,000+ customers, all without outside capital. Along the way, the brand has welcomed names like Sabrina Carpenter, Simu Liu, Trevor Noah and Alessia Cara, while building a broader wellness platform around the gentle power of puppy therapy. Now Puppy Sphere is opening its cap table for the first time through a strategic angel round, bringing together leaders across media, consumer growth and wellness, including The School of Hard Knocks, former Massage Envy CEO David Humphrey, growth entrepreneur Tobi Oluwole, and Nucleus Network co-founder Jake Fleshner, alongside a broader group of strategic founders and operators. The vision: bring the gentle power of puppy therapy across the globe. FOUNDERS: Francesca Albo (@FrancescaaAlbo), Lea Burbidge Izquierdo (@LeaburbIz) INVESTORS: The School of Hard Knocks (@TheSchoolofHardKnockz), Tobi Oluwole (@TheTobiOluwole), Jake Fleshner (@JakeFleshner) Torch Collective, Heather Stark, Will Bodewes, Craig Zingerline & more ROUND: Seed VALUATION CAP: $24,000,000 HQ: New York, New York #VentureCapital #PuppySphere #TradedPartner #FrancescaAlbo #TradedVC