Latest Outlier Space news, funding rounds and robotics & AI coverage. $7.4M raised. 1 article tracked by The Robotics Media.
Outlier Space is a New Zealand-based space technology startup founded by former Rocket Lab global director Jamie France. The company builds reusable satellite capsules designed to carry pharmaceutical, silicon and biotech payloads into microgravity and return them safely to Earth on any commercial launcher.
Outlier Space raised NZ$10.5 million (US$7.35 million) in one of New Zealand's largest pre-seed rounds in July 2026, led by GD1 with participation from Airtree, Icehouse Ventures, Investible, Nova Threshold and Side Stage Ventures, and is targeting a first test flight in 2028.