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Xona Space Systems, a Burlingame-based startup reinventing satellite navigation, has raised a $92M Series B after launching Pulsar-0, its first production-class satellite. The round was led by Craft Ventures with participation from Toyota Ventures, Seraphim, NGP Capital, and a $20M strategic award from the U.S. Space Force’s SpaceWERX.
• Pulsar satellites broadcast encrypted signals 100× stronger than GPS — even in cities and indoors
• Delivers centimeter-level accuracy to standard receivers without bulky new hardware
• Designed to resist jamming and spoofing with military-grade authentication
• Pulsar-0 launched May 2025; full constellation planned for 2026–28
• Target customers: defense, autonomous vehicles, logistics, aviation, and finance
• Working with chipset and device makers to enable plug-and-play upgrades for existing systems
• Founded by aerospace engineers with DARPA and GNSS experience
• U.S. Air Force and Space Force backing signals national security alignment
• Craft Ventures’ Sky Dayton joins the board to support commercial expansion
As GPS hits its limits, Xona is building the resilient, high-precision satellite layer modern systems—and geopolitics—will depend on.