Tokyo-Based Startup: Infostellar Inc and Funding Round

tokyo-based startup: By connecting dishes around the world to create a single network, everyone from meteorologists to farmers can link up with satellites anytime, anywhere without waiting for one to pass overhead. ; The Tokyo-based startup, which is assembling a global platform of antennae, just won its first funding round of 7.3 million 803 million led by Airbus SE's venture arm, according to The Japan Times. Infostellar's network is aimed at driving down the cost of communicating with satellites. Infostellar Inc. is aiming to change that by getting satellite operators to share their antennae. As a result, digital maps could be updated more frequently, to track people, cars and clouds in real time. People want to achieve many things with satellites, but right now they're all constrained by having just one antenna and a tiny window to communicate, said Infostellar co-founder Naomi Kurahara. Access to cheaper satellite imagery could also help investors like those tracking manufacturing activity or crop yields through satellite photos obtain information more regularly. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.