Marble Imaging raises €6 million led by Cherry Ventures for satellite imagery and AI analytics

Marble Imaging, a Bremen-based startup building a commercial Earth observation constellation, has raised an additional €6 million led by Cherry Ventures, Tech Funding News reports. The second close brings its seed round to €11.3 million, after a €5.3 million round led by High-Tech Gründerfonds in December 2025, and the company has also received more than €10 million in non-dilutive funding from DLR and ESA.

Besides very high-resolution satellites, Marble is building an AI analytics platform that turns data from several sources into insights for defence, civil security and critical infrastructure. It can already detect ships and judge whether terrain is passable for vehicles, and its customer portal is live. The company says it has more than 10 customers, including several government clients, and a pipeline of data contracts worth over €20 million.

Its first satellite is due to ship to California in December for a SpaceX launch now planned for February 2027, with 30 satellites targeted by 2030. Co-founder Robert Hook said Europe and its partners currently rely on non-European imagery providers, which limits access to key conflict areas.