CisLunar Industries Secures Seed Funding
Loveland, CO-based in-space processing and resource utilization start-up, CisLunar Industries, has secured $1 million in seed funding from Colorado ONE Fund.
While the seed round remains open, this early investment marks a significant milestone in CisLunar’s shift from producing limited batches of PPUs, primarily for research and grant-funded initiatives, to large-scale manufacturing targeting both commercial and defense sectors. A Power Processing Unit functions as a critical intermediary between a satellite’s power supply and its onboard subsystems, delivering regulated energy required for mission-essential operations. The company plans to ramp up output to several dozen PPUs per month starting next year. In addition to scaling up power processing unit (PPU) production, the funding will facilitate the company’s expansion of its engineering team.
ginally founded to advance in-space metal recycling technologies, CisLunar has developed a proprietary PPU designed to meet high-energy demands, such as those associated with Hall-effect thrusters, a technology increasingly adopted by satellite operators. Notable achievements include the integration of CisLunar’s technology into two missions with Think Orbital last year, as well as an upcoming demonstration mission with Momentus scheduled for February. According to Calnan, PPU failures remain a leading cause of satellite mission issues, underscoring the importance of reliability and prompting some customers to deploy CisLunar systems even before the company’s own in-house orbital demonstrations.
Developing PPUs in-house involves considerable upfront expenses and substantial engineering effort. Nonetheless, CisLunar asserts that its products have attained a level of maturity sufficient for rapid scaling and to address diverse customer needs. Calnan also noted that some clients initially attempted to develop PPUs independently, but transitioned to CisLunar due to the inherent complexity involved.
Looking forward, CisLunar anticipates growing demand for high-power applications in areas such as in-space manufacturing, mining, energy generation, data storage, and nuclear propulsion. The company positions its PPUs as foundational components for emerging space technologies. Industry forecasts estimate satellite power generation requirements could reach 840 megawatts annually by 2030, and CisLunar aims to be a central provider in addressing these future orbital energy demands.
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