Kepler Communications

Building the Internet for Space

Toronto, Canada · Founded 2016 · $203.1M raised

Headquarters
Toronto
Employees
51–200
Founded
2016
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$203.1M
Last Round
$14.5M GrantApr 2026
Rounds
7

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

About

Kepler Communications is a vertically integrated satellite telecommunications company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, building the Internet for space. Founded in 2015 by graduate students who identified critical gaps in satellite communications, Kepler designs, manufactures, and operates a hybrid optical constellation of low-Earth-orbit satellites that provide real-time, continuous data relay services for spacecraft and space missions. The Kepler Network acts as an on-orbit cloud environment offering space-to-space data relay, on-orbit compute, and hosted payload services. With 33+ satellites in orbit and proven optical inter-satellite link technology, Kepler enables space operators to access their mission data instantaneously from anywhere on Earth, serving as the connectivity backbone for the emerging space economy.

Summary

Kepler Communications is a Space Tech company based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2016. It has raised $203.1M in total across 7 rounds, most recently a $14.5M Grant round in Apr 2026. Investors include FedDev Ontario, Costanoa Ventures and IA Ventures.

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Funding History

GrantApr 2026
$14.5M

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