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August Debouzy advises Look Up on its €50 million financing round to accelerate the deployment of its space surveillance capabilities and strengthen its European footprint
Communiqué M&A | 13/06/25 | 2 min. | Julien Wagmann François Richard
Tech & Digital
August Debouzy advised Look Up in connection with a €50 million financing round combining equity, bank debt and non-dilutive public funding. This operation – one of the largest of its kind in the European SpaceTech sector – will enable Look Up to continue deploying its global space surveillance radar network, expand its space traffic and operations management services, and accelerate its international growth.
The round also marks the entry of leading European investors into the company’s capital: ETF Partners (UK), Leadwind – KFund’s early growth fund (Spain) – and the EIC Fund (EU), alongside existing investors MIG Capital (Germany), Karista (France) and Expansion (France).
Founded in 2022 by Michel Friedling and Juan Carlos Dolado Perez, Look Up is a European SpaceTech company specialized in the safety, security and sustainability of space operations. Its integrated solution is built on three technological pillars: a digital data fusion platform (SYNAPSE), a global ground-based radar network (SORASYS), and a satellite operations service. Through this full-stack approach and end-to-end value chain control, Look Up aims to become a key player in an increasingly congested orbital environment and a volatile geopolitical context.
This new round of financing comes amid strong momentum in the space sector and growing needs for orbital safety and sustainability. It will notably support the deployment of two new radars in French Polynesia and the in-orbit demonstration of Look Up’s “Space Operations as a Service” model.
August Debouzy’s team was led by Julien Wagmann (partner), with François Richard (senior associate) advising on corporate and transactional aspects.
ETF Partners and KFund were advised by Jones Day, with Anne Kerneur (partner) and Guillaume Bonhoure (associate). EIC Fund was advised by Bignon Lebray, with Alexandre Ghesquière (partner) and Emmanuelle Bouton (associate).