Seattle space startup Kapta Space landed $24M in Series A funding to scale production of its low-cost metamaterial radar payloads for defense satellites. Founded by former Echodyne engineers Milton Perque and Adam Bily, the spinout uses proprietary software-defined radar to track dynamic targets across air, sea, and land—adding fuel to the Pacific Northwest's booming commercial space ecosystem. Read More

<img width="1000" height="667" src="https://cdn.geekwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Kapta.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.geekwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Kapta.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.geekwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Kapta-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px"><br>Seattle space startup Kapta Space landed $24M in Series A funding to scale production of its low-cost metamaterial radar payloads for defense satellites. Founded by former Echodyne engineers Milton Perque and Adam Bily, the spinout uses proprietary software-defined radar to track dynamic targets across air, sea, and land—adding fuel to the Pacific Northwest's booming commercial space ecosystem. <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/satellite-radar-tech-startup-kapta-space-raises-24m-including-cash-from-bill-gates-backed-fund/">Read More</a>