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GreenSky Ventures, a previous Mission Control investor, led the equity portion of the round, which included other strategic investors that the company’s announcement did not name. Scotiabank and its venture-oriented subsidiary Roynat are also in the mix as lenders. Mission Control makes software for remotely controlling space robotics such as lunar rovers. (The Logic)
Talking point: The seconds it takes for signals to pass between Earth and a robot in distant orbit or on the moon can matter a lot for fine operations; Mission Control’s software—tested in a mock moonscape in a light industrial building near downtown Ottawa—combines human guidance with autonomy. The company also has an R&D site in St. Mary’s, in southwestern Ontario. The Canadian Space Agency has backed its work, including with a contract worth more than $5 million for preliminary work on a vehicle to carry cargo and science instruments around on the moon.
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