Marble Imaging raises €6M led by Cherry Ventures for EU satellites

Closing a European gap

The company argues that VHR imagery is a core input for security and commercial intelligence, yet Europe and many of its partners rely on non-European providers. That dependence leaves them exposed to losing coverage over key areas, as seen in Ukraine and the Strait of Hormuz, creating economic and security blind spots.

"Europe and many of its global partners lack this capability today. We at Marble are determined to close this gap, and Cherry's trust helps us achieve this faster," said co-founder and CEO Robert Hook.

Marble already sells analysis services such as object detection for situational intelligence, terrain analysis and trafficability assessment, coastal asset monitoring and land cover classification. Alongside the satellites, it is developing an AI-powered analytics platform that turns multi-source data into insights. As the constellation grows, the company expects the two parts to train its AI more effectively, serving defence, civil security and critical infrastructure customers and others.

What comes next

The first satellite, Marble Sat-1, is fully funded and has completed pre-flight testing. It is scheduled to launch in early 2027. It is designed to capture imagery at up to 0.7 m spatial resolution in the visible and near-infrared spectrum, and will also gather short-wave infrared data.

The new capital is meant to speed up scaling, with a target of 30 satellites by 2030.

Filip Dames, Founding Partner at Cherry Ventures, said: "Europe needs its own eyes in space, and Marble Imaging is building them." He added that the product Marble will deliver does not yet exist in Europe, but that the investor is convinced it has to.