COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Citra Space Corp, a space technology company developing space object identification (SOI) capabilities, today announced a $15 million Series A financing led by Washington Harbour Partners, with participation from Industrious Ventures, Reliable Properties, and existing investors including Scout VC, Squadra Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and Flex Capital. The funding will be used to support development and deployment of Citra’s technology among commercial and government partners.

Founded in 2024 by former U.S. Space Force and Air Force officers with experience in space domain awareness and orbital warfare, Citra is developing technology to improve how object identity is established and maintained. The team has direct experience from mission environments where object identity is often uncertain, and decisions must be made with incomplete information.

“Operators today can see more objects in orbit than ever before, but understanding what those objects are and what they’re doing is still a major challenge. The real problem is understanding the capabilities, behavioral patterns, and intent of on-orbit systems. The U.S. Space Force has built a strong foundation for space domain awareness, and this funding allows us to accelerate delivering working products that help operators get more out of that data,” said Tom “Pumper” Nichols, CEO and co-founder of Citra.