About Us

Our Team

Director

CEO
Takayoshi FUKUYO

Co-CTO
Division Director, Space Infrastructure Division
Ryohei TAKAHASHI

Co-CTO
Division Director, Solution & Ecosystem Division
Kanta YANAGIDA

Outside Director
Kojiro HATADA

Outside Director
Shingo YOSHIMURA

Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Auditor
Shigeru OMURA

Audit & Supervisory Board Member (outside)
Takashi IMAI

Audit & Supervisory Board Member (outside)
Yumiko HONMA

Executive Officer

Exective Officer / CFO
Division Director, Corporate Division
Seigo MORITA

Exective Officer / CSO
Division Director, Innovative Space Systems Division
Tomoaki YASUDA

Exective Officer / Co-CTO
Deputy Division Director, Innovative Space Systems Division
Kota KAKIHARA

Exective Officer / Co-CTO
Division Director, Integrated Technology Platform Division
Akihiro ISHIKAWA

History

2025

Aug

Selected for President’s Award from JST at the “Award for Academic Startups 2025”

Jun

Achieved full mision success in hosted payload services, demonstrated in orbit aboard the 6U sattellite “AE1c”.

Mar

Selected for “J-Startup” a startup support program by METI.

Feb

ONGLAISAT achived the worlde’s highest ground resolutions of under 2.5 meters among 6U-class Earth monitoring satellites.

Feb

Raised JPY 8 billion (approx. USD 51.8 million) in Series B round.

2024

Dec

Completed the multi-purpose 6U satellite bus system design and transitioned to the operational phase with the launch of “YODAKA.”

Dec

Launched “ONGLAISAT,” developed with the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA), and began its operations.

Nov

Selected for JAXA Space Strategy Fund Initiative: “Accelerating Commercial Satellite Constellation Deployment”

Nov

Selected by JAXA’s Space Strategy Fund to Lead Lunar Navigation System Development.

Sep

Signed MoUs with several institutions in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to initiate joint research on the collection of climate change and nature-related data through satellite technology and the resolution of regional issues.

Aug

Completion of the domestic development of an Attitude Determination and Control Subsystem (ADCS) for ultra-small satellites.

Jul

Selected as a contractor for JAXA’s “System study on the small probe for the next-generation small objects sample return mission”.

Jun

Signed a MoU with the Paraguayan Space Agency (Agencia Espacial del Paraguay:’AEP’) on “Space Industry Cooperation on Satellite Constellation for SDGs and Space Utilization and Sustainable Development through Space Date Platforms”.

May

Signed MoUs with 3 Brazilian institutions to initiate collaboration on the collection of climate change and nature-related data through satellite technology and environmental conservation.

Mar

Awarded as one of 15 companies recognized for growth potential, innovation, and social impact at the “EY Innovative Startup 2024” event hosted by Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC.

Feb

Support for ground station operations of the ultra-small satellite TIRSAT, which was onboard the H3 Launch Vehicle Test Flight No. 2.

Jan

Participated in the design support and specifications for the magnetosphere exploration nanosatellite “GEO-X” , led by the University of Tokyo and the Tokyo Metropolitan University.

2023

Dec

Exhibition at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28).

Oct

Selected for the METI SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program. After the program, commenced the development of original cameras and the satellites to carry them, and the commercialization of remote sensing. (Maximum grant amount: 3.5 billion yen)

Jul

Selected as a contractor for JAXA’s “Element prototyping and testing for the Lunar Navigation System Technology Demonstration Satellite”.

Mar

Finished construction of our ground station in Makinohara, Shizuoka.

Mar

Commenced development of our VDES Satellite Constellation as part of NEDO’s “Development and Demonstration of Maritime Domain Awareness Technology through Shipborne Communication Satellite Constellation. (Total project cost: 14.7 billion yen)”

Feb

Successful Launch of OPTIMAL-1: After placing the micro-satellite OPTIMAL-1 into orbit, established communication and succeeded in image capturing, validating its utility as a multi-platform solution.

2022

Nov

Selected by JAXA as a contractor for the development, system testing, and operational support of the “Comet Interceptor” probe system.

Oct

Selected as a contractor for JAXA’s “The concept study on the Lunar Navigation System Technical Demonstration Mission”.

Oct

Participated as a Founding Member in the “VDES Satellite Consortium.”

Sep

Selected for Toyo Keizai Weekly’s ‘100 Most SUGOI (Exciting) Startups of 2022.’

Mar

Completed Series A Funding Round with a total of 2.3 billion yen raised.

Mar

Selected by METI for “Satellite Data Utilization Platform Strengthening Project” for the development of multi-wavelength sensors for Small Satellites.

Jan

Selected by JAXA as a contractor for “Study on Navigation and Communication Technology Development for Lunar Activities.

2021

Aug

Selected by METI for Demonstration of Small Satellite Constellation Technology to start the development of a 6U Satellite Constellation.

Jul

Selected for METI’s “Space Development and Utilization Promotion Research and Development” for the domestic development of AOCS (Attitude and Orbit Control System) units.

Mar

Completed Seed Round Funding with 400 million yen raised (Incubate Fund, Real Tech Fund, etc.).

Jan

Changed Company Name to ArkEdge Space Inc.

2020

Nov

Conducted a joint LoRa communication experiment with RWASAT-1 between Japan and Rwanda.

Jun

Received Order from Taiwan National Space Organization (Presently known as Taiwan Space Agency) for ONGLAISAT Satellite.

2019

Nov

Successfully Launched RWASAT-1 Ordered by the Rwandan Government into Orbit.

Aug

Selected for METI’s “Industrial Technology Practical Development Subsidy” and started the development of 3U Satellite OPTIMAL-1.

2018

Jul

Establishment of Space Edge Lab Inc.

Jul

Founded Space Edge Lab Inc. Selected for NEDO’s Research and Development Venture Support (NEP) Program.

2017

Jul

Received the Special Jury Award at the Cabinet Office’s Space Idea Contest “S-Booster 2017” for the “Global Ripple Satellite Network” concept.

Company Overview

Company Name

ArkEdge Space Inc.

Headquater

DOME ARIAKE HEADQUATER 3F, 1-3-33 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Established

July 18, 2018

Number of Employees

181(Including part-time and temporary staff, as of September 2025）

Capital

JPY 10.7 Billion（Appox. USD 74.2 million）(including capital reserve, as of September 2025）

Business

・Design, Development, and Operation Services for Micro-Satellites
・Building Satellite Constellations for Various Missions
・Providing Components and Software Related to Micro Satellites
・Operating Satellite Control Ground Stations
・Offering Educational and Consulting Services

Office

Ariake Headquater

1-3-33 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan 3rd Floor, Dome Ariake Headquarters

Nihonbashi Office

2-1-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0022, Japan 6th Floor, Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower

Makinohara Ground Station

Makinohara, Sizuoka