Gama raised €15 million in Seed funding to scale its satellite solar arrays. Investors included Transition, Planet A, Draper Associates, and Manta Ray Ventures. The Paris-based company builds Wing, a deployable solar array for high-power satellites.
Funding plans
The money will fund the first production line for Wing in Ivry-sur-Seine near Paris. Gama also plans to hire around 60 new people. The company currently employs 30 people.
Company background
Gama was founded in 2022 by Andrew Nutter, Louis de Gouyon Matignon, and Thibaud Elziere. Its first mission, Gama Alpha, launched in 2023 to test a solar sail. The company later shifted to solar arrays because funding for solar sails was difficult.
How Wing works
Wing uses high-volume silicon cells originally made for the rooftop market. The full power system includes an array rotator, power management, optional energy storage, and control software. Lead times can be six months once production begins.
A first demo unit is planned for summer 2027 through a partnership with Eclipse Space. Eclipse will build the satellite bus, and Gama will supply the large solar arrays. Gama is also in discussions with other potential customers in Europe and the US.