State: Como

Involve Space

Involve Space is an Italian aerospace company that designs, develops, and launches advanced pseudo‑satellite platforms based on stratospheric balloons for Earth observation, defense, in‑flight validation, and scientific research. With dozens of successful missions and more than two hundred total flights, Involve Space is Europe’s leading player in stratospheric operations. Headquartered in Como and expanding across Europe and the United States, Involve Space aims to become a global reference in the High Altitude Platforms (HAPS) market, with a clear vision: bringing strategic data from near space down to Earth to generate concrete and sustainable impact. Involve Space is a certified B Corporation.

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DOA Italifters

DOA name comes from the initials of Dinamica Olio Acciai (Dynamic Oil and Steel). The acronym synthetize the type of our products, DOA is a company specialized in the production of portable hydraulic tools. The engineering team developed a wide range of innovative, compact and versatile products by applying the latest technologies in this field. Our skills are the innovative spirit, the pursuit of quality and the close collaboration with the customers.

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D-Orbit

D-Orbit develops space logistics systems for orbital transportation, hosted payload operations, and in-orbit data processing. Its ION Satellite Carrier is an orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) used for satellite deployment and hosted payload operations; since 2020 it has flown 21 missions and carried 200+ payloads, including hosted payloads and satellites deployed in orbit. The company also provides space cloud services based on onboard computing for in-orbit data processing and is developing GEA, a servicing spacecraft intended to support autonomous rendezvous, inspection, and refueling, as well as NOX, a synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) Earth observation satellite. In 2025 D-Orbit announced a strategic business combination with Planetek to expand capabilities in cloud-based space applications and AI-driven in-orbit processing. D-Orbit is a registered benefit corporation headquartered in Italy, with offices in Portugal, Greece, the UK, and an experienced US team focused on bus design, manufacturing, and commercialization.

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