[German company Marble raises €6 million to build its first commercial high-resolution satellite constellation] According to a report by EAmericatartups on November 9th, Marble Imaging, a Bremen-based Earth observation company, has completed a €6 million seed round extension, led by Cherry Ventures, bringing its total funding to €11.3 million. The company previously raised €5.3 million in December 2025, led by High-Tech Gründerfonds. Marble is building Germany's first commercial very high resolution (VHR) satellite constellation, aiming to deploy 30 satellites by 2030. The first satellite, Marble Sat-1, has received full funding and completed pre-launch testing. It is scheduled for launch in early 2027 and will have a resolution of up to 0.7 meters in the visible and near-infrared bands, while also collecting shortwave infrared data. Once the constellation is fully operational, it will be able to provide Earth observation data up to once per hour. The company is also building an AI analytics platform to transform multi-source data into decision support for defense, climate security, crisis and disaster management, energy transition, infrastructure, and transportation. Current services include target identification, terrain and accessibility analysis, coastal asset monitoring, and land cover classification. CEO and co-founder Robert Hook stated that Europe and its partners have long relied on high-resolution imagery from non-European suppliers, which could "be cut off in situations like Ukraine or the Strait of Hormuz." This round of funding will be used to accelerate constellation expansion and satellite and launch procurement. Cherry Ventures founding partner Filip Dames stated that Europe needs "its own eye in space." The company was founded in August 2023 by Hook, Gopika Suresh, Alexander Epp, and Raul Scarlat.