Gama raises €15 million to expand satellite solar array production
The French company plans a production line in Ivry-sur-Seine and around 60 engineering hires, with its first demonstration unit due in summer 2027.
French satellite technology company Gama has announced a €15 million seed funding round backed by Transition, Planet A, Draper Associates and Manta Ray. It will use the money to accelerate production investment for Wing, its deployable solar array system.
The funding will support Gama’s first Wing manufacturing line in Ivry-sur-Seine, expanded in-house development and testing, and recruitment of around 60 engineers. The planned roles cover mechanical engineering, power electronics, software, production and testing. Chief executive and cofounder Andrew Nutter said demand from constellation builders had prompted the company to bring forward its investment.
Wing is designed to fold large solar arrays into a compact space for launch. Gama says the system combines electricity generation, rotation to track the sun and power management, with energy storage available as an option. It also supplies software to stabilise satellites carrying the arrays, running on customers’ flight computers.
Rather than relying on specialised III-V solar cells, Gama adapts silicon cells produced for terrestrial use. The company is targeting delivery lead times of six months once the production line is operational, with further reductions as output increases.
Gama is due to deliver its first demonstration unit in summer 2027. In September 2026, it announced a partnership to supply arrays for satellite platforms developed by Eclipse Space, a constellation provider founded by former SpaceX Starlink engineers.
