Xoople, which is developing a satellite constellation to collect earth data for training AI models, raised a $130M Series B, bringing its total funding to $225M (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)

Tim Fernholz / TechCrunch: Xoople, which is developing a satellite constellation to collect earth data for training AI models, raised a $130M Series B, bringing its total funding to $225M — Space data companies have argued for years that the private sector needs their products, but the real uptake has been from government buyers.