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Selected as a “J-Startup”company by the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry
Letara Ltd., a startup specializing in the development and manufacturing of spacecraft propulsion systems using plastic as fuel to...
Mar 131 min read
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Letara Ltd., developing hybrid propulsion systems, has raised a total of funding of 1.13 billion JPY in its seed round
Letara Ltd., a startup specializing in the development and manufacturing of spacecraft propulsion systems using plastic as fuel, has...
Mar 111 min read
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Letara is officially designated "Muroran Institute of Technology Venture"!
Letara is officially designated as a "Muroran Institute of Technology Venture" on 14th January 2025. We are conducting joint research...
Feb 121 min read
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Thank you for 2024.
As we look back on 2024, it has been a remarkable year for Letara. The opening of our R&D base, "Polaris," and the relocation of our...
Dec 30, 20241 min read
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Relocation of Headquarters
We are pleased to inform you that our headquarters will be relocated to the following address on December 18, 2024. We would like to take...
Dec 23, 20241 min read
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Letara Ltd. ,Hokkaido University-based space startup, signs an internship agreement with Texas A&M University.
Letara Ltd. a Hokkaido University-based startedup company developing propulsion systems for spacecraft such as satellites (head office in...
May 22, 20241 min read
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Certified as SAPPORO NEXT LEADING COMPANY
We are pleased to announce that Letara Co., Ltd. has been certified as one of the SAPPORO NEXT LEADING 18 COMPANIES in Sapporo City. As a...
Jan 29, 20241 min read
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Letara signs an agreement with Takikawa City to establish R&D base
Letara Ltd. (Sapporo, Japan), a start-up developing novel satellite propulsion systems using plastic fuel, has signed a contract with...
Dec 22, 20233 min read
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Post-Event Report (The Hokkaido University North Campus Symposium hosted by KPMG)
On September 14, the Hokkaido University North Campus Symposium hosted by KPMG(https://kpmg.com/jp/ja/home/events/2023/08/230914-mmd.html...
Sep 20, 20231 min read
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Letara Selected for $1.6M NEDO DTSU STS Grant
Letara Ltd. (Sapporo, Japan), a start-up developing novel satellite propulsion systems using plastic fuel, was selected by NEDO (New...
Sep 14, 20232 min read
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Letara Selected for $1M METI Go-Tech Grant
Letara Ltd. (Sapporo, Japan), a start-up developing novel satellite propulsion systems using plastic fuel, was selected by METI for its...
Jul 25, 20232 min read
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Letara Receives Excellence Award and Kyoto Prefecture Prize in the Final Round of MUFG's "RUF"
On July 12th, 2023 (Wed), Letara gave a presentation during the final round of Rise Up Festa, a startup acceleration program created by...
Jul 14, 20231 min read
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We celebrated the 3rd anniversary of our founding.
Today, it's the 3rd anniversary of our company, "Letara", since we founded Letara in 2020. The reason why we could celebrate this...
Jun 23, 20231 min read
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Participated in ISTS (International Symposium on Space Technology and Science)
We participated in the 34th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science (ISTS).This event is an international conference...
Jun 7, 20231 min read
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Hokkaido University's Space Startup Letara Ltd. succeeded in raising 120 million yen
Letara Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Sapporo, Hokkaido), which develops satellite propulsion systems raised 120 million yen from a fund...
Mar 2, 20233 min read
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We have been promoting Hokkaido's space industry at "NIHONBASHI SPACE WEEK 2022".
From December 12th to 16th, 2022, Letara Co., Ltd. and Hokkaido Space Port jointly participated in "NIHONBASHI SPACE WEEK 2022" hosted by...
Dec 27, 20221 min read
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Letara Awarded at IBARAKI TECH PLANTER 2022
November 12, 2022, Letara Ltd. CEO Kamps presented at IBARAKI TECH PLANTER sponsored by Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. and was awarded the Maeda...
Nov 17, 20221 min read
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Letara is selected for UTokyoIPC's Prestigious “1stRound” Incubation Program (7th iteration)
Letara Ltd. was adopted as a support target company of the consortium incubation program "1stRound" with leading domestic companies,...
Oct 12, 20222 min read
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Presented at the symposium "Possibility for Now and Future of Hokkaido University Startups"
September 16th, 2022, a symposium titled "Possibility for Now and Future of Hokkaido University Startups" was held at Hokkaido...
Sep 21, 20221 min read
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