Arceon

Arceon received investment from SecFund — a Dutch dual-use defense fund backed by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Economic Affairs — alongside a follow-on from Tenzing Alpha. The round signals Arceon's commercial scaling phase, with the company expanding production capacity for Carbeon composites used in space and hypersonic defense applications.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) announced a strategic investment in Arceon following the inaugural Blue Magic Netherlands event in November 2024. Arceon becomes the third Dutch startup backed by GA-ASI through the BMN initiative, alongside Emergent Swarm Solutions and Saluqi Motors. The investment provides Arceon with direct entry into the US defense sector, with GA-ASI citing potential applications in high-temperature engine exhaust, hypersonic platforms, and fusion containment.

Four Carbeon C/C-SiC ceramic matrix composite samples from Arceon were launched to the ISS aboard NASA SpaceX CRS-31 in November 2024, attached to the Bartolomeo external platform on the Columbus Module. Materials will be exposed to the full space environment — radiation, thermal extremes, vacuum, and debris — for at least 6 months to benchmark ground test results against real LEO aging. First time the material has been tested in open space.

Delft-based CMC startup Arceon closed a seed funding round led by Dutch VC Tenzing Alpha (undisclosed amount), with InnovationQuarter also participating. Funds will be used to expand commercial capabilities and market reach as the company transitions from R&D to commercial production scale.