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Xona, which plans to deploy a 258-satellite low-Earth orbit constellation as a commercial alternative to GPS, raised a $250M Series D at a $2.45B valuation (Monica Hunter-Hart/Forbes)

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October 22, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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Xona, which plans to deploy a 258-satellite low-Earth orbit constellation as a commercial alternative to GPS, raised a $250M Series D at a $2.45B valuation (Monica Hunter-Hart/Forbes)

Monica Hunter-Hart / Forbes: Xona, which plans to deploy a 258-satellite low-Earth orbit constellation as a commercial alternative to GPS, raised a $250M Series D at a $2.45B valuation  —  The U.S. government built GPS.  Now Silicon Valley is funding a rival developed by the startup Xona, which just raised $250 million in venture funding.

Monica Hunter-Hart / Forbes:
Xona, which plans to deploy a 258-satellite low-Earth orbit constellation as a commercial alternative to GPS, raised a $250M Series D at a $2.45B valuation  —  The U.S. government built GPS.  Now Silicon Valley is funding a rival developed by the startup Xona, which just raised $250 million in venture funding.