StratoChaser at the Meteorological Technology World Expo 2026 (opens LinkedIn in a new tab)
Our team was at the Meteorological Technology World Expo in Amsterdam, the international trade fair for weather and climate technology.
October 2026
August 2026
Army gears up to 'engage' enemy surveillance satellites (opens Breaking Defense in a new tab)
The US Army sees high-altitude balloons as close to operational use and as a stand-in for satellite services, and plans to field a first capability. It is also testing ways to bring payloads back from the balloon.
June 2026
High-tech start-up on the rise: StratoChaser in Thema Vorarlberg (opens LinkedIn in a new tab)
In its "Made in Vorarlberg" series, the business magazine Thema Vorarlberg portrays StratoChaser, from the founders' shared passion for gliding to a reusable high-altitude platform that returns to its ground station on its own. Shared by WISTO on LinkedIn.
April 2026
Finalist at the Startup World Cup Austria 2026 (opens LinkedIn in a new tab)
StratoChaser made it to the final of the Startup World Cup Austria 2026, the Austrian round of the global start-up competition whose winner pitches at the grand finale in Silicon Valley.
March 2026
Stratospheric flight above Munich
One of our platforms climbed to an altitude of 28 km above Munich, well into the stratosphere.
At 28 km, the flight was well within our operating altitude of 15 to 35 km. The picture was taken during the flight, with the snow-covered Alps below and the curve of the Earth and the dark sky of the stratosphere on the horizon.
StratoChaser joins TUM Venture Labs Aerospace / Defense
Since March 2026, StratoChaser has been part of the Aerospace / Defense Lab of TUM Venture Labs at the Technical University of Munich.
The Aerospace / Defense Lab supports technology start-ups in aerospace, defence and dual-use technologies, from early validation and pilot projects to scaling, and connects them with experts, partners and infrastructure.
November 2025
First place in the start-up category at start your business Vorarlberg (opens start your business Vorarlberg in a new tab)
start your business, the founder service of the Vorarlberg Chamber of Commerce, awarded StratoChaser first place in its start-up category for building a sustainable, accessible and precise network for observing the atmosphere.
March 2025
Funded in the 5th Innovation Call Vorarlberg (opens Innovation Call Vorarlberg in a new tab)
StratoChaser is one of seven projects funded in the 5th Innovation Call Vorarlberg, the State of Vorarlberg's funding competition for start-ups and small companies. An expert jury chose the projects after a live pitch at the Festspielhaus Bregenz.
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