Auria Acquires BCubed Engineering Corporation

Auria (Enlightenment Capital Portfolio) Acquires RKF Engineering Solutions and Kythera Space Solutions

January 23, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Auria, a Colorado Springs-based C3 software and solutions provider and portfolio company of Enlightenment Capital, has acquired RKF Engineering Solutions and Kythera Space Solutions, both headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The add-on acquisitions expand Auria's SATCOM engineering, spectrum management, and autonomous payload software capabilities to deliver end-to-end command, control, and communications (C3) solutions for U.S. Space Force, other government customers, and commercial SATCOM operators.

Enlightenment Capital Forms Auria by Merging Four Portfolio Companies

January 8, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

Enlightenment Capital has combined four portfolio companies—Boecore, Ascension Engineering Group, Orbit Logic, and La Jolla Logic—into a new space-focused platform called Auria, based in Colorado Springs. Auria will deliver mission planning, space domain awareness, satellite communications management and cybersecurity capabilities and will employ more than 400 people across the combined businesses. The consolidation is intended to broaden the customer base, expand capabilities and create a mid-tier contractor in the space and defense market.

Celerium Acquires Dark Cubed

September 12, 2022

Cybersecurity

Celerium Inc. has acquired Dark Cubed to expand its active cyber defense capabilities. The deal integrates Dark Cubed's automated, SaaS-based network defense — used by SMBs and DoD contractors through MSP partners — into Celerium's Cyber Defense Network to accelerate product development and market reach.

Mubadala Capital Acquires Babel from Aurica Capital

October 4, 2024

IT Services

Mubadala Capital has acquired 100% of Aurica Capital's stake in Babel, the Spanish digital transformation and IT services consultancy. The transaction marks Aurica's exit after four years of partnership and positions Babel for a new phase of international expansion under Mubadala's ownership.

Aurex Acquires Alpha 2

January 12, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Aurex, a Godspeed Capital–backed space and missile defense engineering platform, has acquired Alpha 2 Inc., a Chantilly, Virginia firm specializing in cryptographic engineering, cybersecurity, and secure communications for U.S. national security space systems. The add-on expands Aurex's capabilities in encryption engineering and classified secure communications to better support mission-critical space, missile defense and intelligence community customers; financial terms were not disclosed.

Aquila Acquires Cibar Inc.

September 6, 2022

Software

Aquila, a software investment division of Vela Software/Constellation Software, has acquired Cibar Inc., a Colorado Springs-based provider of trade finance banking software. Cibar will operate as an autonomous business unit within Aquila's group of fintech businesses, expanding Aquila's capabilities in international trade finance software for large and middle-market banks.