AstroForge

Mining platinum-group metals from asteroids.

Founded
2022
Headquarters
Huntington Beach, CA
Disclosed funding
$53M
Status
Operating
Sector
Space
Latest round
—
Reported valuation
—
Website
astroforge.io

Overview

AstroForge is developing spacecraft to prospect and eventually refine metals from near-Earth asteroids. It has flown two missions, Brokkr-1 in 2023 and Odin in 2025, and is preparing a third. CTO Jose Acain is a SpaceX alumnus.

Funding

At least: ~$13M seed and $40M Series A.

Disclosed funding is the sum of publicly reported rounds found in the sources below. It is a floor, not a complete total.

Founders

Matt Gialich, Co-founder & CEO
Not a SpaceX alum
Jose Acain, Co-founder & CTO
At SpaceX: Engineer

Topics

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: AstroForge
  2. Jeff Burke: The SpaceX Effect

Last verified September 30, 2026.