Canada Rocket Company

A reusable medium-lift rocket built in Canada.

Founded
2025
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Disclosed funding
$16.5M
Status
Operating
Sector
Space
Latest round
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Reported valuation
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Website
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Overview

Canada Rocket Company is developing R-2, a reusable methalox rocket meant to give Canada sovereign access to orbit, with a first launch targeted for 2032. CTO David Tenny worked on Falcon 9 at SpaceX.

Funding

About US$16.5M (C$22.5M), including a C$8.3M Department of National Defence grant.

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

Founders

Hugh Kolias, Co-founder & CEO
Not a SpaceX alum
David Tenny, Co-founder & CTO
At SpaceX: Engineer, Falcon 9

Topics

Sources

  1. BetaKit: Canada Rocket Company's sovereign alternative to Falcon 9
  2. SpaceQ: Canada Rocket Company raises $6.2M seed

Last verified September 30, 2026.