Fortastra
Maneuverable satellites for orbital defense.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- California
- Disclosed funding
- $8M
- Status
- Operating
- Sector
- Defense
- Latest round
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- Reported valuation
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- Website
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Overview
Fortastra builds satellites designed to protect US and allied assets in orbit, and has recruited executives from Relativity, Hermeus, Astrion and Divergent. Founder and CEO Mike Smayda was a senior aerodynamics engineer at SpaceX and previously co-founded Hermeus.
Funding
$8M seed.
Disclosed funding is the sum of publicly reported rounds found in the sources below. It is a floor, not a complete total.
Founders
Topics
Sources
- Payload: Fortastra lands $8M seed
- SpaceNews: Executives join Fortastra C-suite
- Hoo You Know: Mike Smayda
Last verified September 30, 2026.