Space

Launch, spacecraft, satellites and everything they need in orbit. 29 companies, $5.88B in disclosed funding.

SpaceX alumni founders
Relativity Space
Reusable medium-lift rockets built with automated manufacturing.
SpaceJordan Noone2015Long Beach, CA$1.3B
Impulse Space
Orbital transfer vehicles for last-mile delivery in space.
SpaceTom Mueller2021Redondo Beach, CA$1.02B
K2 Space
Very large, high-power satellites designed for heavy-lift rockets.
SpaceNeel Kunjur2022Torrance, CA$950M
Apex
Standardized satellite buses built like products, not projects.
SpaceMax Benassi2022Los Angeles, CA$500M
Starcloud
Data centers in orbit, powered by continuous sunlight.
SpaceAdi Oltean2024Redmond, WA$454M
Muon Space
Satellite constellations for Earth and climate data, built at scale.
SpaceJonny Dyer—Mountain View, CA$386M
Varda Space Industries
Manufacturing medicines in microgravity and bringing them home.
SpaceWill Bruey2021El Segundo, CA$329M
Xona Space Systems
A GPS alternative from low Earth orbit.
SpaceBrian Manning2019Burlingame, CA$320M
Ursa Major
Rocket engines and solid rocket motors, sold as products.
SpaceJoe Laurienti2015Berthoud, CO$238M
Turion Space
Spacecraft that watch, inspect and service other satellites.
SpaceRyan Westerdahl2020Irvine, CA$128M
Portal Space Systems
Highly maneuverable spacecraft powered by solar thermal propulsion.
SpaceJeff Thornburg2021Bothell, WA$67.5M
AstroForge
Mining platinum-group metals from asteroids.
SpaceJose Acain2022Huntington Beach, CA$53M
Reflect Orbital
Satellites with mirrors that deliver sunlight after dark.
SpaceBen Nowack2021Hawthorne, CA$35.2M
AnySignal
Software-defined radios for spacecraft and defense.
SpaceJohn Malsbury2023Los Angeles, CA$29M
Canada Rocket Company
A reusable medium-lift rocket built in Canada.
SpaceDavid Tenny2025Toronto, Canada$16.5M
Starpath
Mining lunar ice to make rocket propellant.
SpaceSaurav Shroff, Mihir Gondhalekar—Los Angeles, CA$12M
Argo Space
Water-powered space tugs refueled from the Moon.
SpaceRobert Carlisle, Ryan Carlisle, Kirby Carlisle—Hermosa Beach, CA$10M
Beyond Reach Labs
Football-field-size solar arrays that fold into a rocket.
SpacePele Collins2023New York, NY$10M
Lux Aeterna
Fully reusable satellites that return and fly again.
SpaceBrian Taylor—Broomfield, CO$10M
AscendArc
Small geostationary satellites for communications.
SpaceChris McLain—Not disclosed$3.95M
Astrolab
Commercial rovers for the Moon and Mars.
SpaceJaret Matthews2019Hawthorne, CA—
Eclipse Space
Turnkey satellite megaconstellations for nations and telecoms.
SpaceDerek Huerta2026Redmond, WA—
Ethos Space
Infrastructure for building on the Moon.
SpaceRoss Centers, Jeff Overbeek, Brogan BamBrogan—Not disclosed—
Farcast
User terminals that let more companies run satellite constellations.
SpaceSiamak Ebadi2019California—
Firefly AerospacePublic
Launch vehicles, lunar landers and orbital vehicles.
SpaceTom Markusic2014Cedar Park, TX—
Mithril
Shape-changing antennas for satellites.
SpaceScarlett Koller—Not disclosed—
Phantom Space
Mass-produced small rockets and satellites.
SpaceJim Cantrell2019Tucson, AZ—
ThinkOrbital
Tools for building and repairing structures in orbit.
SpaceLee Rosen—Colorado—
Vector LaunchClosed
Dedicated launch for small satellites.
SpaceJim Cantrell2016Tucson, AZ—