Seed-Stage space startups
The earliest believers. Seed-stage space startups are where the next decade of the industry is being decided right now. 31 active companies, $79.6M disclosed between them.
Space station modules and orbital carriers built like products, not projects
Mining near-Earth asteroids for water to refuel the in-space economy
Delphi, a fully reusable satellite designed to launch, land and fly again
Metal-fueled plasma propulsion with dramatically higher thrust density
Radiation-tolerant edge computers bringing AI inference onboard satellites
Ultrathin next-generation solar panels for powering spacecraft at scale
Balloon-borne launchers
3D printed rocket engines
Space transportation network
Cubesat services and tracking software
AI for Space Data Analytics
LEO orbital propellant depot
3D printing rocket engines
Satellite constellation measuring methane and greenhouse gas emissions in near real time
High accuracy space surveillance and tracking
STEM missions to space
BioOrbitCrystallizing pharmaceutical proteins in microgravity for better cancer drugs
Horizon sea launch service
Producing resources from lunar soil
Space services marketplace
Harvesting helium-3 from lunar soil for quantum computing and fusion customers
Interstellar LabBioPods, controlled-environment capsules growing plants for space and Earth
From images to information
Eco-friendly rocket engines
Satellite collision avoidance software
Computing and analytics in space
Space TV for humanity
Building launch vehicles
Shielding for satellite electronics
In-space welding and construction technology for large orbital structures
Hurricane and weather forecasting
Other stages: Self-funded · Series A · Series B · Series C+
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