Late-Stage (Series C+) space startups

The late-stage cohort: still private, no longer small. Many of these will be the next graduations from this directory. 25 active companies, $6.3B disclosed between them.

True Anomaly

Spacecraft for space security

Defense & Space Domain Awareness · United States · est. 2022 · Series C+
Stoke Space

The fully reusable Nova rocket

Launch · United States · est. 2019 · Series C+
Astranis Space Technologies Corp

Small dedicated GEO satellites

Communications & Connectivity · United States · est. 2015 · Series C+
Axiom Space

Commercial space stations

Habitats · United States · est. 2015 · Series C+
Apex

Satellite buses off assembly lines

Satellites · United States · est. 2022 · Series C+
Impulse Space

Orbital transfer vehicles

Logistics · United States · est. 2021 · Series C+
K2 Space

Mega-class satellite buses

Satellites · United States · est. 2022 · Series C+
Varda Space

Orbital manufacturing

In-Space Manufacturing · United States · est. 2020 · Series C+
Loft Orbital

Turnkey satellite deployment

Satellites · United States · est. 2016 · Series C+
Gilmour Space

Low-cost hybrid rockets

Launch · Australia · est. 2012 · Series C+
Kepler Communications

High-bandwidth data and IoT

Communications & Connectivity · Canada · est. 2015 · Series C+
GHGSat

Monitoring greenhouse gases

Earth Observation · Canada · est. 2011 · Series C+
LEO Labs

Satellite observation from Earth

Ground Segment & Tracking · United States · est. 2015 · Series C+
Fleet

IoT Connectivity

Communications & Connectivity · Australia · est. 2015 · Series C+
i-Space

Developing a commercial space shuttle

Launch · China · est. 2016 · Series C+
Iceye

Timely and reliable satellite imagery

Earth Observation · Finland · est. 2012 · Series C+
Interstellar Technologies

ZERO, the biomethane launcher

Launch · Japan · est. 2013 · Series C+
Isar Aerospace

Spectrum, Europe’s private orbital rocket

Launch · Germany · est. 2018 · Series C+
Pale Blue

Water-fuelled satellite propulsion

Propulsion · Japan · est. 2020 · Series C+
PLD Space

Commercial launch services

Launch · Spain · est. 2011 · Series C+
Relativity Space

3D printed rockets

Launch · United States · est. 2016 · Series C+
Skylo

Satellite IoT connectivity

Communications & Connectivity · United States · est. 2017 · Series C+
Space BD

Launch and ISS brokerage

Logistics · Japan · est. 2017 · Series C+
Ursa Major Technologies

Engines for small satellites

Propulsion · United States · est. 2015 · Series C+
Warpspace

Optical relay between satellites

Communications & Connectivity · Japan · est. 2016 · Series C+

Other stages: Self-funded · Seed · Series A · Series B

Stages reflect each company's last publicly disclosed round as we've verified it (how we verify). Spotted one that's moved on? Tell us and we'll fix it same day.

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