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. 30 active companies, $6.5B disclosed between them.
True Anomaly Autonomous spacecraft and software for space security and orbital pursuit training
Stoke Space Fully reusable Nova rocket with a novel regeneratively cooled second stage
Astranis Space Technologies Corp Next generation internet satellites
Axiom Space Commercial space stations
Apex Productized satellite buses on assembly lines instead of one-off builds
Impulse Space Mira and Helios orbital transfer vehicles, founded by SpaceX employee number one
K2 Space Mega-class satellite buses built for the heavy-lift launch era
Varda Space Orbital manufacturing
Loft Orbital Turnkey satellite deployment
Gilmour Space Low-cost hybrid rockets
Kepler Communications High-bandwidth data and IoT
Isotropic Systems High-bandwidth satellite terminals
GHGSat Monitoring greenhouse gases
LEO Labs Satellite observation from Earth
Accion Systems Satellite propulsion
Fleet IoT Connectivity
Hawkeye 360 Global intelligence network
i-Space Developing a commercial space shuttle
Iceye Timely and reliable satellite imagery
Interstellar Technologies Developing ZERO, a small-satellite launcher burning liquid biomethane.
Isar Aerospace Spectrum, the first orbital launch vehicle developed in continental Europe by a private company
Orbex Private launch services
Pale Blue Water-fuelled ion and Hall thrusters for small satellite propulsion.
PLD Space Commercial launch services
Relativity Space 3D printed rockets
Skylo Satellite network solution for IoT connectivity
Space BD Brokerage and integration services for satellite launches and ISS experiments.
Ursa Major Technologies Engines for small satellites
Warpspace Optical inter-satellite data relay network in medium Earth orbit.
World View Enterprises Stratospheric observation and launch services
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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