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$250.0m
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Firefly Aerospace is an end-to-end space transportation company developing technology for launching, landing, and operating space missions.
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$60.0m
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$3.9m
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Charles River Analytics is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based R&D solutions provider in 1983.
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Company developing space manufacturing technologies to support exploration, national security, and sustainable space settlement.
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- Jason Dunn linkedin
- Aaron Kemmer *****.******@getmagic.com
- Mike Chen linkedin
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$408.0m
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Space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) for global air traffic surveillance.
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$12.1m
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Sky and Space Global is an Australian nanosatellite company focused on IoT networks.
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$48.6m
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World View is a Tucson, Arizona-based developer and manufacturer of near-space exploration technology for remote sensing for scientific, commercial, economic, and military purposes and stratospheric tourism.
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- Jane Poynter ****@spaceperspective.com
- Taber MacCallum twitter
- Alan Stern ******@worldview.space
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$98.9m
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Amprius is a Fremont, California-based nanotechnology company developing silicon nanowires for lithium-ion batteries and founded by Mark Platshon and Yi Cui.
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- Mark Platshon ****@redwoodsclimatecapital.com
- Yi Cui *****@stanford.edu
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$46.9m
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AirMap is a California-based drone industry company improving low-altitude-airspace infrastructure to help drone operators fly safely and legally.
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$105.0m
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DJI is a Shenzen, China-based company developing and manufacturing drone and camera technology.
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Key people:
- Frank Wang *****.****@dji.com
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$3.9m
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Toyon Research Corporation is a Goleta, California-based company that researches and develops radio frequency and antenna systems that was founded in 1980.
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$2.2b
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Anduril builds AI platforms to protect troops, fight wildfires, perform search & rescue missions, and provide border surveillance. It was founded in 2017 and is located in Irvine, California.
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- Trae Stephens *****@ottertune.com
- Palmer Luckey *******@anduril.com
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$269.4m
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Stoke Space is a company manufacturing space vehicle components and performing scientific and technological services associated with the space industry.
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$269.6m
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Boom Supersonic is a Colorado-based company developing supersonic commercial aircraft.
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- Blake Scholl *****@boomsupersonic.com
- Joe Wilding **********@yahoo.com
- Josh Krall ***********@pobox.com
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$13.0m
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Blue Origin is an American, privately-funded, aerospace developer and manufacturer that is interested in lowering the cost of spaceflight in order to explore the solar system
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$55.9m
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5G satellite telecom operator for global IoT connectivity.
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Hylio is a technology company making drones for aerial crop spraying.
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$90.0m
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SimScale is a cloud-based CAE software that helps users perform simulations of CAD models.
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- David Heiny ******@simscale.com
- Vincenz Dölle *******@simscale.com
- Alexander Fischer ********@simscale.com
3
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$127.8m
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Reaction Engines Ltd is a company working on hypersonic and space access propulsion.
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$23.8m
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Astrocast is an end-to-end satellite IoT network provider, manufacturer, and operator.
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- Federico Belloni ********@astrocast.com
- Fabien Jordan *******@astrocast.com
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$228.0m
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Echodyne is a company developing compact, solid-state, high-performance radar system founded in 2014 by Eben Frankenberg and Tom Driscoll.
Key people:
- Tom Driscoll ***@echodyne.com
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Astrome is a wireless technology development company using wave technology to offer wireless backhaul solutions.
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$1.8m
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Sabrewing Aircraft Company is a Camarillo, California-based aerospace and aviation company and a developer of heavy-lift commercial vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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- Oliver Garrow ******.******@sabrewingaircraft.com
- Ed De Reyes **.*******@sabrewingaircraft.com
3
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$4.1m
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Analytical Space is a satellite communications company making satellites equipped with RD-laser communications technology.
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$75.1m
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Volansi was a company offering delivery service for time-critical shipments using high-speed long-range drones. Volansi was acquired by Sierra Nevada Corporation in October 2022.
3
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$80.7m
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ZeroAvia is an aerospace company developing practical zero emission aviation powertrains using hydrogen power.
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$6.0m
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Orbit Fab is a space industry startup developing in-space refueling services founded in 2018 by Daniel Faber.
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- Jeremy Schiel ******@orbitfab.com
- Daniel Faber linkedin
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$704.5m
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Zipline is an automated logistics company that designs, manufactures, and delivers medical products.
Key people:
- Keenan Wyrobek ******@flyzipline.com
- Keller Rinaudo linkedin
- Will Hetzler ****.*******@boulderingproject.com
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$588.1m
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Shield AI is a company building artificially intelligent systems like drones for use by military service members and first responders.
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- Ryan Tseng linkedin
- Brandon Tseng linkedin
- Andrew Reiter *******@bostondynamics.com
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$91.0m
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Skyroot Aerospace is a company developing space launch vehicles for cost-effective space access.
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- Pawan Kumar Chandana *****@skyroot.in
- Naga Bharath Daka *******@skyroot.in
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$186.2m
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Loft Orbital is a space infrastructure-as-a-service platform founded in 2017 by Pierre-Damien Vaujour, Antoine de Chassy and Alex Greenberg.
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- Pierre-Damien Vaujour *************@loftorbital.com
- Antoine de Chassy *******@loftorbital.com
- Alex Greenberg ****@loftorbital.com
4
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$176.0m
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Hermeus is an Atlanta-based aerospace company focused on developing a hypersonic aircraft founded by AJ Piplica, Skyler Shuford, Michael Smayda and Glenn Case.
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- Michael Smayda
- AJ Piplica **@hermeus.com
- Skyler Shuford ******@hermeus.com
3
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$9.3m
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NSLComm is an Israel-based satellite manufacturing company designing fabric-like, flexible dish antennas that expand in space to offer high throughput communications for small satellites.
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- Danny Spirtus ******@beetlesat.com
- Daniel Rockberger ******@nslcomm.com
- Raz Itzhaki Tamir ***@beetlesat.com
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$19.6m
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Aerones is a company building heavy-lift drones founded in 2015 by Janis Putrams.
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- Janis Putrams *****.*******@aerones.com
- Dainis Kruze ******.*****@aerones.com
8
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$166.0m
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Axiom Space is a company that is primarily interested in providing human spaceflight services
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- Kam Ghaffarian ***@axiomspace.com
- Michael Suffredini *******@axiomspace.com
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$27.3m
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Vita Inclinata Technologies is a company developing safety systems for helicopters and other aerospace platforms.
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- Derek Sikora *******@vitatech.co
- Caleb Carr (entrepreneur) *****@vitatech.co
4
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$55.5m
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Ceres Imaging is a California-based aerial spectral imagery and analytics company that serves farmers and agribusinesses.
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$116.3m
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Airware is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2011 by Jonathan Downey.
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$10.4m
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Indemnis UAV Recovery Systems is an Anchorage, Alaska-based company developing safety solutions to the commercial UAV community.
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- Amber McDonald *****@indemnis.com
- Alan Erickson ****@praeclarumideas.com
- Mackenzie Banbury linkedin
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$212.0m
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Astrobotic Technology is a company that looks to offer affordable space robotic technology as well as work towards planetary missions.
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- John Thornton ****.********@astrobotic.com
- Mitchell London *******@aliyancemech.com
- Red Whittaker
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$72.5m
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Accion Systems is a company that provides in-space propulsion systems for satellites
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$29.6m
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A company that provides a data platform for buildings and properties.
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- David Lyman (entrepreneur) *****.*****@nearmap.com
- David Tobias (entrepreneur) *****.******@nearmap.com
4
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$96.0m
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Varda Space is a space startup focused on manufacturing specialized products in space.
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$1.3b
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Relativity Space is a company that develops the process of building and flying rockets.
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- Jordan Noone ******@kittycad.io
- Tim Ellis (entrepreneur) ***@relativityspace.com
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$177.0m
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Capella Space is building a commercial radar satellite constellation. Its headquarters are located in San Francisco, California and it was founded in 2011.
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- Payam Zamani *****@capellaspace.com
- Payam Banazadeh *****@capellaspace.com
- William Woods ******@northstarearthspace.com
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$128.9m
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Dredrone is an airspace security platform that detects, classifies, and mitigates drone threats.
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- Rene Seeber ****.******@dedrone.com
- Ingo Seebach
- Joerg Lamprecht linkedin
6
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$24.9m
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Transcelestial Technologies is a communications company that is creating a space laser network for communication purposes. It is located in Singapore and was founded in 2016.
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$96.3m
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An artificial intelligence company developing deep reinforcement learning technology products for industrial automation.
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- Itamar Arel ******@moradoventures.com
- Derik Pridmore *****@osaro.com
- Michael Kahane **@osaro.com
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$18.2m
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Xplore is a spacecraft development company focused on launching space missions to Mars, Venus, the Moon, and asteroids.
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- Lisa Rich ****.****@hemisphere.com
- Jeff Rich (entrepreneur) ****.****@hemisphere.com
4
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$17.7m
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A space technology company making customizable 2 stage launch vehicles.
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Key people:
- Srinath Ravichandran *******@agnikul.in
- Moin SPM ****@agnikul.in
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$851.4m
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Skydio uses artificial intelligence to create flying drones that are used by consumer, enterprise, and government customers.
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$142.5m
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DroneDeploy is a cloud-based software that allows drones to take images and 3D models at any altitude.
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- Nicholas Pilkington ****@dronedeploy.com
- Jono Millin ****@dronedeploy.com
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$108.5m
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A manufacturing company that specializes in producing solutions for microsatellite operations. It was founded in 2015 and is located in Berthoud, Colorado.
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$9.1m
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PRENAV is a company that is digitizing critical infrastructure in the world using AI.
5
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$23.1m
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Iris Automation is a technology company specializing in artificial intelligence-based collision avoidance systems for industrial drones and other autonomous flying machines.
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$65.5m
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Moon Express is a privately-held American company that develops robotic spacecraft and is planning the first commercial voyage to the moon.
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- George Eng ****@salesforce.com
- Bob Richards ***@planetaryx.io
- Naveen Jain ******@viome.com
3
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$560.0k
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Atomos Nuclear and Space is a space engineering, travel, launching and landing company focused on creating rapid, cost-effective propulsion and landing for last-mile delivery in space.
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- Brandon Seifert
- Vanessa Clark *******@atomosspace.com
- William Kowalski (entrepreneur) *******.********@atomosspace.com
5
Funding Rounds
$56.0m
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Elroy Air is an American startup company intending to replace land delivery trucks on inefficient routes with unmanned cargo aircraft.
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- Clinton Cope *****@dephy.com
- David Merrill (entrepreneur) *****.*******@elroyair.com
4
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$95.0m
Money raised
LeoLabs is a a company that is interested in protecting satellites that are in low-Earth orbit
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$267.4m
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Formlabs is a 3D printing system company that provides digital fabrications for industries
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- Maxim Lobovsky *****.********@formlabs.com
- Natan Linder *****.******@tulip.co
- David Cranor linkedin
7
Funding Rounds
$72.7m
Money raised
AxelSpace is a company that is developing technology for private microsatellites.
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Key people:
- Takashi Eishima
- Yuya Nakamura ****@axelspace.com
- Naoki Miyashita
1
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$276.0k
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Maverick Space Systems is an aerospace company that provides satellite deployment software, mission integration, and launch brokering services.
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Airspace Intelligence is a company developing aerospace software to facilitate the usage of airspace data.
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$146.0m
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Rescale is a company developing and providing software platform and hardware infrastructure for companies to perform scientific and engineering simulation.
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5
Funding Rounds
$32.5m
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Fortify is a Boston-based 3D printing company that has the goal to enable fabrication of composites with optimized microstructures
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3
Funding Rounds
$64.7m
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Gilmour Space Technologies is a company that develops hybrid launch vehicles and space rockets
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$53.0m
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Engineering And Software Systems Solutions, Inc is a San Diego-based company founded in 2000.
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$243.4m
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Satellite launch, mission management services, and satellite imagery company.
7
Funding Rounds
$194.6m
Money raised
Heart Aerospace is a company manufacturing the electric regional airplane, ES-19.