11 Best Rocket Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Rocket Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 11 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $2.7b. The average funding per company in this subset is $242.4m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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Firefly Aerospace logo

Firefly Aerospace

Firefly Aerospace provides launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services for small payloads.

3

Funding Rounds

$425.0m

Money raised

Skyroot Aerospace logo

Skyroot Aerospace

Skyroot Aerospace is a company developing space launch vehicles for cost-effective space access.

4

Funding Rounds

$91.0m

Money raised

Relativity Space logo

Relativity Space

Relativity Space is a company that develops the process of building and flying rockets.

6

Funding Rounds

$1.3b

Money raised

Gilmour Space Technologies logo

Gilmour Space Technologies

Gilmour Space Technologies is a company that develops hybrid launch vehicles and space rockets

3

Funding Rounds

$64.7m

Money raised

XCOR Aerospace logo

XCOR Aerospace

XCOR Aerospace is an American private rocket engine and spaceflight development company

5

Funding Rounds

$19.2m

Money raised

Exos Aerospace Systems & Technologies logo

Exos Aerospace Systems & Technologies

Exos Aerospace Systems & Technologies is a company that is interested in conducting scientific research in space related industries

3

Funding Rounds

$3.4m

Money raised

SpaceRyde logo

SpaceRyde

SpaceRyde is a company developing a launch system to carry small satellites into orbit.

1

Funding Rounds

ABL Space Systems logo

ABL Space Systems

ABL Space Systems builds rockets to launch small satellites to Earth's low orbit.

5

Funding Rounds

$468.0m

Money raised

Orbex logo

Orbex

Manufacturer of small and medium-sized rockets and orbital service provider.

6

Funding Rounds

$143.7m

Money raised

One Space logo

One Space

A company offering launch services for spacecraft and satellites.

4

Funding Rounds

$115.8m

Money raised

ARCAspace logo

ARCAspace

ARCAspace is a company founded in 1999 by Dumitru Popescu .

1

Funding Rounds