11 Best Rocket Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Rocket Startups

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There are 11 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $2.5b. The average funding per company in this subset is $226.5m.

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$250.0m

Money raised

Firefly Aerospace is an end-to-end space transportation company developing technology for launching, landing, and operating space missions.

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Funding Rounds

$91.0m

Money raised

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

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$1.3b

Money raised

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

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$64.7m

Money raised

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

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$19.2m

Money raised

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

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$3.4m

Money raised

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

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

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$468.0m

Money raised

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

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Funding Rounds

$143.7m

Money raised

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

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$115.8m

Money raised

A company offering launch services for spacecraft and satellites.

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ARCAspace is a company founded in 1999 by Dumitru Popescu .

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