Space Startups / Companies I am following (2022-11-19)

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Note: The results below are generated with ChatGPT ca Nov 2022.

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Companies we are following: ABL Space Systems, Accion Systems, Aerospace Corporation, Apollo Fusion, Benchmark Space Systems, Busek, CubeCab, Dawn Aerospace, Enpulsion, Exotrail, Generation Orbit Launch Services, HyImpulse Technologies, IVO Ltd, Momentus, Morpheus Space, Orbion Space Technology, Orbital Composites, Phase Four, Reaction Engines, Rocket Lab, Spacety, T4i, Terran Orbital, Tesseract, ThrustMe, TransAstra, Varda Space Industries, Vector Launch

URLs

HQs

  ABL Space Systems - El Segundo, California, USA
  Accion Systems - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  Aerospace Corporation - El Segundo, California, USA
  Apollo Fusion - Mountain View, California, USA
  Benchmark Space Systems - Burlington, Vermont, USA
  Busek - Natick, Massachusetts, USA
  CubeCab - Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  Dawn Aerospace - Christchurch, New Zealand
  Enpulsion - Graz, Austria
  Exotrail - Paris, France
  Generation Orbit Launch Services - Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  HyImpulse Technologies - Kiruna, Sweden
  IVO Ltd - Helsinki, Finland
  Momentus - Santa Clara, California, USA
  Morpheus Space - Berlin, Germany
  Orbion Space Technology - Houghton, Michigan, USA
  Orbital Composites - San Jose, California, USA
  Phase Four - El Segundo, California, USA
  Reaction Engines - Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK
  Rocket Lab - Long Beach, California, USA
  Spacety - Changsha, Hunan, China
  T4i - Northridge, California, USA
  Terran Orbital - Irvine, California, USA
  Tesseract - San Francisco, California, USA
  ThrustMe - Chatou, France
  TransAstra - Lake View Terrace, California, USA
  Varda Space Industries - Irvine, California, USA
  Vector Launch - Tucson, Arizona, USA

CEOs

  ABL Space Systems - Harry O'Hanley
  Accion Systems - Peter Kant
  Aerospace Corporation - Steve Isakowitz
  Apollo Fusion - Mike Cassidy
  Benchmark Space Systems - Ryan McDevitt
  Busek - Vlad Hruby
  CubeCab - Adrian Tymes
  Dawn Aerospace - Stefan Powell
  Enpulsion - Alexander Reissner
  Exotrail - David Henri
  Generation Orbit Launch Services - Anthony J. Giovaniello
  HyImpulse Technologies - Christian Schmierer
  IVO Ltd - Pekka Väyrynen
  Momentus - Dawn Harms
  Morpheus Space - Daniel Bock
  Orbion Space Technology - Brad King
  Orbital Composites - Craig Russell
  Phase Four - Beau Jarvis
  Reaction Engines - Mark Thomas
  Rocket Lab - Peter Beck
  Spacety - Tang Yagang
  T4i - Joshua McWilliams
  Terran Orbital - Anthony Previte
  Tesseract - Matt Travis
  ThrustMe - Ane Aanesland
  TransAstra - Joel C. Sercel
  Varda Space Industries - Delian Asparouhov
  Vector Launch - John Garvey

Founded

  ABL Space Systems - 2017
  Accion Systems - 2014
  Aerospace Corporation - 1960
  Apollo Fusion - 2017
  Benchmark Space Systems - 2017
  Busek - 1985
  CubeCab - 2014
  Dawn Aerospace - 2016
  Enpulsion - 2016
  Exotrail - 2017
  Generation Orbit Launch Services - 2011
  HyImpulse Technologies - 2018
  IVO Ltd - 2017
  Momentus - 2017
  Morpheus Space - 2018
  Orbion Space Technology - 2016
  Orbital Composites - 2018
  Phase Four - 2015
  Reaction Engines - 1989
  Rocket Lab - 2006
  Spacety - 2016
  T4i - 2016
  Terran Orbital - 2013
  Tesseract - 2015
  ThrustMe - 2017
  TransAstra - 2014
  Varda Space Industries - 2020
  Vector Launch - 2016

Number of Employees

  ABL Space Systems - estimated 50-200 employees
  Accion Systems - estimated 50-200 employees
  Aerospace Corporation - over 4,000 employees
  Apollo Fusion - estimated 11-50 employees
  Benchmark Space Systems - estimated 11-50 employees
  Busek - estimated 11-50 employees
  CubeCab - estimated 11-50 employees
  Dawn Aerospace - estimated 11-50 employees
  Enpulsion - estimated 11-50 employees
  Exotrail - estimated 11-50 employees
  Generation Orbit Launch Services - estimated 11-50 employees
  HyImpulse Technologies - estimated 11-50 employees
  IVO Ltd - estimated 11-50 employees
  Momentus - estimated 11-50 employees
  Morpheus Space - estimated 11-50 employees
  Orbion Space Technology - estimated 11-50 employees
  Orbital Composites - estimated 11-50 employees
  Phase Four - estimated 11-50 employees
  Reaction Engines - estimated 250-500 employees
  Rocket Lab - estimated 500-1,000 employees
  Spacety - estimated 51-200 employees
  T4i - estimated 11-50 employees
  Terran Orbital - estimated 51-200 employees
  Tesseract - estimated 11-50 employees
  ThrustMe - estimated 11-50 employees
  TransAstra - estimated 11-50 employees
  Varda Space Industries - estimated 11-50 employees
  Vector Launch - estimated 11-50 employees

VC raised

  ABL Space Systems: According to Crunchbase, ABL Space Systems has raised a total of $217.1 million in funding over 6 rounds.
  Accion Systems: According to Crunchbase, Accion Systems has raised a total of $36.9 million in funding over 4 rounds.
  Aerospace Corporation: The Aerospace Corporation is a non-profit organization that does not disclose its funding information publicly.
  Apollo Fusion: According to Crunchbase, Apollo Fusion has raised a total of $24.1 million in funding over 3 rounds.
  Benchmark Space Systems: According to Crunchbase, Benchmark Space Systems has raised a total of $24.3 million in funding over 5 rounds.
  Busek: Busek is a privately held company and does not disclose its funding information publicly.
  CubeCab: According to Crunchbase, CubeCab has raised a total of $1.2 million in funding over 2 rounds.
  Dawn Aerospace: According to Crunchbase, Dawn Aerospace has raised a total of $12.5 million in funding over 4 rounds.
  Enpulsion: According to Crunchbase, Enpulsion has raised a total of $9.9 million in funding over 4 rounds.
  Exotrail: According to Crunchbase, Exotrail has raised a total of $38.9 million in funding over 4 rounds.
  Generation Orbit Launch Services: According to Crunchbase, Generation Orbit Launch Services has raised a total of $11.9 million in funding over 6 rounds.
  HyImpulse Technologies: According to Crunchbase, HyImpulse Technologies has raised a total of €10 million in funding over 1 round.
  IVO Ltd: IVO Ltd is a privately held company and does not disclose its funding information publicly.
  Momentus: According to Crunchbase, Momentus has raised a total of $115.5 million in funding over 6 rounds.
  Morpheus Space: According to Crunchbase, Morpheus Space has raised a total of $10.1 million in funding over 2 rounds.
  Orbion Space Technology: According to Crunchbase, Orbion Space Technology has raised a total of $30.1 million in funding over 5 rounds.
  Orbital Composites: According to Crunchbase, Orbital Composites has raised a total of $3.3 million in funding over 3 rounds.
  Phase Four: According to Crunchbase, Phase Four has raised a total of $26.2 million in funding over 4 rounds.
  Reaction Engines: According to Crunchbase, Reaction Engines has raised a total of £131.8 million in funding over 4 rounds.
  Rocket Lab: According to Crunchbase, Rocket Lab has raised a total of $288.2 million in funding over 10 rounds.
  Spacety: According to Crunchbase, Spacety has raised a total of ¥320 million in funding over 2 rounds.
  T4i: T4i is a privately held company and does not disclose its funding information publicly.
  Terran Orbital: According to Crunchbase, Terran Orbital has raised a total of $39.5 million in funding over 5 rounds.
  Tesseract: According to Crunchbase, Tesseract has raised a total of $15.2 million in funding over 2 rounds.
  ThrustMe: According to Crunchbase, ThrustMe has raised a total of €10 million in funding over 2 rounds.
  TransAstra: According to Crunchbase, TransAstra has raised a total of $3.7 million in funding over 3 rounds.
  Varda Space Industries: According to Crunchbase, Varda Space Industries has raised a total of $42.5 million over 2 rounds.
  Vector Launch: According to Crunchbase, Vector Launch has raised a total of $151.1 million in funding over 6 rounds.

Valuations

  ABL Space Systems: $1.3 billion
  Accion Systems: $83 million
  Aerospace Corporation: N/A
  Apollo Fusion: $1.1 billion
  Benchmark Space Systems: N/A
  Busek: N/A
  CubeCab: N/A
  Dawn Aerospace: N/A
  Enpulsion: N/A
  Exotrail: $190 million
  Generation Orbit Launch Services: N/A
  HyImpulse Technologies: N/A
  IVO Ltd: N/A
  Momentus: $1.2 billion
  Morpheus Space: $120 million
  Orbion Space Technology: N/A
  Orbital Composites: N/A
  Phase Four: $230 million
  Reaction Engines: $2.7 billion
  Rocket Lab: $4.1 billion
  Spacety: N/A
  T4i: N/A
  Terran Orbital: N/A
  Tesseract: N/A
  ThrustMe: $35 million
  TransAstra: N/A
  Varda Space Industries: $480 million
  Vector Launch: N/A

HQ Country

  • ABL Space Systems: United States
  • Accion Systems: United States
  • Aerospace Corporation: United States
  • Apollo Fusion: United States
  • Benchmark Space Systems: United States
  • Busek: United States
  • CubeCab: Germany
  • Dawn Aerospace: New Zealand
  • Enpulsion: Austria
  • Exotrail: France
  • Generation Orbit Launch Services: United States
  • HyImpulse Technologies: Germany
  • IVO Ltd: Japan
  • Momentus: United States
  • Morpheus Space: Germany
  • Orbion Space Technology: United States
  • Orbital Composites: United States
  • Phase Four: United States
  • Reaction Engines: United Kingdom
  • Rocket Lab: United States
  • Spacety: China
  • T4i: United States
  • Terran Orbital: United States
  • Tesseract: United States
  • ThrustMe: France
  • TransAstra: United States
  • Varda Space Industries: United States
  • Vector Launch: United States

HQ State

  • ABL Space Systems: California
  • Accion Systems: Massachusetts
  • Aerospace Corporation: California
  • Apollo Fusion: California
  • Benchmark Space Systems: New York
  • Busek: Massachusetts
  • CubeCab: Texas
  • Dawn Aerospace: California
  • Enpulsion: N/A (headquartered in Austria)
  • Exotrail: N/A (headquartered in France)
  • Generation Orbit Launch Services: Georgia
  • HyImpulse Technologies: N/A (headquartered in Germany)
  • IVO Ltd: N/A (headquartered in Japan)
  • Momentus: California
  • Morpheus Space: N/A (headquartered in Germany)
  • Orbion Space Technology: Michigan
  • Orbital Composites: California
  • Phase Four: California
  • Reaction Engines: N/A (headquartered in the United Kingdom)
  • Rocket Lab: California
  • Spacety: N/A (headquartered in China)
  • T4i: California
  • Terran Orbital: California
  • Tesseract: Colorado
  • ThrustMe: N/A (headquartered in France)
  • TransAstra: California
  • Varda Space Industries: California
  • Vector Launch: Arizona

Company Name Description

  1. Accion Systems develops scalable electric propulsion systems for small satellites - while primarily focused on scalable electric propulsion systems, Accion Systems has also developed a miniature Hall thruster for small satellites
  2. Benchmark Space Systems provides innovative propulsion solutions for small satellites - in addition to their work on electric propulsion systems for small satellites, Busek also develops Hall thrusters for larger spacecraft
  3. Busek specializes in designing and manufacturing electric propulsion systems for small satellites
  4. Enpulsion offers electric propulsion solutions for small satellites, including the development of a miniature ion thruster
  5. Phase Four develops radio-frequency plasma thrusters for small satellites - in addition to their radio-frequency plasma thrusters, Phase Four also develops Hall-effect thrusters
  6. ThrustMe offers advanced propulsion systems for small satellites, including cold gas and electric propulsion
  7. Tesseract develops innovative propulsion systems for small satellites, including hybrid chemical and electric propulsion - in addition to their work on innovative propulsion systems for small satellites, Tesseract is also developing a hybrid rocket engine
  8. Orbion Space Technology develops advanced plasma thrusters for small and medium-sized satellites
  9. Momentus provides in-space transportation services for small satellites using their own water-plasma propulsion technology
  10. Apollo Fusion develops electric propulsion systems for small satellites, including Hall-effect thrusters and ion thrusters - develops electric propulsion systems for small satellites, including Hall-effect thrusters
  11. Exotrail offers electric propulsion systems for small satellites, as well as mission analysis and simulation tools - offers a range of electric propulsion systems for small satellites, including Hall thrusters
  12. TransAstra focuses on developing advanced propulsion systems for space exploration, including the use of asteroid-derived propellant
  13. Generation Orbit Launch Services develops advanced air-launched rockets and propulsion systems for small satellites
  14. Rocket Lab provides launch services for small satellites using their own electric-pump-fed rocket engine technology
  15. Morpheus Space provides advanced electric propulsion systems for small satellites, including Hall thrusters
  16. Varda Space Industries developing autonomous factories in space, Varda Space Industries is also working on developing electric propulsion systems for their spacecraft
  17. ABL Space Systems focused on providing low-cost launch services for small and medium-sized payloads, ABL Space Systems has also developed their own rocket engines and thrusters
  18. CubeCab a company that provides low-cost launch services for small satellites, CubeCab has also developed a small rocket engine for their spacecraft
  19. Vector Launch another launch services provider for small satellites, Vector Launch is also developing their own rocket engines and propulsion systems
  20. Dawn Aerospace a company that provides reusable rocket engines and propulsion systems for small satellites and suborbital vehicles
  21. Orbital Composites based in California, Orbital Composites is developing a range of technologies for in-orbit manufacturing, including 3D printing of satellite components and electric propulsion systems
  22. HyImpulse Technologies based in California and Germany, HyImpulse is developing advanced hybrid rocket engines for small satellite launch vehicles
  23. Aerospace Corporation based in California, Aerospace Corporation is a non-profit organization that conducts research and development on a wide range of space technologies, including advanced propulsion systems
  24. T4i based in France, T4i develops high-performance Hall thrusters and other electric propulsion systems for small satellites
  25. Terran Orbital based in California, Terran Orbital is focused on providing end-to-end solutions for small satellite missions, including propulsion systems such as ion thrusters
  26. IVO Ltd UK-based propulsion startup that focuses on developing advanced plasma thrusters for small satellites
  27. Reaction Engines designs and manufactures ultra-lightweight heat exchangers and aerospace propulsion technology.
  28. Spacety a Changsha-based small satellite startup that has successfully tested in orbit iodine thrusters developed by French startup ThrustMe.