# Aireon funding: rounds and investors

> Aireon has raised $119M across 3 rounds since 2014. Investors include NATS. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/aireon (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Aireon*

3 rounds we have observed, with the one investor named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Aerospace & Space Logistics

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$119M** raised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources

**$50M** Growth **$69M** Round

- **Latest round:** Venture Oct 2023
- **Biggest round:** $69M Round · May 2018
- **Investors:** 1

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2014 2016 2018 2020 2022

**$50M** Growth

**$69M** Round

**?** Venture

- **First round:** Growth, $50M
- **Biggest round:** $69M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 5.4 years

## The rounds

- **Oct 2023** Venture **Amount undisclosed** No investor was named in the report. Source recorded
- **May 2018** Round **$69M** *1 new* [NATS](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nats) Reported by Spacenews
- **Feb 2014** Growth **$50M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From Aireon's own website: 6 on the team.

- **Don Thoma** Chief Executive Officer
- **Peter Cabooter** Executive Vice President, Customer Affairs
- **Daniel Pugh** Chief Legal and Risk Officer
- **Rich Nyren** Chief Financial Officer
- **Vincent Capezzuto** Chief of Operations
- **Michelle Savoy** Chair of the Board

## Everyone who backed them

[NATS](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nats) Corporate VC **1** round

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## Quick answers about Aireon

### Who invested in Aireon?

Aireon's investors include NATS.

### How much has Aireon raised?

Aireon has raised $119M across 3 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Aireon last raise?

Aireon's most recent round was a Venture in Oct 2023.

### What was Aireon's biggest round?

Aireon's largest round on record is $69M (Undisclosed round), in May 2018.

### Who backed Aireon first?

Aireon's first round on record, in May 2018, was backed by NATS.

### What stage is Aireon at?

Aireon's latest named round is a Venture, in Oct 2023.

### Where is Aireon based?

Aireon is based in the United States.

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