# Capella Space funding: rounds and investors

> Capella Space has raised $157M across 2 rounds since 2022. Investors include NightDragon, US Innovative Technology and Alumni Ventures.

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

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

# Who invested in *Capella Space*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 9 investors 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 Big Data & Analytics Defence Tech

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$157M** raised across 2 rounds since 2022, from 3 sources

**$97M** Series C **$60M** Growth

- **Latest round:** Growth, $60M Jan 2023
- **Led by:** US Innovative Technology
- **Biggest round:** $97M Series C · Apr 2022
- **Investors:** 9 (2 led)

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.

2023

**$97M** Series C

**$60M** Growth

- **First round:** Series C, $97M
- **Biggest round:** $97M
- **Between rounds:** 8 months

## The rounds

- **Jan 2023** Growth **$60M** *6 new* [US Innovative Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-innovative-technology) Lead [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) [Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) [Dorm Room Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dorm-room-fund) Reported by Firms' own news pages and 1 other
- **Apr 2022** Series C **$97M** *3 new* [NightDragon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nightdragon) Lead [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) Reported by Firms' own news pages

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

- **Payam Banazadeh** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Chris Boshuizen* *Nabeel Hyatt*

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series C** 2022 **Growth** 2023 [NightDragon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nightdragon) L [US Innovative Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-innovative-technology) L [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) [Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) [Dorm Room Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dorm-room-fund)

## Everyone who backed them

[NightDragon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nightdragon) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[US Innovative Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-innovative-technology) Private equity **1** round, led 1

[Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **1** round

[Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) VC firm **1** round

[DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) VC firm **1** round

[Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) VC firm **1** round

[Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Dorm Room Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dorm-room-fund) VC firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=capella-space).

## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Capella Space as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Samudra Pacific Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samudra-pacific-capital-partners) Family office Per its own site

## Quick answers about Capella Space

### Who invested in Capella Space?

Capella Space's investors include NightDragon, US Innovative Technology, Alumni Ventures, Canaan and Spark Capital, and 4 more on record. US Innovative Technology led its latest round.

### How much has Capella Space raised?

Capella Space has raised $157M across 2 rounds since 2022.

### When did Capella Space last raise?

Capella Space's most recent round was a Growth of $60M in Jan 2023, led by US Innovative Technology.

### What was Capella Space's biggest round?

Capella Space's largest round on record is $97M (Series C), in Apr 2022, led by NightDragon.

### Who backed Capella Space first?

Capella Space's first round on record, in Apr 2022, was backed by NightDragon, DCVC and Cota Capital.

### What stage is Capella Space at?

Capella Space's latest named round is a Growth, in Jan 2023.

### Where is Capella Space based?

Capella Space is based in the United States.

### Who led Capella Space's rounds?

NightDragon led the Series C in 2022; US Innovative Technology led the Growth in 2023.

## Companies like Capella Space

In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months.

[**SpaceX** $42B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)[**STRIVE** $1.3B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/strive)[**Apex** $1.1B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/apex)[**Xona** $512M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xona)[**DrizzleX** $9.1M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/drizzlex)[**Prism Data** $25M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/prism-data)

## Find investors like these

Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free.

Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app
