# Firefly Aerospace funding: rounds and investors > Firefly Aerospace has raised $609M across 3 rounds since 2024. Investors include Seedinvest, RPM Ventures and GiantLeap Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/firefly-aerospace (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Firefly Aerospace* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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 Automotive & EVs Raised 6 months ago Valuation: $2.0B, Mar 2026 Follow Firefly Aerospace and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Ffirefly-aerospace) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$609M** raised across 3 rounds since 2024, from 4 sources **$175M** Series D **$50M** Venture **$384M** Secondary - **Latest round:** Secondary, $384M May 2026 - **Step-up i:** 7.7× - **Investors:** 4 (1 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. 2025 2026 **$175M** Series D **$50M** Venture **$384M** Secondary - **First round:** Series D, $175M - **Biggest round:** $384M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 12 months ## The rounds - **May 2026** Secondary **$384M** *1 returning* [Seedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedinvest-2) Source recorded SEC filing: $22M sold - **May 2025** Venture **$50M** *1 new* [Seedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedinvest-2) Source recorded - **Nov 2024** Series D **$175M** *3 new* [RPM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rpm-ventures) Lead [GiantLeap Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giantleap-capital) [Human Element](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-element) Reported by TechCrunch and 1 other SEC filing: $176M sold, first sale Oct 2024 ## Funding filed with regulators Firefly Aerospace filed 6 raises, $514M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - Jul 2026 **$22M** 18 investors SEC Form D - Oct 2024 **$176M** 10 investors SEC Form D - Jul 2023 **$12M** 2 investors equity, options, other SEC Form D - Feb 2023 **$179M** 9 investors equity SEC Form D - Mar 2022 **$50M** 1 investor equity of $75M offered SEC Form D - Apr 2021 **$75M** 8 investors equity, securities on exercise of $75M offered SEC Form D ## Founders and team From Firefly Aerospace's own website: 18 on the team. - **Jason Kim** Chief Executive Officer; Board Member - **Brigette Oakes** Vice President, Engineering - **Michael Creech** Vice President, Business Development and Strategy - **Brad Warezak** Chief Information Officer - **Darren Ma** Chief Financial Officer - **John Termotto** Chief People Officer - **Olga Bai** Chief of Staff - **Ramon Sanchez** Chief Operating Officer - **Shea Ferring** Chief Technology Officer - **Trina Patterson** Chief Marketing Officer - **Chris Emerson** Board Member - **Jon Lusczakoski** Board Member - **Kevin McAllister** Board Member - **Kirk Konert** Chairman of Board - **Nathan O'Konek** General Counsel - **Pamela Braden** Board Member - **Rick Ambrose** Board Member - **Ryan Boland** Board Member ## 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 D** 2024 **Venture** 2025 **Secondary** 2026 [Seedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedinvest-2) [RPM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rpm-ventures) L [GiantLeap Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giantleap-capital) [Human Element](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-element) ## Everyone who backed them [Seedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedinvest-2) VC firm **2** rounds [RPM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rpm-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [GiantLeap Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giantleap-capital) VC firm **1** round [Human Element](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-element) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=firefly-aerospace). ## Also claim to have backed them These 6 firms list Firefly Aerospace as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [AE Industrial Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ae-industrial-partners-lp) Private equity Per its own site [Sparkwave Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparkwave-capital) Growth equity Per its own site [Derivee Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/derivee-capital) Family office Per its own site [Global Alternative Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-alternative-investment-management) VC firm Per its own site [Human Element Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-element-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Noosphere Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/noosphere-ventures) Corporate VC Per its own site ## Quick answers about Firefly Aerospace ### Who invested in Firefly Aerospace? Firefly Aerospace's investors include Seedinvest, RPM Ventures, GiantLeap Capital and Human Element. ### How much has Firefly Aerospace raised? Firefly Aerospace has raised $609M across 3 rounds since 2024. ### When did Firefly Aerospace last raise? Firefly Aerospace's most recent round was a Secondary of $384M in May 2026. ### What was Firefly Aerospace's biggest round? Its most recent round, $384M in May 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Firefly Aerospace first? Firefly Aerospace's first round on record, in Nov 2024, was backed by RPM Ventures, GiantLeap Capital and Human Element. ### What stage is Firefly Aerospace at? Firefly Aerospace's latest named round is a Secondary, in May 2026. ### Where is Firefly Aerospace based? Firefly Aerospace is based in the United States. ### Who led Firefly Aerospace's rounds? RPM Ventures led the Series D in 2024. ## Companies like Firefly Aerospace In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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