United States · Investor

NASA

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 60 cheques on record.

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GrantVentureSeries AReal EstateSmart Home

Deploying now
58%of best year11cheques in 12 months, 60 on record
Since the last cheque147days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.1MRounds led0 of 60Sole investor21 roundsMostly inUnited States, 97%
Pitch NASA

NASA highlights

  1. 01

    11 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Grant and Venture: 80% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 21 rounds, median $1.1M

What they do

NASA.gov brings you the latest news, images and videos from America's space agency, pioneering the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.From their own website
Type
Company
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Real EstateSmart Home
Based in
Washington, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first60 appearances

  1. 2026

    8 rounds

  2. Jun
    RedwireUS$500MSole investor
  3. Jun
    Swift CoatGrant · US$250KWith 1 other
  4. May
    The University of Texas at ArlingtonGrant · US$4.0MWith 2 others
  5. Apr
    Rhea SpaceSeries A · US$6.0MWith 1 other
  6. Mar
    HeliospaceUS$932KSole investor
  7. Mar
    RedwireGrant · US$4.0MSole investor
  8. Feb
    Intuitive MachinesUS$175MSole investor
  9. Jan
    DexMatSeed · US$9.2MWith 4 others
  10. 2025

    13 rounds

  11. Dec
    HeliospaceUS$1.1MSole investor
  12. Nov
    CeciliaPre-seed · US$873KWith 1 other
  13. Nov
    Fang OralVenture$1.1MSole investor
  14. Aug
    OpalAIGrant · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  15. Aug
    Autonomous HealthcareGrant · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  16. Aug
    XhemeGrant · US$1.2MWith 1 other
  17. Jul
    MittiLabsGrant · US$850KWith 1 other
  18. Jul
    ExchangeRightDebt · US$15MWith 1 other
  19. Jul
    MagDrive TechnologiesVenture · US$3.5MWith 1 other
  20. Jul
    Momentum OpticsVenture · US$4.3MWith 2 others
  21. Jul
    Rocket Propulsion SystemsGrant · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  22. May
    Eascra BiotechGrant · US$100KWith 2 others
  23. Jan
    New Frontier AerospaceGrant · US$3.0MSole investor
  24. 2024

    13 rounds

  25. Nov
    CeciliaGrant · US$340KWith 1 other
  26. Oct
    The Orbital MiningGrant · US$500KSole investor
  27. Aug
    SATED Space, LLCGrant · US$250KSole investor
  28. Aug
    Lookin Inc.Grant · US$1.1MWith 2 others
  29. Aug
    Ozark Integrated CircuitsGrant · US$1.1MWith 3 others
  30. Jul
    MelatechGrant · DK$150KWith 1 other
  31. Jul
    Multiscale SystemsGrant · US$1.1MWith 4 others
  32. Jun
    ExoTerraVenture · US$8.0MWith 1 other
  33. Jun
    bluShift AerospaceSeed · US$1.3MWith 2 others
  34. Apr
    HyBird Space SystemsGrant · US$850KSole investor
  35. Mar
    Rhea SpaceGrant · US$750KWith 1 other
  36. Feb
    Space TangoGrant · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  37. Jan
    Zeus AIGrant · US$250KWith 1 other
  38. 2023

    11 rounds

  39. Sept
    StormImpactGrant · US$850KWith 1 other
  40. Sept
    Crystal SonicGrant · US$850KSole investor
  41. Aug
    Mentium TechnologiesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  42. Aug
    Olis RoboticsVenture · US$4.1MWith 2 others
  43. Jun
    TuurnyPre-seed · US$800KSole investor
  44. Jun
    USNCGrant · US$150KSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as NASA. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

National Science FoundationGovernment19rounds togetherUS Department of EnergyGovernment7rounds togetherSmall Business Innovation ResearchGovernment6rounds togetherMassChallengeAccelerator3rounds togetherNational Institutes of HealthGovernment3rounds togetherCreative Destruction LabAccelerator2rounds togetherMassachusetts Clean Energy CenterVC firm2rounds togetherSeraphim SpaceVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies NASA put money into.

Swift Coat$250K · Jun 2026The University of Texas at Arlington$4.0M · May 2026Heliospace$932K · Mar 2026Intuitive Machines$175M · Feb 2026DexMat$9.2M · Jan 2026Cecilia$873K · Nov 2025

Quick answers about NASA

What does NASA invest in?

NASA invests most often at Grant and Venture (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Real Estate and Smart Home.

How active is NASA?

60 investments on record, 11 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has NASA invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Redwire (Undisclosed round, Jun 2026), Swift Coat (Grant, Jun 2026) and The University of Texas at Arlington (Grant, May 2026).

How big are NASA's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.1M.

Does NASA lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 60 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does NASA invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

Is NASA investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 11 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does NASA invest alongside?

Most often National Science Foundation (19 rounds together), US Department of Energy (7 rounds together) and Small Business Innovation Research (6 rounds together).

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