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Space tech market map

234 space tech startups worldwide that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 8 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $72B; the biggest segment is launch, with 68 companies.

234startups on the map
8segments
$72Braised between them
Launchmost funded segment

Launch

68

+44 more

Satellites

55

+31 more

Space communications

38

+14 more

Propulsion

21

Lunar and exploration

17

In-space services

17

Earth observation

15

Orbital compute

3

Segment by segment

Launch

68 startups · $50B raised

  1. SpaceXSpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that focuses on reducing the costs associated with space travel by using reusable rockets.United States$42B
  2. Stoke SpaceStoke Space is a U.S.United States$1.6B
  3. ApexIan Cinnamon, CEO, and Max Benassi, CTO, founded Apex in 2022 to solve one of the space industry's biggest challenges: the satelliUnited States$1.1B
  4. Karman Space & DefenseKarman Space & Defense offers production solutions for hypersonics, spacecraft, launch vehicles, missiles, and integrated defense systems.United States$854M
  5. K2 SpaceK2 Space focuses on the latest generation of launch vehicles that will open the doors to the solar system.United States$750M
  6. Firefly AerospaceFirefly Aerospace provides launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services for small payloads.United States$609M
  7. Isar AerospaceIsar Aerospace is a prominent German aerospace company and launch service provider based in Ottobrunn, near Munich.Germany$487M
  8. Gilmour Space TechnologiesGilmour Space Technologies is a space rocket company that develops low-cost hybrid launch vehicles.Australia$399M

Satellites

55 startups · $8.4B raised

  1. ICEYEICEYE is a Finnish technology company specializing in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imaging.Finland$3.0B
  2. YSYuanxin SatelliteChina$1.0B
  3. HHyperSatHyperSat is a developer of hyperspectral imaging satellites.United States$935M
  4. Open CosmosOpen Cosmos is a UK-based space technology company that specializes in end-to-end satellite mission services.United Kingdom$737M
  5. Sierra SpaceSierra Space is a commercial aerospace and defense technology company based in Louisville, Colorado.United States$550M
  6. EnduroSatEnduroSat is a Bulgarian satellite manufacturer and space service provider based in Sofia, founded in 2015 by Raycho Raychev.Bulgaria$309M
  7. Muon SpaceMuon Space is an American aerospace startup founded in 2021, based in Mountain View, California.United States$295M
  8. Hubble NetworkHubble Network is a Seattle-based space technology and telecommunications company founded in 2021.United States$270M

Space communications

38 startups · $7.5B raised

  1. OneWebOneWeb is building a space-based communications network that delivers high-speed, low-latency internet access.United Kingdom$3.3B
  2. CesiumAstroCesiumAstro is an aerospace and defense startup based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2017.United States$1.8B
  3. AstranisAstranis designs, builds, and operates the world’s most advanced high orbit satellites for sovereign connectivity.United States$1.2B
  4. Northwood SpaceNorthwood Space is a hardware solution that expands the orbits and frequency ranges available from the ground for satellite communication.United States$505M
  5. Kepler CommunicationsKepler Communications is a satellite communications company.Canada$108M
  6. ALL.SPACEALL.SPACE has developed the 5th generation smart terminal, capable of linking with all satellites, all networks, in all orbits, all at once.United Kingdom$102M
  7. GAGuoxing AerospaceGuoxing Aerospace is a commercial satellite R&D operations and data service provider of low cost satellite and communication technology.China$83M
  8. Kuiper Government SolutionsKuiper Government Solutions deploys a large broadband satellite internet constellation to provide broadband internet connectivity.United States$67M

Propulsion

21 startups · $640M raised

  1. Sophia SpaceSophia Space Inc.United States$310M
  2. Reaction EnginesReaction Engines is a British aerospace and engineering company founded in 1989, based in Culham, Oxfordshire.United Kingdom$93M
  3. ExotrailExotrail is a French NewSpace company founded in 2017, headquartered in Massy, Île-de-France, with additional operations in Toulouse.France$58M
  4. Orbion Space TechnologyOrbion Space Technology develops and manufactures plasma propulsion systems for small satellites.United States$47M
  5. Hypr Space (Hybrid Propulsion for Space)We develop nextgen propulsion technologies, cheaper, quicker and greener for earth to space and space to space transportation systems.France$24M
  6. ESEdrive SpaceEdrive Space develops aerospace propulsion systems for the aerospace industry.-$19M
  7. Arkadia SpaceArkadia Space provides design, develop and commercialise engines and propulsion systems based on green propellants; the best alternative.Spain$17M
  8. Morpheus SpaceMorpheus Space is an innovative manufacturer of electric propulsion systems tailored for the New Space industry.United States$15M

Lunar and exploration

17 startups · $1.6B raised

  1. The Exploration CompanyThe Exploration Company develops, manufactures and operates modular and reusable spaceships serving the needs of space stations.Germany$610M
  2. Ispace TechnologiesIspace Technologies is a space resource exploration company that locates, extracts, and delivers lunar ice to customers in cis-lunar space.Japan$447M
  3. Intuitive MachinesIntuitive Machines is a space exploration company that provides infrastructure and services to support lunar and other space missions.United States$175M
  4. Turion SpaceTurion Space is an aerospace and defense company based in Irvine, California, founded in 2021 by a team from SpaceX.United States$115M
  5. Fleet Space TechnologiesFleet Space Technologies is an Australian space company based in Adelaide, South Australia.Australia$107M
  6. Moon ExpressMoon Express is a privately held U.S.United States$33M
  7. Lunar OutpostLunar Outpost is a private aerospace company based in Golden, Colorado, focused on building robotic infrastructure to support a suUnited States$30M
  8. Accion SystemsAccion Systems is a Boston-based aerospace startup founded in 2014, specializing in electric propulsion systems for small satellitUnited States$11M

In-space services

17 startups · $2.4B raised

  1. Impulse SpaceImpulse Space is a private aerospace startup based in Redondo Beach, California, founded in September 2021 by Tom Mueller, a propuUnited States$1.3B
  2. Axiom SpaceAxiom Space, Inc.United States$525M
  3. D-OrbitD-Orbit is the first in-space transportation company, providing solutions for moving, precise deployment and removing satellites.Italy$355M
  4. Starfish SpaceStarfish Space is an American aerospace company located in Tukwila, Washington.United States$129M
  5. Dawn AerospaceDawn Aerospace is a multinational space transportation company founded in 2017, headquartered in Christchurch, New Zealand.New Zealand$25M
  6. Space KineticBuilding resilient in-space supply lines.United States$12M
  7. AetheroAethero is a space technology company that specializes in high-performance, radiation-hardened computers and edge computing solutiUnited States$8.4M
  8. Argo SpaceArgo Space is a U.S.-based aerospace company founded in 2022 by former SpaceX engineers Robert, Ryan, and Kirby Carlisle.United States$7.9M

Earth observation

15 startups · $297M raised

  1. AerospacelabAerospacelab is a Belgian aerospace company founded in 2018, specializing in the design, manufacturing, and operation of satelliteBelgium$109M
  2. HydrosatHydrosat is a deep-tech and climate technology company focused on Earth Observation through advanced thermal infrared satellite imUnited States$70M
  3. LiveEOLiveEO is a Berlin-based company that specializes in AI- and satellite-powered risk intelligence.Germany$33M
  4. Near Space LabsNear Space Labs is a geospatial intelligence and earth observation company based in Brooklyn, New York, with operations in Barcelona, Spain.United States$20M
  5. Marble ImagingMarble Imaging is a German NewSpace company founded in August 2023 in Bremen, specializing in big-data Earth Observation (EO).Germany$13M
  6. SkyFiSkyFi is a private Earth Intelligence platform and geospatial data marketplace based in Austin, Texas.United States$13M
  7. SDspace dataSpace Data is based on an algorithm that allows the AI to recognize geospatial data from the Earth and easily assign another Earth in VR.Japan$11M
  8. WyvernThe highest resolution hyperspectral imagery of Earth from space.Canada$8.2M

Orbital compute

3 startups · $457M raised

  1. StarcloudStarcloud, Inc.United States$430M
  2. Lumen OrbitLumen Orbit is building a network of megawatt-scale data centers in space.United States$21M
  3. TakeMe2SpaceTakeMe2Space, also known as TM2Space Technologies Private Limited, is a Hyderabad-based space-tech startup founded in 2023/2024 byIndia$5.6M

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in space tech, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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