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Founders Fund's Aerospace & Space portfolio
Founders Fund has backed 14 Aerospace & Space startups in rounds we track, $3.6B between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Impulse Space.
Funding by segment
- Stage not reported$160M5
- Series C and later$2.8B4
- Series B$682M3
- Pre-seed and seed$8.9M2
Where they are based
- United States13$3.6B
- United Kingdom1$4.9M
United States
United KingdomFounded
1 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M0
- $1M to $10M4
- $10M to $50M2
- $50M to $250M3
- $250M to $1B4
- $1B and over1
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
13 of 14 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States13
- United Kingdom1
Startups by country, 2 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Stage not reported
5 startups · $160M raised
PlanetPlanet is solving complex human problems learning from forms, processes and (eco)systems in Nature.United States$108M
Moon ExpressMoon Express is a privately held U.S.United States$33M
Accion SystemsAccion Systems is a Boston-based aerospace startup founded in 2014, specializing in electric propulsion systems for small satellitUnited States$11M
Akash SystemsAkash Systems, Inc.United States$5.9M
Zenith AerospaceZenith Aerospace is a technology company based in Silicon Valley, specializing in aerospace and defense solutions.United States$3.0M
Series C and later
4 startups · $2.8B raised
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
HermeusHermeus is an American aerospace and defense technology startup founded in 2018 and based in Atlanta, Georgia.United States$550M
Northwood SpaceNorthwood Space is a hardware solution that expands the orbits and frequency ranges available from the ground for satellite communication.United States$505M
Varda Space IndustriesVarda Space Industries is a private American company based in El Segundo, California, focused on space manufacturing.United States$438M
Series B
3 startups · $682M raised
AmcaAmca, or the Advanced Manufacturing Company of America, is a leading aerospace and defense manufacturing firm based in El Segundo,United States$377M- RCREGENT CraftUnited States$240M
- SSenraUnited States$65M
Pre-seed and seed
2 startups · $8.9M raised
Space DOTSSpace DOTS® (Space Data & Orbital Testing Solutions) is a UK-based space technology startup founded in 2021 and headquartered in London.United Kingdom$4.9M
AminiAmini is a deep tech climate technology company founded in late 2022 by Kate Kallot, a former executive at NVIDIA and Arm.United States$4.0M
How this map is made. Every startup here works in Aerospace & Space and has raised money in a round we track that names Founders Fund as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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