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Lux Capital's Aerospace & Space portfolio
Lux Capital has backed 10 Aerospace & Space startups in rounds we track, $3.8B between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Impulse Space.
Funding by segment
- Stage not reported$166M4
- Series C and later$2.2B4
- Growth$1.4B2
Where they are based
- United States8$3.1B
- United Kingdom1$400M
- Bulgaria1$309M
United States
United Kingdom
BulgariaFounded
Total raised
- Under $1M0
- $1M to $10M2
- $10M to $50M1
- $50M to $250M2
- $250M to $1B3
- $1B and over2
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.
10 of 10 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 States8
- United Kingdom1
- Bulgaria1
Startups by country, 3 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Stage not reported
4 startups · $166M raised
PlanetPlanet is solving complex human problems learning from forms, processes and (eco)systems in Nature.United States$108M
Whisper AeroWhisper Aero is harnessing the power of air more cleanly, efficiently, and quietly than ever before.United States$47M
SkySelectSkySelect is an AI-powered eProcurement-as-a-Service (ePaaS) platform focused on the aircraft parts procurement industry.United States$9.0M
HeliuxHeliux is a San Francisco-based software company founded in 2023.United States$2.4M
Series C and later
4 startups · $2.2B 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
Varda Space IndustriesVarda Space Industries is a private American company based in El Segundo, California, focused on space manufacturing.United States$438M
Cambridge AerospaceCambridge Aerospace is a UK-based defense technology startup founded in September 2024.United Kingdom$400M
Orbital InsightOrbital Insight builds SaaS technology to understand what happens on and to the Earth with AI and machine learningUnited States$120M
Growth
2 startups · $1.4B raised
How this map is made. Every startup here works in Aerospace & Space and has raised money in a round we track that names Lux Capital as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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