# Albedo: Aviation & aerospace, Denver, United States > Albedo: Albedo, also known as Albedo Space, is an American aerospace company based in Broomfield, Colorado. Based in Denver, United States. Founded 2020. Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/albedo (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Aviation & aerospace startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Albedo Albedo, also known as Albedo Space, is an American aerospace company based in Broomfield, Colorado. Funding reported Last round: Series A Aviation & aerospace Denver, United States Company summary - **Founded:** 2020 6 years old - **Team:** 77 51 to 200 people - **Funding reported:** $93M in dollars - **Last round:** Series A Jan 2024 How sure we are - ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does - 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise - 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round No round for Albedo has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) ## About Albedo Albedo, also known as Albedo Space, is an American aerospace company based in Broomfield, Colorado. Founded in 2020, Albedo specializes in developing and manufacturing Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellite buses for defense, communications, and specialized payload operators. The company made history by becoming the first commercial operator to sustain satellite operations in VLEO with its satellite, Clarity-1, launched in March 2025. The primary product of Albedo is its VLEO satellite bus, designed to carry various payloads and capture high-resolution imagery. The buses can provide 10cm visible and 2m thermal imagery at aerial-quality resolution. Albedo focuses on serving government defense agencies and specialized payload operators, holding contracts with organizations such as the National Reconnaissance Office and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The company aims to scale production to hundreds of satellites per year, contributing to making space more usable and valuable. ## What company datasets say Albedo raised Funding, as reported Reported in all **$93M** in dollars Rounds **6** Last round **Series A** Last round size **$100M** Last round date **Jan 2024** Investors listed **32** Y Combinator **W21** ## Founders and team From Albedo's own website: 2 founders, 35 on the team. **Topher Haddad** Co-founder & CEO **AyJay Lasater** Co-founder & CTO - **Dylan Betts** VP of Finance - **Gwendolyn Stevens** Head of People - **John Kenworthy** VP, Growth & Strategy - **Andrew Olguin** Senior Flight Software Engineer - **Brady Anderson** Senior FPGA & Digital Logic Engineer - **Chris Morley** Senior EGSE & Electrical Engineer II - **Cody Sharp** Senior Research Engineer II - **Ethan Gilleran** Senior Mechanisms Engineer - **Fausto Vega** GNC Optimization Intern - **Jacob Willis** Senior GNC & Optimization Engineer II - **James Folkert** Senior IT & Security Engineer - **Jason McDonald** Senior Flight Software Engineer II - **Jesse Fisher** Principal Mechanical Architect - **Jim Stilwell** Senior Structural Engineer - **Job Body** Flight Software Engineer - **Joe Reed** Principal Software Engineer & Ground Technical Product Manager - **Joey Hines** Senior Firmware Engineer - **Josiah Hanko** Corporate Counsel And 17 more on the team. ## On 12 portfolio pages Investors who name them - [C16 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/c16-ventures) - [Shield Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shield-capital) - [Jetstream](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jetstream) - [Wayfinder Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wayfinder-ventures) - [Lombardstreet Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lombardstreet-ventures) - [Commodity Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/commodity-capital) - [Antares Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antares-ventures) - [Human Element Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-element-ventures) - [trac.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trac-vc) - [Canopus Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canopus-advisors) - [Giant Step Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giant-step-capital) - [Piedmont Capital Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/piedmont-capital-investments) Each firm lists Albedo on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source. ## The company, in detail What they build Known for ai integration space strategic contracts urban development precision agriculture government & defense space technology development space imagery quality space security satellite control systems space monitoring public safety cloud delivery high agility re-targeting satellite platform urban planning space data management Built with from their website UK Fast Hosting Yocto Sinda Tend Git Google Analytics CloudFlare CDN Google Tag Manager Thermal Desktop Linear +8 more Quartic HTTP/3 Webflow Amazon CloudFront jsDelivr Dell EMC Unity Cross Pixel Media Open Graph - **Sector:** Aviation & aerospace - **Industry code:** NAICS 336414, 92711, SIC 3721 - **Region:** Colorado - **Revenue:** $1.2M a year, as listed - **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/albedo) ## Aviation & aerospace in United States Startups like it - [**Blue Origin** Kent · founded 2000 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-origin) - [**Sierra Space** Louisville · founded 2021 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/sierra-space) - [**Hermeus** El Segundo · founded 2018 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/hermeus) - [**Axiom Space** Houston · founded 2016 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/axiom-space) - [**Skyryse** Los Angeles · founded 2016 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/skyryse) - [**Amca** El Segundo · founded 2024 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/amca) - [**Muon Space** Mountain View · founded 2021 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/muon-space) - [**SmartSky Networks** Morrisville · founded 2011 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartsky-networks) ## Is this your company? 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