Astra Space
Alameda, US · Founded 2020 · Delaware corporation
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Founders & leadership
Astra Space was founded in 2020 by Chris Kemp and Adam London.
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Chris KempinCo-founderChris Kemp founded Astra, a satellite launch company, and previously served as Chief Technology Officer at NASA, where he worked on space technology initiatives and was involved in cloud computing strategy development for the U.S. Government. He has founded multiple technology startups and is associated with OpenStack, an open-source software project.
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Adam LondonCo-founder
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Benjamin LyonExecutive
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Martin AttiqinExecutiveHe previously worked at BlackRock and holds degrees from the University of Michigan's engineering program and Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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Kelyn BrannonExecutive
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Lisa NelsonNamed on SEC filing
Board
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Scott StanfordBoard director
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Michele FlournoyBoard director
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Michael LehmanBoard director
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$43.3M disclosed across 6 rounds · 2022–2024
▶$5.3MraisedMay 2024 · 1 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$5.3MraisedMay 2024 · 1 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Michael LehmanDirector
- Axel MartinezExecutive Officer
- Scott StanfordDirector
- Michele FlournoyDirector
- Chris C. KempExecutive Officer, Director
- Martin AttiqExecutive Officer
- Lisa NelsonDirector
- Adam LondonExecutive Officer, Director
- Julie CullivanDirector
- Offering amount
- $19.3M
- Amount sold
- $5.3M
- First sale
- May 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$6.8MraisedMar 2024 · 5 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$6.8MraisedMar 2024 · 5 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Michael LehmanDirector
- Lisa NelsonDirector
- Axel MartinezExecutive Officer
- Julie CullivanDirector
- Michele FlournoyDirector
- Martin AttiqExecutive Officer
- Chris C. KempExecutive Officer, Director
- Adam LondonExecutive Officer, Director
- Scott StanfordDirector
- Offering amount
- $11.8M
- Amount sold
- $6.8M
- First sale
- Feb 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$6.3MraisedJan 2024 · 2 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$6.3MraisedJan 2024 · 2 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Scott StanfordDirector
- Lisa NelsonDirector
- Chris C. KempExecutive Officer, Director
- Julie CullivanDirector
- Michele FlournoyDirector
- Axel MartinezExecutive Officer
- Adam LondonExecutive Officer, Director
- Michael E. LehmanDirector
- Martin AttiqExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $7.6M
- Amount sold
- $6.3M
- First sale
- Jan 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$18MraisedDec 2023 · 4 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$18MraisedDec 2023 · 4 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Julie CullivanDirector
- Scott StanfordDirector
- Michele FlournoyDirector
- Adam LondonExecutive Officer, Director
- Michael E. LehmanDirector
- Axel MartinezExecutive Officer
- Lisa NelsonDirector
- Martin AttiqExecutive Officer
- Chris C. KempExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $18M
- Amount sold
- $18M
- First sale
- Nov 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$6.3MraisedNov 2023 · 2 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$6.3MraisedNov 2023 · 2 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Chris C. KempExecutive Officer, Director
- Michael E. LehmanDirector
- Martin AttiqExecutive Officer
- Lisa NelsonDirector
- Adam LondonExecutive Officer, Director
- Julie CullivanDirector
- Scott StanfordDirector
- Michele FlournoyDirector
- Axel MartinezExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $6.3M
- Amount sold
- $6.3M
- First sale
- Nov 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$500KraisedAug 2022 · 1 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$500KraisedAug 2022 · 1 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Benjamin LyonExecutive Officer
- Chris KempExecutive Officer, Director
- Martin AttiqExecutive Officer
- Michele FlournoyDirector
- Michael LehmanDirector
- Lisa NelsonDirector
- Kelyn BrannonExecutive Officer
- Adam LondonExecutive Officer, Director
- Scott StanfordDirector
- Offering amount
- $101M
- Amount sold
- $500K
- First sale
- Aug 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Frequently asked questions
- Who founded Astra Space?
- Astra Space was founded by Chris Kemp, Adam London in 2020.
- How much funding has Astra Space raised?
- Astra Space has disclosed $43.3M raised across 6 rounds.
- Where is Astra Space headquartered?
- Astra Space is headquartered in Alameda, US.
