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AstroForge
YC W22Los Angeles, US · Founded 2022 · 10 employees · Hiring · 30 known investors
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AstroForge is a space mining company that extracts platinum group metals and other valuable materials from asteroids to integrate into Earth's supply chains. The company aims to reduce reliance on terrestrial mining by developing commercial deep-space resource extraction missions.
Also known as Ex Scientia
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W22)
AstroForge was founded in 2022 by Jose Acain and Matt Gialich.
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Investors · 30
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Also in the syndicate · 3
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$82.5M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2022–2024
- $40MraisedAug 2024 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
- Undisclosed amountseed roundMay 2022
Initialized Capital (lead), Aera VC, EarthRise, Liquid 2, Seven Seven Six, Soma
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▶$42.5MraisedJan 2025 · 59 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Justin HamiltonDirector
- Jose AcainExecutive Officer, Director
- Matthew GialichExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $46.4M
- Amount sold
- $42.5M
- Minimum investment
- $3K
- First sale
- Jul 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2021
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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3 people who came through AstroForge went on to found or lead other companies.
Frequently asked questions
- What does AstroForge do?
- AstroForge is a space mining company that extracts platinum group metals and other valuable materials from asteroids to integrate into Earth's supply chains. The company aims to reduce reliance on terrestrial mining by developing commercial deep-space resource extraction missions.
- Who founded AstroForge?
- AstroForge was founded by Jose Acain, Matt Gialich in 2022.
- Who are AstroForge's investors?
- AstroForge's investors include Aera VC, Ambush Capital, BBQ Capital, Industrious Ventures, Initialized Capital, Jude Gomila, Kohala Ventures, Night Capital and 19 more.
- How much funding has AstroForge raised?
- AstroForge has disclosed $82.5M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
- Where is AstroForge headquartered?
- AstroForge is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.