AstroForge
Founded 2022 · 81 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors
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Linda Curetonunlockedknows Matt Gialich · together at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (overlapped)
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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.
Founders & leadership
AstroForge was founded in 2022 by Matt Gialich.
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Matt GialichinCEO and Co-FounderMatt Gialich led avionics development at Virgin Orbit and Virgin Galactic, then vehicle software development at Bird before co-founding AstroForge in 2021 with former Bird colleague Jose Acain to develop commercial asteroid mining missions.
Investors · 8
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$40M disclosed across 1 round · 2024
- $40MraisedAug 2024 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Founder mafia
4 people who came through AstroForge went on to found or lead other companies.
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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 Matt Gialich in 2022.
- Who are AstroForge's investors?
- AstroForge's investors include Aera VC, Ambush Capital, Industrious Ventures, Night Capital, 468 Capital, Caladan, Uncorrelated Ventures, Y Combinator.
- How much funding has AstroForge raised?
- AstroForge has disclosed $40M raised across 1 round.