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Frontier Aerospace
Simi Valley, US · Founded 2014 · California corporation · 29 employees on LinkedIn
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Frontier develops hypergolic bipropellant rocket engines and thrusters, offering design, build, and full-scale hot-fire testing up to 1,000 lbf. It operates a hypergolic test stand and provides propulsion engineering and manufacturing services for the space industry.
Founders & leadership
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$13M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2021–2023
▶$7.5MraisedMar 2023 · 2 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Andy FerngDirector
- Brian SchettlerDirector
- James M McKinnonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Hal MurdockDirector
- Offering amount
- $10M
- Amount sold
- $7.5M
- First sale
- Feb 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, California
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$5.5MraisedJun 2021 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- James M McKinnonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Andy FerngDirector
- Peter SchumacherDirector
- Kevin SchoonoverDirector
- Offering amount
- $5.5M
- Amount sold
- $5.5M
- First sale
- Jun 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, California
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Non-dilutive funding · 2 SBIR/STTR awards
Federal grants — no equity taken| Agency | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA | Phase IISTTR | 2020 | $749.7K |
| NASA | Phase ISTTR | 2018 | $120.5K |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Frontier Aerospace do?
- Frontier develops hypergolic bipropellant rocket engines and thrusters, offering design, build, and full-scale hot-fire testing up to 1,000 lbf. It operates a hypergolic test stand and provides propulsion engineering and manufacturing services for the space industry.
- How much funding has Frontier Aerospace raised?
- Frontier Aerospace has disclosed $13M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Frontier Aerospace headquartered?
- Frontier Aerospace is headquartered in Simi Valley, US.