Kayhan Space
Techstars '20Lafayette, US · Founded 2019 · Delaware corporation · 28 employees on LinkedIn · 9 known investors
Kayhan Space develops technology to improve the safety of spaceflight operations. The company operates in the space industry.
Founders & leadership
Kayhan Space was founded in 2019 by Siamak Hesar and Araz Feyzi.
Board
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Kane HsiehBoard director
Investors · 9
Initialized Capital✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $1M – $5M
Root Ventures✓ verifiedSan Francisco
Beyond CapitalSan Diego
OverlineAtlanta · $250K – $1.5M
Root Ventures Manager, LlcSan Francisco · $3M – $5M
TechstarsBoulder · $220K
EVE AtlasreportedAtlanta
Mana VenturesreportedEstero
Space Capitalreported · 2 sourcesNew York City
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$11.2M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2021–2023
▶$6.8MraisedOct 2023 · 8 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$6.8MraisedOct 2023 · 8 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Chad AndersonDirector
- Araz FeyziExecutive Officer, Director
- Siamak HesarExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $7M
- Amount sold
- $6.8M
- First sale
- Sep 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$4.4MraisedDec 2021 · 8 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$4.4MraisedDec 2021 · 8 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Araz FeyziExecutive Officer, Director
- Kane HsiehDirector
- Siamak HesarExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $4.4M
- Amount sold
- $4.4M
- First sale
- Oct 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Competitors · 2
by search overlap
Capella Space5 shared keywordsCapella Space designs, builds, and operates synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellations that provide all-weather, day-and-night Earth observation imagery at sub-0.25m resolution. It offers an automated end-to-end tasking and data delivery platform serving defense and intelligence, maritime, disaster response, and infrastructure monitoring customers.
Spacecapital4 shared keywordsSpace Capital is a venture capital firm investing in the space economy, covering GPS, geospatial intelligence, and satellite communications. It authored the book 'The Space Economy' and created investment frameworks (GPS, GEOINT, and SatCom Playbooks) used by financial firms and governments.
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Non-dilutive funding · 7 SBIR/STTR awards
Federal grants — no equity taken| Agency | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase ISTTR | 2022 | $250K |
| NASA | Phase I | 2022 | $144.9K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase IISTTR | 2021 | $749.4K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase ISTTR | 2021 | $149.7K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase ISTTR | 2021 | $50K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase I | 2021 | $49.8K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase I | 2020 | $47.8K |
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 Kayhan Space do?
- Kayhan Space develops technology to improve the safety of spaceflight operations. The company operates in the space industry.
- Who founded Kayhan Space?
- Kayhan Space was founded by Siamak Hesar, Araz Feyzi in 2019.
- Who are Kayhan Space's investors?
- Kayhan Space's investors include Initialized Capital, Root Ventures, Beyond Capital, Overline, Root Ventures Manager, Llc, Techstars, EVE Atlas, Mana Ventures and 1 more.
- How much funding has Kayhan Space raised?
- Kayhan Space has disclosed $11.2M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Kayhan Space headquartered?
- Kayhan Space is headquartered in Lafayette, US.