Orbite
Seattle, US · Founded 2020 · Delaware corporation · 1 known investors
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Astronaut training and spaceflight complex operator.
Founders & leadership
Orbite was founded in 2020 by JASON ANDREWS and NICOLAS GAUME.
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JASON ANDREWSinCo-founder, Chief Executive OfficerJason Andrews co-founded Andrews Space in 1999 and later founded Spaceflight Inc and BlackSky Global before consolidating them under Spaceflight Industries in 2015. He co-founded Orbite with Nicolas Gaume as a human spaceflight and astronaut training company, and currently serves as Executive Officer and Director.
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NICOLAS GAUMEinCo-Founder & Executive ChairmanNicolas Gaume founded Kalisto Entertainment in the 1990s before roles at Ubisoft, Microsoft France and Microsoft's global engineering teams focused on cloud infrastructure and partnerships; he is now co-founder and executive chairman of Orbite, an astronaut training and spaceflight complex operator.
Investors · 1
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$2.7M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2023–2024
- Undisclosed amountSeries ADec 2024Source ↗
▶$2.7MraisedDec 2023 · 7 investors · Other TravelRule 506(b)
▶$2.7MraisedDec 2023 · 7 investors · Other Travel
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- JASON ANDREWSExecutive Officer, Director
- NICOLAS GAUMEExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $6.8M
- Amount sold
- $2.7M
- First sale
- Dec 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Competitors · 7
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Capella Space7 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.
Infinite Orbits4 shared keywordsInfinite Orbits is a NewSpace company providing in-orbit satellite services for geostationary operators, including asset inspection, satellite life extension, and end-of-life management. Its spacecraft are powered by an autonomous vision-based navigation solution.
Loft Orbital4 shared keywordsLoft Orbital operates space infrastructure, providing satellites equipped with sensing resources, onboard edge compute, and connectivity that let customers run missions without deploying their own hardware. It serves commercial and government customers, including national security stakeholders, through virtual missions on its satellite constellation.
Esa4 shared keywordsThe European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe's intergovernmental organization for space, carrying out missions and research across space science, technology, and applications. It supports the competitiveness of the European space industry through procurement, commercial opportunities, and collaboration with its Member States.
SoundCloud4 shared keywordsAudio distribution and music-sharing platform for artists and creators.
Orbital3 shared keywordsOrbital builds commercial AI compute infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit, deploying satellite-hosted GPU payloads with high-bandwidth ground links for AI inference. The company positions space-based data centers as a way to bypass terrestrial power grid constraints.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Orbite do?
- Astronaut training and spaceflight complex operator.
- Who founded Orbite?
- Orbite was founded by JASON ANDREWS, NICOLAS GAUME in 2020.
- Who are Orbite's investors?
- Orbite's investors include Urania Ventures.
- How much funding has Orbite raised?
- Orbite has disclosed $2.7M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is Orbite headquartered?
- Orbite is headquartered in Seattle, US.