Space Tech Startups

FibrX provides 24/7 non-invasive structural health and corrosion monitoring for critical infrastructure using fiber optics, AI, and cloud computing. The platform serves energy, defense, space, and other sectors that require real-time monitoring and predictive analytics to prevent failure.

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Fleetcraft provides AI-powered software that automates administrative and documentation work for aircraft maintenance and repair organizations. The platform helps technicians, planners, and maintenance teams capture maintenance data faster, generate quotes from RFQs, and troubleshoot problems by referencing historical repairs and parts data.

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Geospatial Insight provides data, analytics, and geospatial intelligence for risk assessment, risk monitoring, and catastrophe response, serving clients focused on environmental risk and sustainability. It supports decisions around reducing greenhouse gas emissions, air quality, and resource allocation.

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Gravitilab is a space technology company staffed by engineers with expertise in avionics, propulsion, launch safety, payload mechanics, testing and related disciplines, offering technology-focused services in the space sector. Its work spans commercial operations, regulatory and licensing activities.

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Groundcom builds and operates ground stations for satellite communications, offering both a shared global network and dedicated on-premise networks. It serves satellite missions such as Earth observation, telecommunications, and IoT, providing telemetry, tracking, command, and payload data downlink across VHF, UHF, S, and X bands.

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GroundControl is a vertical SaaS platform for regulated manufacturers in aerospace, defense, automotive, and life sciences that automates quality workflows including inspections, compliance reporting, and data validation using AI and OCR to replace legacy systems and spreadsheets.

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Helicon Industries manufactures advanced composite parts for unmanned systems.

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Helios develops technology to extract oxygen from lunar regolith through molten regolith electrolysis, producing rocket fuel oxidizer for space missions. The company aims to reduce the cost of space exploration by sourcing materials on the Moon rather than transporting them from Earth.

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LAYERS provides field-level yield forecasts for major crops across Latin America, combining satellite imagery, weather data, and machine learning to predict production with over 90% accuracy. The platform serves agricultural operators in sugarcane, corn, soy, wheat, and cotton, offering weekly parcel-level predictions tied to operational planning for harvest, logistics, and capacity decisions.

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Inflection Space Systems operates high-volume factories designed to produce tens of thousands of spacecraft per year. It supplies commercial and government customers in the space industry.

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ION-X develops electric ion thrusters for spacecraft propulsion, specifically a plug-and-play 1U system called HALO-100X designed for satellite missions. The company serves space operators and mission planners seeking low-power, high-efficiency propulsion with extended operational life and minimal environmental impact.

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iRocket is a U.S. space and defense company developing fully reusable rockets, including a rocket engine with a dual contour nozzle, for customers such as the U.S. Space Force and the Department of Defense.

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Join Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in deep tech companies across defense, space, quantum and advanced computing, AI and cybersecurity, advanced materials, manufacturing, and autonomous systems and robotics, with a stated focus on Europe.

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Juno Propulsion develops and tests next-generation rocket propulsion technologies to support human activity in space. The company operates in the space and aerospace propulsion sector.

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Karman+ mines asteroids for raw materials to supply affordable resources for use in space and orbital manufacturing, eliminating the cost and environmental impact of launching materials from Earth.

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Kratos develops and manufactures defense technologies including hypersonic solutions, unmanned systems, propulsion systems, space systems, and microwave electronics for the U.S. military and allied nations.

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Xplore operates a low Earth orbit satellite constellation that delivers remote sensing data, edge computing capabilities, and satellite operations software. The company serves businesses requiring space-based data, compute resources, and constellation management through its branded offerings.

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Kuva Space develops a hyperspectral satellite constellation combined with artificial intelligence to deliver actionable Earth observation intelligence for decision-makers across agriculture, climate, and security sectors. The company transforms complex planetary data into accessible, near-real-time insights to support informed decision-making on sustainability and resource management.

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LambdAI Space applies physics-guided AI to radar and optical satellite imagery to produce Earth-observation insights for insurers, agriculture businesses, and financial services firms. Its offering covers risk and claims management, crop monitoring, physical asset monitoring, and ESG and climate-risk analysis at scales from single assets to thousands of locations.

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LEAP is building a distributed manufacturing and launch network for rapid logistics on Earth and in space, using simplified propulsion designs that cut part count to enable vehicles built at scale and frequent launch cadence. The company focuses on expanding U.S. rapid launch capabilities and strengthening the American space industrial base.

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Letara develops hybrid propulsion systems for small satellites, focused on compact, safe, and affordable "last-mile" in-space transportation. The company builds throttleable hybrid engines for spacecraft operators and is based in Sapporo, Japan.

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Letara develops hybrid space propulsion systems that use plastic as rocket fuel, along with proprietary ignition and thrust control technologies. Spun out of Hokkaido University's Laboratory of Space Systems in Japan, it targets high-thrust in-space propulsion.

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Liftero develops green chemical propulsion systems for space missions, delivering configurable high-thrust engines optimized for rapid orbital maneuvers, in-orbit servicing, and constellation deployment. The company targets commercial space operators and satellite missions across LEO and GEO orbits.

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Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that develops military aircraft, missile defense systems, helicopters, radar and sensor systems, spacecraft, and cybersecurity capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense, federal government agencies, and international customers.

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