Space Tech Startups

Outpost is an advisory and operations team of space-industry veterans that helps space companies grow from concept through scale-up, acquisition, and IPO. It draws on experience flying spacecraft, building in-space manufacturing, and human spaceflight to apply space technology to problems on Earth.

10 investors

Samara Aerospace designs and builds high-performance satellite platforms featuring the Hummingbird satellite bus, which combines pointing stability, agility, and power generation in a compact form for commercial, civil, and national security missions. The company's core technology integrates control authority into large deployable structures to enable precise maneuverability without sacrificing payload capacity.

10 investors

Satellites on Fire combines satellite data and tower-mounted cameras with artificial intelligence to detect and monitor wildfires earlier than traditional satellite systems. The platform serves fire management agencies, forestry operators, and emergency responders across Latin America.

10 investors

Satellogic provides geospatial imagery and Earth Observation data from its satellite constellation, and runs programs that supply free imagery and developer resources to researchers, academic institutions, and humanitarian agencies. Its data supports disaster response, damage assessment, food security, and climate monitoring efforts.

10 investors

Solestial develops and manufactures radiation-hardened silicon solar power modules for satellites and space applications. The company serves commercial and government customers requiring power solutions for large satellite constellations and space infrastructure.

10 investors

Star Catcher builds a space-based power grid that uses optical power beaming to transmit concentrated solar energy directly to satellites' existing solar arrays, increasing their available power without hardware modifications. It targets satellite operators in markets such as space connectivity, computing, and national security.

10 investors

Delos is a managing general agent (MGA) that uses wildfire science and AI-based risk models to underwrite and offer homeowners insurance policies in areas of high wildfire risk, and provides homeowners with personalized home-hardening advice. It serves homeowners, with a stated focus on California, who struggle to find coverage due to nonrenewals.

9 investors

Ethos Space develops technology to build and operate spaceports and infrastructure on the Moon using in-situ lunar resources, including construction material (Durandal), onsite propellant production (Prometheus), and materials for space-based data centers. The company also publishes research reports on lunar and planetary resources such as silicon, water, critical minerals, and helium-3.

9 investors

General Galactic is a space infrastructure company focused on building orbital and extraterrestrial infrastructure, drawing inspiration from science fiction concepts like propellant generation for off-Earth settlement. The company frames its mission around enabling human expansion beyond Earth in the "Second Space Age."

9 investors

Gravitics builds space infrastructure including Orbital Carriers for on-demand payload deployment, commercial space station modules, and cargo/logistics systems based on a shared 4-meter diameter form factor. Its products target military, civil, and commercial space missions, with applications in space mobility, emergency response, and missile defense.

9 investors

Treeline is an AI-powered, satellite-based vegetation management platform that analyzes high-resolution stereo satellite imagery to detect grow-in, fall-in, and hazard trees near power lines with sub-meter accuracy. It serves electric utilities—including investor-owned utilities, municipalities, and cooperatives—helping them prioritize vegetation risk, reduce outages and wildfire hazards, and integrate insights into asset and work management systems.

9 investors

Longshot is developing reusable ground-based acceleration infrastructure that shifts more launch energy and systems onto the ground using compressed-light gas acceleration, aiming to lower the cost of hypersonic testing and space access. It serves defense and aerospace teams that need faster, more affordable high-speed system testing and a long-term pathway for delivering non-human cargo to Low Earth Orbit.

9 investors

Lunar Outpost builds robotic infrastructure, lunar rovers, and space resource systems to support human exploration and commerce on the Moon and other planetary bodies. Its products include the crewed/uncrewed Eagle lunar vehicle and the MAPP mobility rover for operations in harsh planetary environments.

9 investors

Myriota provides satellite connectivity infrastructure for IoT devices, enabling partners to develop solutions across industries. The company focuses on an ecosystem approach to connect previously unreachable devices and systems globally.

9 investors

Nebex operates an exchange platform for the global space economy, providing standardized infrastructure that connects demand, supply, and capital for multilateral space commerce. It targets participants across the space industry seeking to coordinate transactions through transparent, consistent structures.

9 investors

NUVIEW is building a constellation of commercial satellites to collect LiDAR data and annually map the Earth's entire land surface, producing high-resolution 3D elevation, terrain, and surface models. Its data and analytics serve applications in forestry, climate, agriculture, infrastructure, disaster management, telecommunications, defense, and government mapping programs.

9 investors

PlanetiQ provides satellite-based GNSS radio occultation data for weather forecasting, climate monitoring, and space weather prediction. The company delivers high-quality atmospheric measurements by processing signals from global navigation satellite systems.

9 investors

Skyloom builds space-based optical communication systems that provide high-capacity data relay between satellites and from satellites to Earth in low Earth orbit. It serves businesses and governments operating satellite constellations for observation and communication applications, engineering its services in-house.

9 investors

Axelspace manufactures microsatellites using onsite cleanroom facilities and develops commercial applications for satellite technology. The company serves the space industry and related sectors requiring Earth observation and communications capabilities.

9 investors

Ampaire develops hybrid-electric propulsion systems for aircraft, with the AmpDrive technology deployed across multiple aircraft types to reduce fuel consumption, maintenance costs, and noise emissions. The company targets the aviation industry with technology designed for scaling from current hybrid-electric operations to future mass-market electric aircraft.

8 investors

ATLAS provides managed satellite connectivity services through a global federated network of ground stations, enabling spacecraft operators to access space communications without building custom integrations. The company offers tracking, telemetry, command services, and launch support for satellite missions and constellations.

8 investors

Auriga develops electromagnetic launch technology used for ground-based hypersonic testing, deployment of unmanned systems and effectors, missile defense interceptors without rocket motors, and responsive launch to low Earth orbit. It serves defense and commercial space customers with platforms that replace conventional propulsion and rocket first stages.

8 investors

Cascade Space develops software tools and infrastructure for designing, building, testing, and operating spacecraft communication systems. The company serves aerospace and space companies seeking to accelerate development with reduced team requirements.

8 investors

Constellr designs and operates a microsatellite constellation delivering thermal satellite intelligence for defense and government operations. The company provides precise surface temperature monitoring and multi-spectral imaging from space for mission-critical applications across Europe and globally.

8 investors