Turion Space
YC S21Los Angeles, US · Founded 2020 · Delaware corporation · 15 employees · Hiring · 25 known investors
Turion Space builds space infrastructure spanning maneuverable spacecraft, mission planning software, and orbital logistics such as refueling and servicing, with capabilities for space domain awareness and rendezvous proximity operations. The company also develops technology aimed at extracting resources by mining near-Earth asteroids.
Also known as Turion Space Corp · Turion Space Corp.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)
Turion Space was founded in 2020 by Ryan Westerdahl, Tyler James Pierce, Patryk Wiatr, and Ryan W.
Investors · 25
Also in the syndicate · 1
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$86.1M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2021–2026
- $75MSeries BApr 2026 · 6 sources
Washington Harbour Partners (lead), Aurelia Foundry, Center15 Capital, Forward Deployed VC, FoundersX, HOF Capital, Industrious Ventures, Magnetar, Magnetar Capital
Source ↗
▶$11.1MraisedNov 2023 · 87 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Ryan WesterdahlExecutive Officer, Director
- Tyler PierceExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $12M
- Amount sold
- $11.1M
- First sale
- Aug 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Turion Space is a space infrastructure company that develops vehicles, mission software and payloads intended to operate as a single integrated platform. Its work is organized around three mission areas: tactical space, covering highly maneuverable missions such as space domain awareness, rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), constellation management and spacecraft; mission software, spanning end-to-end mission planning, modeling and simulation, an astronautics library, ground and flight software, and software hosting delivered as a unified command-and-control platform; and space logistics, covering orbital transport, refueling and servicing intended to support long-duration operations.
The company also describes a longer-term program called Starforge, which combines its satellite technology, ground software and vertically integrated manufacturing into an ensemble spanning more than a football field in diameter. The stated goal is to send first one and then dozens of these systems into deep space to mine near-Earth asteroids and increase Earth's supply of precious metals.
Business model
Turion develops and operates its own spacecraft while also supplying mission software and payloads, positioning itself as an operator of integrated in-space infrastructure across sensing, planning and action.
Traction
The company reports operating two satellites on orbit, with more than 72,000 images captured, 2,481 missions and 21,256 orbits completed.
Latest developments
In January 2026 Turion announced the acquisition of Tychee Research Group to accelerate autonomous space operations and mission engineering. In April 2026 it announced a Series B of more than $75 million to accelerate U.S. space superiority, and in May 2026 it announced recognition as a Space-Based Interceptor performer.
▸Full profile — market position, technology
Market position
Turion positions itself as an operator of complete in-space infrastructure, spanning tactical space missions, mission software and orbital logistics, with U.S. national security space applications.
Technology
The technology stack combines maneuverable spacecraft, sensing payloads for space domain awareness and RPO, and a software layer covering mission planning, modeling and simulation, an astronautics library, ground and flight software, and hosting, unified into a single command-and-control platform. Vertically integrated manufacturing supports the planned Starforge deep-space resource-extraction ensemble.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 5
by search overlapCompanies competing with Turion Space for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Non-dilutive funding · 11 SBIR/STTR awards
Federal grants — no equity taken| Agency | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase II | 2023 | $1.7M |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase IISTTR | 2023 | $1.5M |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase II | 2023 | $1.2M |
| NASA | Phase II | 2023 | $849.9K |
| NASA | Phase I | 2023 | $149.9K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase ISTTR | 2023 | $75K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase I | 2023 | $75K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase ISTTR | 2022 | $250K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase ISTTR | 2022 | $250K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase ISTTR | 2022 | $250K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase ISTTR | 2022 | $250K |
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.
Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsTurion announced a Series B of more than $75 million to accelerate U.S. space superiority.
$75M source ↗
Acquisition intended to accelerate autonomous space operations and mission engineering.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- Turion Spaceturionspace.com · web
1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Turion Space do?
- Turion Space builds satellites, mission software and payloads for tactical space operations, space logistics and asteroid mining.
- Who founded Turion Space?
- Turion Space was founded by Ryan Westerdahl, Tyler James Pierce, Patryk Wiatr, Ryan W in 2020.
- Who are Turion Space's investors?
- Turion Space's investors include Angel Collective Opportunity Fund, Asymmetry Ventures, Aurelia Foundry, Beyond Earth Ventures, Center15 Capital, DG Daiwa Ventures, Forward Venture Capital, FoundersX Ventures and 16 more.
- How much funding has Turion Space raised?
- Turion Space has disclosed $86.1M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Turion Space headquartered?
- Turion Space is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.

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