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Turion Space

YC S21

Los 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.

RWRyan Westerdahl
Ryan Westerdahlin𝕏CEO/Co-FounderRyan Westerdahl spent over eight years at SpaceX, where he worked on data pipeline automation, performance simulations, vibration testing, and hardware design. He has a background in aerospace engineering.
TJTyler James Pierce
Tyler James PierceinCo-Founder, PresidentTyler James Pierce is an aerospace engineer with over a decade of experience in the aerospace and defense sector, including work on concept development, testing, and automation systems for large-scale programs. He is pursuing an executive MBA and has expertise in multi-disciplinary optimization, thermal testing, and robotic automation systems.
PWPatryk Wiatr
Patryk WiatrinCo-Founder & CIOPatryk Wiatr is a software engineer with nearly a decade of experience developing scalable web applications, including full-stack design, infrastructure implementation, testing, and deployment. He has led projects from initial requirements through production release.
RWRyan W
Ryan Win𝕏CEO/Co-FounderFounder of Turion Space, which builds space infrastructure—including vehicles, mission software, and payloads—for tactical space operations, orbital logistics, and space domain awareness, and is developing asteroid resource extraction technology.

Investors · 25

Also in the syndicate · 1

Washington Harbour Partnerslead

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$86.1M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2021–2026

$11.1MraisedNov 2023 · 87 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • 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
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Turion 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 reported
HeadcountAug 2026225
Images capturedJan 202672,000 images
MissionsJan 20262,481 missions
OrbitsJan 202621,256 orbits
Satellites operating on orbitJan 20262 satellites

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Competitors · 5

by search overlap

Companies 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
AgencyPhaseYearAmount
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase II2023$1.7M
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase IISTTR2023$1.5M
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase II2023$1.2M
NASAPhase II2023$849.9K
NASAPhase I2023$149.9K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase ISTTR2023$75K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase I2023$75K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase ISTTR2022$250K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase ISTTR2022$250K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase ISTTR2022$250K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase ISTTR2022$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 filings
May 2026
Turion Space recognized as Space-Based Interceptor performer

source ↗

Apr 2026
Turion raises $75+ million Series B

Turion announced a Series B of more than $75 million to accelerate U.S. space superiority.

$75M source ↗

Jan 2026
Turion Space Corp. acquires Tychee Research Group

Acquisition intended to accelerate autonomous space operations and mission engineering.

source ↗

Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
Turion SpaceDelaware

In the news

Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

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.