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Max Benassi

Unicorn founder

Founder at Apex Space · Founder at Apex Technology

Greater Los Angeles, California, United States

FoundedApex Space$2.3BApex Technology

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Max Benassi is Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Apex, a spacecraft manufacturing company. He previously worked at SpaceX, where he contributed to scaling the Raptor and Merlin engines and Falcon 9, and at Astra, where he worked on developing Rocket 4 and scaling spacecraft and spacecraft components.

Founder at Apex Space

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Apex Space's investors · 23

75 & SunnyLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2023Balerion Space VenturesDallasCantos VenturesSan Francisco · $400K – $1.5M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksDepartment of Defensesince 2023Embedded VenturesLos AngelesGlade Brook Capital PartnersGreenwichGlynn Capital ManagementMenlo ParkIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksJ2 VenturesBostonKohala VenturesSan FranciscoOutsidersNorwalk · $500K – $8M checksPoint72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75M checksRavelin CapitalSausalitoRogue CapitalSan FranciscoShield CapitalSan FranciscoSolari CapitalNew YorkToyota VenturesLos AltosUpfront VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checksVillage GlobalCovina · $500K – $3M checksWashington Harbour PartnersArlingtonXYZ Venture CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checks

Co-founders at Apex Space

ICIan Cinnamon
Ian CinnamonFounder
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Maximilian BenassiFounder

Founder at Apex Technology

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Apex Technology's investors · 3

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Glade Brook Capital PartnersGreenwich · since 2026XYZ Venture CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Apex Technology

ICIan Cinnamon
Ian CinnamonExecutive Officer, Director

Frequently asked questions

Who is Max Benassi?
Max Benassi is Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Apex, a spacecraft manufacturing company. He previously worked at SpaceX, where he contributed to scaling the Raptor and Merlin engines and Falcon 9, and at Astra, where he worked on developing Rocket 4 and scaling spacecraft and spacecraft components.
Where does Max Benassi work?
Max Benassi is Founder of Apex Space and Co-founder at Apex Technology.
What companies did Max Benassi found?
Max Benassi founded Apex Space, Apex Technology.

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