Dawn Aerospace
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$25M
1 round on record
Latest round
$25M
Series B · Jun 2026 · 3 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
19
+13 posted in 30 days
Backers
3
YES!Delft, Global Brain
The money's age
Fresh money
3 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
72/100
hiring for its size, a new city, in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
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Jun 16
Raised a round Series B $25M
Apr 7
Won a customer Dawn Aerospace Selected by ArkEdge Space to Provide Propulsion for Lunar Navigation Mission · dawnaerospace.com
Nov 20, 2025
Partnership Dawn Aerospace and Cosmoserve Space sign Strategic MoU to advance In-Space Refueling · dawnaerospace.com
Oct 28, 2024
Partnership Dawn Aerospace partners with Perigee Aerospace to develop propulsion systems · satnews.com
2017
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | Jun 2026 | $25M | — | dawnaerospace.com |
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YES!Delft 
Global Brain 
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News
AULE SPACE SELECTS DAWN SATDRIVE PROPULSION FOR DOCKING DEMONSTRATION MISSION
Aule Space has selected Dawn Aerospace's SatDrive propulsion system for a demonstration mission to autonomously dock with satellites that have no pre-installed docking interface.
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Astral Materials Secures Microgravity Campaign with Dawn Aerospace to Advance Next-Generation Materials and Semiconductor Manufacturing
Astral Materials has secured up to 100 flights aboard Dawn Aerospace's Aurora spaceplane, creating a high-frequency microgravity platform for advanced materials research and development.
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Dawn Aerospace Closes US$25 Million Series B to Accelerate Global Expansion of Reusable Space Transportation
Dawn Aerospace today announced the close of its Series B funding round, raising $25 million at a $195 million post-money valuation.
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What To Do with a Suborbital Spaceplane?
What happens when access to space works more like aviation than rocketry? From microgravity pharmaceutical research and space hardware testing to defense training and hypersonic flight experiments, Aurora's rapidly reusable suborbital spaceplane is design
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Dawn's First U.S. Suborbital Spaceplane Challenge for Aurora Payload Test Flights, Flying from Infinity One Oklahoma Spaceport
Dawn Aerospace is proud to announce the opening of applications for the Suborbital Spaceplane Challenge. This first-of-its-kind U.S. competition invites researchers to fly payloads aboard Aurora operating out of the Infinity One Oklahoma Spaceport.
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The Loop Network and Seeding the Market for In-Orbit Refueling
Author: Stefan Powell, CEO Industry has been talking about in-orbit refueling as a major unlock for over a decade. It makes intuitive sense: High-value satellites are frequently retired, not because components fail, but because they run out of propellant.
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Dawn Aerospace Selected by ArkEdge Space to Provide Propulsion for Lunar Navigation Mission
Photo credit: ArkEdge Space Delft, Netherlands - 7 April 2026 - Dawn Aerospace has been selected by ArkEdge Space Inc . to provide propulsion for a next-generation lunar navigation satellite, supporting Japan's broader effort to establish positioning infr
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Dawn's Suborbital Spaceplane Completes Radar Tracking Experiment with Defence Science and Technology
Aurora completed the DARTE (Dawn Aerospace Radar Tracking Experiment) mission in partnership with Defence Science and Technology, the New Zealand Defence Force, and the Royal New Zealand Navy, demonstrating naval radar tracking of a reusable rocket-powere
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Arizona State University LEO-TIMS Camera Flight on Aurora Spaceplane, for University Space Research
Rockets dominate how we imagine space research and Earth observation. We tend to imagine iconic launches, long timelines, and missions where everything must work near-perfect first time. That model has produced extraordinary science, but it has also shape
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15 Flights At The Dawn of the Aurora Spaceplane Era
After 47 flights on jet power, Aurora has evolved to a rocket-powered and world-record-setting suborbital spaceplane. Flight 48 to Flight 62 showcase these 15 test flights conducted between 2023 and 2025 demonstrating rapid testing and relentless innovati
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Dawn Aerospace over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
15
Postings analysed
7
Stack modernity
69/100
Languages
Python
MATLAB
Node JS
TypeScript
Frameworks & libraries
React.js
Databases
ClickHouse
InfluxDB
Cloud & platforms
GitLab
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Full Dawn Aerospace tech stack
15 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Growth
Hiring Momentum
90/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
19
13 opened / 8 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
43 days
faster than 30% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
23% ▲
Administrative
19% ▲
Field & Service
15% ▼
Backend
12%
Hardware
8% ▼
Legal
8% ▼
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+4 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added Wrike to stack
Oct 2026
Added Jira to stack
Oct 2026
Added JavaScript to stack
Oct 2026
Added React.js to stack
Oct 2026
Added Node JS to stack
Oct 2026
Added InfluxDB to stack
Oct 2026
Added GitLab to stack
Oct 2026
Added Docker to stack
Oct 2026
Added ClickHouse to stack
Oct 2026
Added KiCad to stack
Oct 2026
Added Git to stack
Oct 2026
New location: Toulouse
Oct 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
4
Hiring now
4
Countries
4
Busiest office
Christchurch
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Christchurch
New Zealand
HQ
New Zealand
11 open roles 17 posted in 90 days 18% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Field & Service, Backend
14 Birmingham Drive, Christchurch, CAN, 8024, NZ
Delft
Netherlands
Support & operations
Netherlands
6 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 17% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for Backend, DevOps, Hardware
Toulouse
France
Regional office
France
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
Huntsville
United States
Support & operations
US Remote
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote 1-10 est. staff
hires for Legal
Jobs
≈ $50k – $106k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Delft
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
Node JS
ClickHouse
InfluxDB
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Docker
GitLab
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≈ $45k – $105k per year (Estimated) • In office • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Christchurch
Python
Git
Chips/EDA
KiCad
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≈ $48k – $103k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Delft
Python
MATLAB
SolidWorks
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≈ $45k – $133k per year (Estimated) • In office • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Christchurch
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Financials
Total raised
$25M
Latest round
Series B
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | 2026 | $25M | Details |