Katalyst Space Technologies

Humanoid Robots · Space Services
$2.4Mtotal raised · 11 rounds on record
29open roles
$165kmedian advertised pay
$1.5Mlatest round · Venture round · Jan 2026 · 10 mo ago

Overview

Katalyst Space Technologies is a US space company headquartered in Flagstaff, Arizona, that develops in-space servicing systems designed to upgrade, reboost and extend the working life of satellites already in orbit. The company carries out much of its engineering and production work in Broomfield, Colorado, and in 2025 NASA selected it to attempt a robotic reboost of the Swift space observatory, whose orbit has been decaying. It hires flight software, robotics, avionics, power electronics, harness and guidance, navigation and control engineers, avionics technicians, interns and recent graduates.

Key facts

As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 29 open roles at Katalyst Space Technologies. Katalyst Space Technologies is headquartered in Flagstaff, United States. It was founded in 2023. It has raised $2.4M in 2 funding rounds. The latest round is Venture - Series Unknown of $1.5M, announced in 2026. The median pay stated in its open roles is $160k, across 28 postings that state pay.

Open roles
29Job postings Alion tracks, as of Nov 13, 2026
Headquarters
Flagstaff, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
Founded
2023Alion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
Employees
10+Alion company profile, an estimated range
Total raised
$2.4MSum of 2 equity rounds Alion knows
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown · $1.5M · Jan 12, 2026SEC Form D filing · sec.gov
Median advertised pay
$160kPay stated in 28 open postings
Technologies in its job postings
44Named in its job postings

How Katalyst Space Technologies hires

Truth index
A 87/100
Median time to fill
67 days
Ghost roles
14%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%

Katalyst Space Technologies scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 29 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 14% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 67 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Funding and backers

Total raised
$2.4M
11 rounds on record
Latest round
$1.5M
Venture round · Jan 2026 · 10 mo ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
29
+4 posted in 30 days
Grants
$7.1M
9 grants · CORDIS
Backers
2
Geodesic Capital, GS Futures
The money's age
Fresh money
10 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
26/100
hiring for its size, fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jan 12 Raised a round Venture round $1.5M · SEC Form D Jun 18, 2025 Won a grant $1.8M · CORDIS May 30, 2025 Won a grant $1.9M · CORDIS May 14, 2024 Won a grant $75k · CORDIS Feb 21, 2024 Won a grant $1.8M · CORDIS Jul 14, 2023 Won a grant $489k · CORDIS May 4, 2023 Won a grant $75k · CORDIS 2023 Founded Sep 22, 2022 Won a grant $150k · CORDIS Mar 11, 2022 Won a grant $750k · CORDIS Feb 8, 2021 Won a grant $50k · CORDIS
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.48%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Hacker News stories
1
best: 1 points
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round Jan 2026 $1.5M — SEC Form D
Grant Jun 2025 $1.8M — CORDIS
Grant May 2025 $1.9M — CORDIS
Grant May 2024 $75k — CORDIS
Venture round Apr 2024 $881k — SEC Form D
Grant Feb 2024 $1.8M — CORDIS
Grant Jul 2023 $489k — CORDIS
Grant May 2023 $75k — CORDIS
Grant Sep 2022 $150k — CORDIS
Grant Mar 2022 $750k — CORDIS
Grant Feb 2021 $50k — CORDIS
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity Katalyst Space Holdings, Inc. SEC Form D
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Ghonhee LeeExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Geodesic Capital fund GS Futures fund
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Jobs

$199k – $250k per year · Equity · In office · Nationals only · 8+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Washington
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$90k – $135k per year · Equity · In office · Nationals only · 4+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Broomfield
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$75k – $150k per year · Equity · In office · Nationals only · 3+ years exp · Broomfield
Azure
CI/CD
Windows Server
AWS
IAM
Cybersecurity
NIST 800-171
FedRAMP
Defense
CMMC
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$120k – $160k per year · Equity · In office · Nationals only · Bachelor's Degree · Broomfield
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$105k – $135k per year · Equity · In office · Nationals only · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Broomfield
AS9100
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$120k – $170k per year · Equity · In office · Nationals only · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Broomfield
Azure DevOps
Azure
Management
Linear
Jira
Agile
Scrum
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$130k – $180k per year · Equity · In office · Nationals only · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Broomfield
Python
C++
RTOS
Git
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$105k – $145k per year · Equity · In office · Nationals only · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Broomfield
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$110k – $125k per year · Equity · In office · Nationals only · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Broomfield
Python
SQL
SolidWorks
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≈ $79k – $172k per year (Estimated) · Equity · In office · Nationals only · Full-Time · 2+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Broomfield
Python
C++
RTOS
Linux
Robotics
ROS
ROS2
Localization
Motion Planning
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$105k – $150k per year · Equity · In office · Nationals only · Full-Time · 2+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Broomfield
Python
Rust
C++
RTOS
Linux
TCP/IP
Robotics
Localization
SpaceTech
CCSDS
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$110k – $140k per year · Equity · In office · Nationals only · 3+ years exp · Broomfield
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All 29 jobs at Katalyst Space Technologies salaries, cities, levels and how long each has been open

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$165k
Typical range
$90k – $280k
Open positions
28
26 Jobs
Junior 3.8%
Middle 38.5%
Senior 19.2%
Staff 7.7%
Principal 11.5%
Architect 19.2%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 1 $150k $150k
Middle 10 $145k $90k – $170k
Senior 5 $180k $135k – $240k
Staff 2 $176k $135k – $217k
Principal 3 $205k $200k – $280k
Architect 5 $230k $210k – $260k
Highest paying role Principal Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer $280k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Katalyst Space Technologies By role, level and city, against the market · 28 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
40/100
Stable
Open positions
29
4 opened / 9 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
66 days
faster than 18% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
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.
Hardware
25% ▼
Industrial Engineering
20% ▼
Robotics
15% ▼
Sales
10% ▲
Aerospace
10% ▼
Backend
5% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Windows Server to stack Oct 2026
Added NIST 800-171 to stack Oct 2026
Added IAM to stack Oct 2026
Added FedRAMP to stack Oct 2026
Added CMMC to stack Oct 2026
Added MBSE to stack Oct 2026
Added AS9100 to stack Oct 2026

Financials

Total raised
$9.5M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
11
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2026 $1.5M Details
Grant 2025 $1.8M Details
Grant 2025 $1.9M Details
Grant 2024 $75k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2024 $881k Details
Grant 2024 $1.8M Details
Grant 2023 $489k Details
Grant 2023 $75k Details
Grant 2022 $150k Details
Grant 2022 $750k Details
Grant 2021 $50k Details

People

Ghonhee Lee
Executive Officer
SEC Form D
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Katalyst Space Technologies over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
44
Postings analysed
25
Stack modernity
68/100
Languages
Python64%
C++60%
MATLAB8%
Rust8%
Frameworks & libraries
ROS8%
OpenCV4%
ROS24%
Databases
InfluxDB4%
Redis4%
Cloud & platforms
Linux36%
RTOS16%
Azure12%
Azure DevOps8%
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Full Katalyst Space Technologies tech stack 44 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Connections

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Graph
Found in company registers, site code, DNS and hiring. Each connection shows how sure we are and the evidence, with its source and date.
Shared investors2
GS FuturesVia a fund
48 portfolio companies: Loft Orbital, Machina Labs, Lithiosinc and 45 more
Geodesic CapitalVia a fund
79 portfolio companies: Writer, Numeral, Workato and 76 more
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News

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
2
Countries
1
Busiest office
Broomfield
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Headquarters Builds here Office with open vacancies No open vacancies right now Tap a pin for the office
Flagstaff United States
HQ
Flagstaff
careers board
Broomfield United States
Engineering / R&D
Greater Denver Area
28 open roles 19 posted in 90 days 43% engineering 10-50 est. staff $178k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Industrial Engineering, Robotics
seen since Feb 2026 careers board, job postings
Washington United States
Sales office
Washington, DC
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $240k Avg Salary
hires for Sales
seen since Aug 2026 careers board, job postings

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