Orbit Fab
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$29.6M
14 rounds on record
Latest round
$28.5M
Venture round · Apr 2023 · 3 yr ago
Team
57
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +10% in a year
Hiring now
5
+1 posted in 30 days
Grants
$21M
11 grants · CORDIS
Backers
3
Techstars, Good Growth Capital
The money's age
Long since its last round
42 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
18/100
hiring for its size, a new city
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
Mar 29, 2024
Launched Orbit Fab unveils $30K port to refuel satellites · YahooFinance
Apr 17, 2023
Raised a round Venture round $28.5M
Apr 6, 2023
Won a grant $1.7M · CORDIS
Sep 19, 2022
Won a grant $12.7M · CORDIS
Aug 19, 2021
Won a grant $1.6M · CORDIS
Apr 19, 2021
Won a grant $50k · CORDIS
Mar 24, 2021
Won a grant $747k · CORDIS
Mar 15, 2021
Won a grant $750k · CORDIS
Dec 17, 2020
Raised a round Seed · TechCrunch
Jul 31, 2020
Won a grant $3M · CORDIS
Mar 9, 2020
Won a grant $50k · CORDIS
Feb 1, 2020
Won a grant $223k · CORDIS
Aug 2, 2019
Won a grant $50k · CORDIS
Jul 27, 2018
Won a grant $125k · CORDIS
2018
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Apr 2023 | $28.5M | — | spacenews.com |
| Grant | Apr 2023 | $1.7M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Sep 2022 | $12.7M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Aug 2021 | $1.6M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Apr 2021 | $50k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Mar 2021 | $747k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Mar 2021 | $750k | — | CORDIS |
| Seed | Dec 2020 | — | — | TechCrunch |
| Grant | Jul 2020 | $3M | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | May 2020 | $1.1M | — | SEC Form D |
| Grant | Mar 2020 | $50k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Feb 2020 | $223k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Aug 2019 | $50k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jul 2018 | $125k | — | CORDIS |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Orbit Fab, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Jeremy SchielExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Daniel FaberExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Chingti YangExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Techstars 
Good Growth Capital 
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Overview
Orbit Fab is a space infrastructure company building refuelling infrastructure for satellites in orbit, which it describes as gas stations in space. Its standardised docking port and RAFTI technology let spacecraft take on propellant robotically, and the company hires project managers and mechanical, propulsion and integration engineers including staff in the UK. The company is headquartered in Lafayette, Colorado, United States.
News
Orbit Fab unveils $30K port to refuel satellites
Orbit Fab wants to build "gas stations" for satellites -- which means it needs the gas cap, a mechanism for transferring propellant from an orbital tanker to the customer spacecraft. The Colorado-based startup (and former TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield fi
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Orbit Fab ships first satellite refueling ports to Space Force
The company's RAFTI port is designed to be installed on satellites to allow them to receive propellant either in space or on the ground before launch.
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Orbit Fab's new Chief Operating Officer will ramp up production and testing for RAFTI refueling port - SatNews
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In the News Apr 17, 2023 This Startup Raised Nearly 30 Million To Build Gas Stations In Space With a new infusion of capital, space startup Orbit Fab aims to accelerate its ambitions… Read more
With a new infusion of capital, space startup Orbit Fab aims to accelerate its ambitions…
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In the News Apr 17, 2023 Orbit Fab raises 28.5 million Orbit Fab, a startup developing in-space satellite refueling services, has raised 28.5 million to accelerate… Read more
Orbit Fab, a startup developing in-space satellite refueling services, has raised 28.5 million to accelerate…
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Orbit Fab over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
7
Postings analysed
4
Stack modernity
67/100
Languages
MATLAB
Python
C++
Developer tools
ANSYS
Nastran
SolidWorks
Practices & domains
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$186k
Typical range
$186k
Open positions
1
1
Jobs
Staff
100%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | 1 | $186k | $186k |
Highest paying role
Mechanical Engineering Manager
$186k
Normalized to USD per year
People
Jeremy Schiel
Executive Officer, Director
Daniel Faber
Executive Officer, Director
Chingti Yang
Executive Officer
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
57/100
Growing
Open positions
5
1 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
105 days
faster than 13% 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
50% ▲
Management
33% ▼
Hardware
17% ▼
Activity Timeline
New location: Lafayette
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
2
Countries
2
Busiest office
Lafayette
Lafayette
United States
HQ
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4 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 25% engineering 50-200 est. staff $186k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Management
1460 Overlook Dr., Lafayette, CO 80026
Harwell
United Kingdom
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Management
Jobs
$144k – $186k per year • In office • Nationals only • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Lafayette
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≈ $72k – $123k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Harwell
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≈ $90k – $204k per year (Estimated) • In office • Nationals only • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Lafayette
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≈ $96k – $164k per year (Estimated) • In office • Nationals only • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Lafayette
Python
MATLAB
SolidWorks
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Financials
Total raised
$50.6M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
14
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2023 | $28.5M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $1.7M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $12.7M | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $1.6M | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $50k | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $747k | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $750k | Details |
| Seed | 2020 | — | Details |
| Grant | 2020 | $3M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2020 | $1.1M | Details |
| Grant | 2020 | $50k | Details |
| Grant | 2020 | $223k | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $50k | Details |
| Grant | 2018 | $125k | Details |