Slingshot Aerospace
Custom Software Development · Earth Observation
$58.7Mtotal raised · 17 rounds on record
$33.7Mlatest round · Venture round · Jul 2022 · 4 yr ago
3backers · Techstars, Horizon Technology Finance
$12.3Mgrants · 14 grants · CORDIS
Overview
Slingshot Aerospace builds space situational awareness and satellite tracking analytics. Its models fuse sensor networks to monitor orbital objects. The company serves defence and commercial satellite operators.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$58.7M
17 rounds on record
Latest round
$33.7M
Venture round · Jul 2022 · 4 yr ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Grants
$12.3M
14 grants · CORDIS
Backers
3
Techstars, Horizon Technology Finance
The money's age
Long since its last round
51 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
10/100
a new city
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Feb 24
Certified Slingshot Aerospace Achieves CMMC Level 2 Certification, Accelerating Secure AI Deployment Across U.S. Defense Missions · marketwatch.com
Dec 23, 2024
Won a grant $1.5M · CORDIS
Aug 16, 2024
Won a grant $1.2M · CORDIS
Jul 1, 2024
Won a grant $1.9M · CORDIS
Dec 14, 2023
Won a grant $75k · CORDIS
Dec 8, 2023
Won a grant $2.5M · CORDIS
Oct 20, 2023
Won a grant $1.7M · CORDIS
Aug 21, 2023
Won a grant $882k · CORDIS
Aug 29, 2022
Won a grant $250k · CORDIS
May 2, 2022
New executive Slingshot Aerospace Adds Chief Operating Officer and Chief Scientist to Its Leadership Team to Catalyze the Commercialization of Its Space Simulation… · businesswire.com
Mar 10, 2022
Raised a round Series A $25M · led by Draper Associates · Payload
Oct 20, 2021
Won a grant $240k · CORDIS
Feb 11, 2021
New executive Slingshot Aerospace Names Melanie Stricklan CEO and Gets Laser-Focused on Space Initiatives · Nasdaq
Jul 6, 2020
Won a grant $1M · CORDIS
Mar 9, 2020
Won a grant $50k · CORDIS
Nov 7, 2019
Won a grant $750k · CORDIS
Aug 2, 2019
Won a grant $50k · CORDIS
Mar 6, 2019
Won a grant $158k · CORDIS
2017
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 6%
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | Dec 2024 | $1.5M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Aug 2024 | $1.2M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jul 2024 | $1.9M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Dec 2023 | $75k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Dec 2023 | $2.5M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Oct 2023 | $1.7M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Aug 2023 | $882k | — | CORDIS |
| Debt Financing | Jun 2023 | $8.4M | — | SEC Form D |
| Grant | Aug 2022 | $250k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Jul 2022 | $33.7M | — | SEC Form D |
| Series A | Mar 2022 | $25M | Draper Associates lead, ATX Venture lead | Payload |
| Grant | Oct 2021 | $240k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jul 2020 | $1M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Mar 2020 | $50k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Nov 2019 | $750k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Aug 2019 | $50k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Mar 2019 | $158k | — | CORDIS |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
David GodwinExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Erin DefosseExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Tom InmanExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Melanie StricklanExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Thomas AshmanExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Pieter KreukExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
29/100
Slowing
Open positions
0
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
160 days
faster than 7% of the market
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Activity Timeline
New location: United States
Oct 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
Financials
Total raised
$79.5M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
17
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | 2024 | $1.5M | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $1.2M | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $1.9M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $75k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $2.5M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $1.7M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $882k | Details |
| Debt Financing | 2023 | $8.4M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $250k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2022 | $33.7M | Details |
| Series A | 2022 | $25M | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $240k | Details |
| Grant | 2020 | $1M | Details |
| Grant | 2020 | $50k | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $750k | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $50k | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $158k | Details |
People
David Godwin
Executive Officer, Director
Erin Defosse
Executive Officer
Tom Inman
Executive Officer
Melanie Stricklan
Executive Officer, Director
Thomas Ashman
Executive Officer
Pieter Kreuk
Executive Officer
Najib Khouri-Haddad
Director
Christopher Shonk
Director
Rory McMahon
Director
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Slingshot Aerospace over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
27
Postings analysed
3
Stack modernity
83/100AI adopter
Languages
Python
C#
SQL
JavaScript
Frameworks & libraries
LangChain
AutoGen
CrewAI
DSPy
Databases
Redis
Cloud & platforms
AWS
Kubernetes
Linux
.NET
AI & ML
LLM
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Horizon Technology FinanceVia a fund
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News
Slingshot Aerospace Achieves CMMC Level 2 Certification, Accelerating Secure AI Deployment Across U.S. Defense Missions
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Slingshot Aerospace Awarded $27 Million Space Force Contract to Power the AI-Driven Training Environment for Space Warfare
WINDSOR, Colo., January 15, 2026--Slingshot Aerospace, the leader in AI-powered solutions for satellite tracking, space traffic coordination and space modeling and simulation, earned a $27 million contract to modernize scenario training activities. Under
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Slingshot Aerospace Selected to Provide Technology to USSF to Detect GPS Jamming and Spoofing Threats to International Security
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Slingshot Aerospace Report Reveals Increasing Risks of Operating in Space: 12,597 Satellites in Orbit; Nearly $1 Billion in Space Insurance Losses
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Slingshot Aerospace Awards Contract to HawkEye 360 for Monitoring Global GPS Interference in Support of the U.S. Space Force
HawkEye 360 Inc., announced today that Slingshot Aerospace awarded the RF data provider a contract to provide data for Slingshot's space-based monitoring and detection of RF threats and to support Slingshot's proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) Data Explo
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Slingshot Aerospace Offers Free 'Air Traffic Control for Space' Solution to Prevent Satellite Collisions in Orbit
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Slingshot Aerospace Adds Chief Operating Officer and Chief Scientist to Its Leadership Team to Catalyze the Commercialization of Its Space Simulation
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
5
Hiring now
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Countries
2
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El Segundo
United States
HQ
Austin
United States
HQ
London
United Kingdom
Regional office
London
Aurora
United States
Regional office
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Windsor
United Kingdom
Sales office
Contact Sales
7292 Greenridge Rd, Suite 108, Windsor, CO 80550