SpinLaunch
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Total raised
$132.2M
6 rounds on record
Latest round
$15M
Venture round · Jul 2025 · 14 mo ago
Team
18
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +6% in a year
Backers
2
Kleiner Perkins, GV
The money's age
Due for its next round
14 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
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Last sign of life
2 mo ago
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The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jul 31, 2025
Raised a round Venture round $15M · SEC Form D
Nov 8, 2024
Raised a round Venture round $11.5M · SEC Form D
Sep 23, 2022
Raised a round Venture round $71M
Mar 28, 2018
Raised a round Venture round $34.7M · SEC Form D
Oct 23, 2017
Took on debt financing $2M · SEC Form D
Mar 8, 2017
Took on debt financing $2.2M · SEC Form D
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Jul 2025 | $15M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Nov 2024 | $11.5M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Sep 2022 | $71M | — | spacenews.com |
| Venture round | Mar 2018 | $34.7M | — | SEC Form D |
| Debt Financing | Oct 2017 | $2M | — | SEC Form D |
| Debt Financing | Mar 2017 | $2.2M | — | SEC Form D |
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| Legal entity | SPINLAUNCH INC. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Jonathan YaneyExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Mel TangExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Matthew MejiaExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
David WrennExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Massimiliano LadovazExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Overview
SpinLaunch is developing a kinetic launch system that accelerates payloads with a spinning arm. The approach aims to cut propellant use for reaching orbit. The company also builds a low-cost satellite constellation for broadband.
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News
SpinLaunch-yes, the centrifuge rocket company-is making a hard pivot to satellites
Launch has generally been more of a cost center than a profit center."
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Startup SpinLaunch aces 10th suborbital launch with high-tech slingshot
SpinLaunch, a California-based start-up developing a rotating arm that can tfling small satellites into near-Earth space has pulled off its tenth successful test launch in less than a year.
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SpinLaunch just catapulted a NASA payload into the sky for the first time
The company's test demonstrated the viability of catapulting satellite components into the sky.
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Satellite-flinging SpinLaunch puts NASA payload through the wringer
Space startup SpinLaunch's kinetic launch system will require payloads to endure 10,000 g and speeds of 5,000 mph (8,000 km/h) and in this regard, the company may have just passed its biggest test yet.
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People
Jonathan Yaney
Executive Officer, Director
Mel Tang
Executive Officer
Matthew Mejia
Executive Officer
David Wrenn
Executive Officer, Director
Massimiliano Ladovaz
Executive Officer, Director
Asher Delug
Director
Shaun Maguire
Director
Wen Hsieh
Director
John Wanamaker
Director
Andy Wheeler
Director
Kerry Propper
Director
Antonio Ruiz-Gimenez
Director
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Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Long Beach
United States
HQ
50-200 est. staff
3816 Stineman Court, Long Beach, CA, 90808, US
Financials
Total raised
$136.4M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
6