Starfish Space
starfishspace.com
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Space & Aerospace
Space Services
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$150.9M
4 rounds on record
Latest round
$100M
Series B · Apr 2026 · 5 mo ago
Team
76
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +10% in a year
Hiring now
14
+3 posted in 30 days
Backers
5
PSL, MaC Venture Capital
The money's age
Fresh money
5 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
39/100
hiring for its size, a new city, fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.13%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Hacker News stories
1
best: 1 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | Apr 2026 | $100M | — | starfishspace.com |
| Venture round | Sep 2024 | $29.5M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Mar 2023 | $13.4M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Sep 2021 | $7.9M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Starfish Space Inc. | sec |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Austin LinkExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Trevor BennettExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
PSL 
MaC Venture Capital 
NightDragon 
Shield Capital 
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How Starfish Space hires
Truth index
B 75/100
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
100%
Reposted roles
0%
Starfish Space scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 6 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 100% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. 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
Overview
Starfish Space is an American aerospace company that develops autonomous satellite servicing vehicles designed for in-orbit maintenance and space sustainability. Its flagship spacecraft, the Otter, uses proprietary computer vision and guidance software to autonomously rendezvous, dock with, and maneuver client satellites. The company's technology enables key orbital services, including extending the operational lifespan of active satellites and safely deorbiting space debris.
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Starfish Space over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
3
Postings analysed
8
Stack modernity
85/100
Languages
Python
C++
Cloud & platforms
Windows
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$180k
Typical range
$110k – $225k
Open positions
13
7
Jobs
Middle
28.6%
Senior
14.3%
Staff
28.6%
Architect
28.6%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 2 | $180k | $180k |
| Senior | 1 | $180k | $180k |
| Staff | 2 | $150k | $120k – $180k |
| Architect | 2 | $225k | $225k |
Highest paying role
VP of Mission Engineering
$225k
Normalized to USD per year
People
Austin Link
Executive Officer, Director
Trevor Bennett
Executive Officer, Director
Morgan Beller
Director
Peter Ortez
Director
Raj Shah
Director
Letitia Long
Director
Chris Morales
Director
Steven Layne
Director
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
63/100
Growing
Open positions
14
2 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
47 days
faster than 31% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~2 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.
Hardware
20% ▼
Management
20% ▲
Backend
10% ▲
Robotics
10% ▼
Leadership
10% ▲
Operations
10% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added Windows to stack
Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
New location: Los Angeles
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
2
Countries
1
Busiest office
Washington
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Kent
United States
HQ
Washington
United States
Engineering / R&D
14 open roles 10 posted in 90 days 36% engineering 200-500 est. staff $177k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Management, Backend
665 Andover Park West
Los Angeles
United States
Sales office
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $178k Avg Salary
hires for Management
665 Andover Park West
Jobs
$100k – $180k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Washington
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$100k – $180k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Washington
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$100k – $180k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Washington
Python
C++
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$100k – $180k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Washington
Python
C++
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