Starfish Space
Space Services
$150.9Mtotal raised · 21 rounds on record
6open roles
$180kmedian advertised pay
$100Mlatest round · Series B · Apr 2026 · 7 mo ago
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.
How Starfish Space hires
Truth index
A 95/100
Median time to fill
112 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
Starfish Space scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 7 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 112 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
$150.9M
21 rounds on record
Latest round
$100M
Series B · Apr 2026 · 7 mo ago
Team
76
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +10% in a year
Hiring now
9
+2 posted in 30 days
Grants
$13.8M
17 grants · CORDIS
Backers
7
PSL, NFX
The money's age
Fresh money
7 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
39/100
hiring for its size, a new city, fresh money
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
Apr 7
Raised a round Series B $100M
Sep 18, 2025
Won a grant $150k · CORDIS
Sep 12, 2024
Raised a round Venture round $29.5M · SEC Form D
May 17, 2024
Won a grant $1.1M · CORDIS
Dec 29, 2023
Won a grant $1.7M · CORDIS
Jul 20, 2023
Won a grant $150k · CORDIS
Jul 17, 2023
Won a grant $1.5M · CORDIS
Jun 23, 2023
Won a grant $850k · CORDIS
Feb 16, 2023
Won a grant $1.7M · CORDIS
Feb 16, 2023
Won a grant $1.7M · CORDIS
Feb 16, 2023
Won a grant $1.7M · CORDIS
Jul 11, 2022
Won a grant $150k · CORDIS
Jul 5, 2022
Won a grant $250k · CORDIS
Jul 5, 2022
Won a grant $250k · CORDIS
May 4, 2022
Won a grant $1.7M · CORDIS
Apr 29, 2022
Won a grant $750k · CORDIS
Nov 5, 2021
Won a grant $50k · CORDIS
Apr 15, 2021
Won a grant $50k · CORDIS
Apr 14, 2021
Won a grant $50k · CORDIS
2019
Founded
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 |
| Grant | Sep 2025 | $150k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Sep 2024 | $29.5M | — | SEC Form D |
| Grant | May 2024 | $1.1M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Dec 2023 | $1.7M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jul 2023 | $150k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jul 2023 | $1.5M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jun 2023 | $850k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Mar 2023 | $13.4M | — | SEC Form D |
| Grant | Feb 2023 | $1.7M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Feb 2023 | $1.7M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Feb 2023 | $1.7M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jul 2022 | $150k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jul 2022 | $250k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jul 2022 | $250k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | May 2022 | $1.7M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Apr 2022 | $750k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Nov 2021 | $50k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Sep 2021 | $7.9M | — | SEC Form D |
| Grant | Apr 2021 | $50k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Apr 2021 | $50k | — | CORDIS |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Starfish Space Inc. | SEC Form D |
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 
NFX 
MaC Venture Capital 
NightDragon 
Point72 Ventures 
Shield Capital 
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$180k
Typical range
$110k – $225k
Open positions
8
7
Jobs
Middle
42.9%
Staff
28.6%
Architect
28.6%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 3 | $180k | $180k |
| Staff | 2 | $150k | $120k – $180k |
| Architect | 2 | $225k | $225k |
Highest paying role
VP of Mission Engineering
$225k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Starfish Space
By role, level and city, against the market · 8 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
73/100
Growing
Open positions
9
2 opened / 5 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
112 days
faster than 10% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+400%
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.
Management
25% ▼
Backend
13% ▼
Hardware
13% ▼
Leadership
13% ▼
Operations
13% ▼
Field & Service
13% ▲
Activity Timeline
New location: Littleton
Nov 2026
Added CMMC to stack
Oct 2026
New location: Tukwila
Oct 2026
Added Windows to stack
Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
New location: Los Angeles
Sep 2026
Financials
Total raised
$164.7M
Latest round
Series B
Funding rounds
21
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | 2026 | $100M | Details |
| Grant | 2025 | $150k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2024 | $29.5M | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $1.1M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $1.7M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $150k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $1.5M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $850k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2023 | $13.4M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $1.7M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $1.7M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $1.7M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $150k | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $250k | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $250k | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $1.7M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $750k | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $50k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2021 | $7.9M | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $50k | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $50k | Details |
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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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
4
Postings analysed
8
Stack modernity
74/100
Languages
Python
C++
Cloud & platforms
Windows
Practices & domains
CMMC
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
5
Hiring now
4
Countries
1
Busiest office
Tukwila
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Kent
United States
HQ
Tukwila
United States
Engineering / R&D
6 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 17% engineering 200-500 est. staff $186k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Leadership, Management
665 Andover Park West
Littleton
United States
Engineering / R&D
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $145k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering
7815 Shaffer Pkwy
Washington
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $180k Avg Salary
hires for Management
Los Angeles
United States
Sales office
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $180k Avg Salary
hires for Management
2311 Wilson Blvd 3rd Fl