Turion Space
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Space Services
Satellite Manufacturing
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Financials
Funding and backers
Total raised
$11.1M
16 rounds on record
Latest round
$11.1M
Venture round · Aug 2021 · 5 yr ago
Team
133
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +129% in a year
Hiring now
7
+7 posted in 30 days
Grants
$38.3M
15 grants · CORDIS
Backers
4
Y Combinator, Soma Capital
The money's age
Long since its last round
62 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
40/100
hiring for its size
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
2025
Team of 133 was 58 · US Form 5500 (plan participants)
Dec 18, 2024
Won a grant $28M · CORDIS
Jun 7, 2024
Won a grant $1.9M · CORDIS
Jun 5, 2024
Won a grant $1.7M · CORDIS
Dec 15, 2023
Won a grant $75k · CORDIS
Sep 13, 2023
Won a grant $850k · CORDIS
Aug 3, 2023
Won a grant $1.2M · CORDIS
Jul 21, 2023
Won a grant $1.5M · CORDIS
May 19, 2023
Won a grant $75k · CORDIS
Feb 16, 2023
Won a grant $1.7M · CORDIS
Jan 12, 2023
Won a grant $150k · CORDIS
Nov 4, 2022
Won a grant $75k · CORDIS
Aug 9, 2022
Won a grant $250k · CORDIS
Aug 9, 2022
Won a grant $250k · CORDIS
Aug 9, 2022
Won a grant $250k · CORDIS
Jul 5, 2022
Won a grant $250k · CORDIS
Aug 16, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $11.1M · SEC Form D
Jun 2021
Went through Y Combinator
2020
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 6%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | Dec 2024 | $28M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jun 2024 | $1.9M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jun 2024 | $1.7M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Dec 2023 | $75k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Sep 2023 | $850k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Aug 2023 | $1.2M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jul 2023 | $1.5M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | May 2023 | $75k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Feb 2023 | $1.7M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jan 2023 | $150k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Nov 2022 | $75k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Aug 2022 | $250k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Aug 2022 | $250k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Aug 2022 | $250k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jul 2022 | $250k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Aug 2021 | $11.1M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Turion Space Corp. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Ryan WesterdahlExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Tyler PierceExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Y Combinator 
Soma Capital 
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Turion Space over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
25
Postings analysed
11
Stack modernity
69/100
Languages
Python64%
MATLAB45%
C++18%
Ruby18%
Frameworks & libraries
Orekit9%
Cloud & platforms
AWS18%
Kubernetes18%
AWS Lambda9%
Amazon EC29%
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25 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$225k
Typical range
$135k – $275k
Open positions
7
7
Jobs
Junior
14.3%
Senior
28.6%
Staff
28.6%
Architect
28.6%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $135k | $135k |
| Senior | 2 | $190k | $180k – $200k |
| Staff | 2 | $225k | $225k |
| Architect | 2 | $263k | $250k – $275k |
Highest paying role
Program Chief Engineer
$275k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Turion Space
By role, level and city, against the market · 7 jobs with pay
People
Ryan Westerdahl
Executive Officer, Director
Tyler Pierce
Executive Officer
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
80/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
7
7 opened / 2 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
36 days
faster than 35% 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.
Backend
21%
Aerospace
21% ▲
HR
14% ▼
Operations
14% ▲
Industrial Engineering
14% ▼
Analytics
7% ▼
Actively hiring for Aerospace (+3 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added Ruby to stack
Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Project to stack
Oct 2026
Added Agile to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Irvine
Irvine
United States
HQ
7 open roles 13 posted in 90 days 14% engineering 50-200 est. staff $213k Avg Salary
hires for Aerospace, Operations, Backend
5 Technology Dr.
Jobs
$175k – $225k per year • In office • TS/SCI • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Irvine
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
Kubernetes
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$150k – $200k per year • In office • TS/SCI • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Irvine
Python
Ruby
FMEA
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$175k – $225k per year • In office • TS/SCI • Full-Time • 6+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Irvine
Python
Ruby
FMEA
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$200k – $275k per year • In office • TS/SCI • Full-Time • 15+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Irvine
Python
MATLAB
GMAT
STK
Cameo Systems Modeler
IBM DOORS
MBSE
MedTech
Verification & Validation
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$100k – $135k per year • In office • TS/SCI • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Irvine
Python
C++
MATLAB
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Financials
Total raised
$49.4M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
16
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | 2024 | $28M | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $1.9M | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $1.7M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $75k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $850k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $1.2M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $1.5M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $75k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $1.7M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $150k | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $75k | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $250k | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $250k | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $250k | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $250k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2021 | $11.1M | Details |