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Space startups in the United States that raised money in the last 12 months

40 space startups based in the United States announced or filed 42 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $3.7B of it stated. 7 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: K2 Space (Series D · $500M), Impulse Space (Venture round · $500M) and Cowboy Space (Venture round · $305M). 24 of these startups are hiring now, with 1,017 open roles.

Venture rounds of the last 12 monthsRebuilt 7 Nov 2026
rounds in 12 months
42
startups
40
stated
$3.7B
open roles at them
1,017

The newest rounds

StartupRoundDateOpen roles
Xona Space SystemsVenture round · $239MSEC Form D8 Oct 202651
Beyond Reach LabsVenture round · $10M6 Oct 20265
InterluneVenture round · $5M16 Sep 20263
UltraVenture round · $46.3MSEC Form D2 Sep 20266
ProvenAirVenture round · $488kSEC Form D26 Aug 2026–
StarcloudVenture round · $250M21 Aug 2026–
Muon SpaceSeries C · $250M20 Aug 2026134
Floating Fleet AIConvertible note · $100kSEC Form D5 Aug 2026–
Windborne SystemsVenture round · $37M5 Aug 20266
K2 SpaceSeries D · $500M30 Jul 2026207
Weatherwave SpaceConvertible note · $35kSEC Form D11 Jul 2026–
SwabBotConvertible note · $250kSEC Form D7 Jul 2026–
BluetailVenture round · $1.5MSEC Form D29 Jun 2026–
PawPulseConvertible note · $35kSEC Form D26 Jun 2026–
BullzEye Golf TechnologiesConvertible note · $10kSEC Form D25 Jun 2026–
Impulse SpaceVenture round · $500M2 Jun 2026207
Observable SpaceSeries A · $90M28 May 202621
Star CatcherB Capital, CerbeSeries A · $65M12 May 202642
Lunar OutpostSeries B · $30M7 May 202630
ScoutSeries A · $18M6 May 2026–
Spaxial InteractiveVenture round · $2.5MSEC Form D22 Apr 2026–
Reliable RoboticsVenture round · $160M21 Apr 202657
Cowboy SpaceVenture round · $305MSEC Form D20 Apr 202666
Venus AerospaceVenture round · $63MSEC Form D17 Apr 202624
Starfish SpaceSeries B · $100M7 Apr 202610
AntarisSeries A · $28M1 Apr 2026–
Ursa Space SystemsVenture round · $27.9MSEC Form D27 Mar 20262
Xona Space SystemsVenture round · $170MSEC Form D24 Mar 202651
PortalsystemsVenture round · $61.5MSEC Form D11 Mar 2026–
NatilusSeries A · $28M9 Feb 20268
Urban SDKVenture round · $65M7 Feb 20267
JetZeroSeries B · $175M13 Jan 202619
InterluneConvertible note · $500kSEC Form D13 Jan 20263
GraviticsVenture round · $28.6MSEC Form D12 Jan 202617
Katalyst Space TechnologiesVenture round · $1.5MSEC Form D12 Jan 202627
Agile Space IndustriesVenture round · $21.5MSEC Form D17 Dec 202523
Flight ScienceVenture round · $5.5MSEC Form D12 Dec 2025–
New SapienceVenture round · $100kSEC Form D11 Dec 2025–
Boom SupersonicVenture round · $300M9 Dec 202526
Reditus SpaceVenture round · $7.1M2 Dec 2025–
QuindarSeries A · $18M19 Nov 202519
Infinite OrbitsVenture round · $43.2M18 Nov 2025–

The largest rounds

StartupRoundDateOpen roles
K2 SpaceSeries D · $500M30 Jul 2026207
Impulse SpaceVenture round · $500M2 Jun 2026207
Cowboy SpaceVenture round · $305MSEC Form D20 Apr 202666
Boom SupersonicVenture round · $300M9 Dec 202526
StarcloudVenture round · $250M21 Aug 2026–
Muon SpaceSeries C · $250M20 Aug 2026134
Xona Space SystemsVenture round · $239MSEC Form D8 Oct 202651
JetZeroSeries B · $175M13 Jan 202619
Xona Space SystemsVenture round · $170MSEC Form D24 Mar 202651
Reliable RoboticsVenture round · $160M21 Apr 202657

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Questions

Which space startups in the United States raised money recently?

40 space startups based in the United States announced or filed 42 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $3.7B of it stated. 7 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: K2 Space (Series D · $500M), Impulse Space (Venture round · $500M) and Cowboy Space (Venture round · $305M). 24 of these startups are hiring now, with 1,017 open roles.

Where do these rounds come from?

From the startups' own announcements and the press, from SEC Form D filings in the United States and from the share allotments company registers publish (a filing is marked as one in the list). One round per startup, type and week; amounts as stated, in US dollars.

Are these startups hiring?

24 of the 40 startups have open roles on their own careers boards right now, 1,017 roles in all; each count links to them.

Source: announcements, SEC Form D filings and company registers, 6,276 rounds in 12 monthsUpdated 7 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0