Space investors backing startups in the United States
136 investors hold two or more space startups in the United States each, 225 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (41), Techstars (31) and Soma Capital (18). 18 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 6 Nov 2026
investors
136
portfolio startups
225
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18
Investors backing startups in the United States
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Quindar, REGENT, Relativity Space | 41 | 255 | Oct 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · CesiumAstro, Solestial, Proxi | 31 | 97 | Oct 2026 |
 Soma CapitalVenture capital · United States · Quindar, REGENT, Starcloud | 18 | 59 | Oct 2026 |
 Space CapitalVenture capital · United States · Fortastra, SpaceX, Planet | 16 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 Earthrise VenturesVenture capital · SpaceX, Muon Space, Impulse Space | 13 | 7 | Aug 2026 |
 Type One VenturesVenture capital · Gravitics, Radianaerospace, Axiom Space | 9 | 8 | Sep 2026 |
 VU Venture PartnersVenture capital · SpaceX, REGENT, Xplore | 8 | 9 | May 2026 |
 Capital InnovatorsAccelerator · United States · CesiumAstro, Granular, Xona Space Systems | 8 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
 AE Industrial PartnersPrivate equity · United States · Redwire, Sierra Space, Firefly Aerospace | 8 | 1 | Mar 2026 |
 Andreessen HorowitzVenture capital · United States · SpaceX, Apex, Cowboy Space | 7 | 102 | Nov 2026 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Spire Global, Life360, Yelp | 7 | 70 | Oct 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · Life360, Placer, Launch Rock | 7 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 DCVCVenture capital · United States · Planet, REGENT, Capella Space | 7 | 27 | Sep 2026 |
 Seraphim SpaceAccelerator · United Kingdom · Array Labs, Zeno Power, Privateer | 7 | 21 | Sep 2026 |
 MaC Venture CapitalVenture capital · United States · Starfish Space, Stoke Space, Astro Mechanica | 7 | 19 | Oct 2026 |
 Harpoon VenturesVenture capital · United States · Starcloud, Merlin Labs, Astranis | 7 | 7 | Aug 2026 |
 Promus VenturesVenture capital · Mapbox, Spire Global, Seer | 7 | 5 | Jun 2026 |
 NEAVenture capital · United States · Swift Navigation, Ursa Space Systems, Cowboy Space | 6 | 38 | Oct 2026 |
 First Round CapitalVenture capital · United States · Planet, Theseus, Merlin Labs | 6 | 31 | Oct 2026 |
 Draper AssociatesVenture capital · United States · Gravitics, Boom Supersonic, Cowboy Space | 6 | 21 | Oct 2026 |
 Toyota VenturesVenture capital · United States · Apex, Starfish Space, Stoke Space | 6 | 17 | Oct 2026 |
 Lux CapitalVenture capital · United States · Planet, Reflect Orbital, Relativity Space | 6 | 13 | Nov 2026 |
| RRosecliff VenturesVenture capital · SpaceX, Voyager Technologies, Interlune | 6 | 7 | Sep 2026 |
| AAmbitionVenture capital · SpaceX, True Anomaly, Loft Orbital | 5 | 12 | Oct 2026 |
 NFXVenture capital · United States · Life360, Starcloud, Starfish Space | 5 | 10 | Aug 2026 |
 Cortado VenturesVenture capital · United States · True Anomaly, Agile Space Industries, NUVIEW | 5 | 8 | Jun 2026 |
 Winklevoss CapitalVenture capital · United States · REGENT, Reflect Orbital, Relativity Space | 5 | 7 | Sep 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Life360, Starpath, Starcloud | 4 | 154 | Nov 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · True Anomaly, Radar, World View | 4 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 Kleiner PerkinsVenture capital · United States · SpaceX, RTX, CesiumAstro | 4 | 49 | Nov 2026 |
 Silicon Valley InvestclubAccelerator · Stoke Space, Sierra Space, SpaceX | 4 | 45 | Oct 2026 |
 Khosla VenturesVenture capital · United States · Windborne Systems, Varda Space Industries, Hermeus | 4 | 44 | Oct 2026 |
 CoatueVenture capital · United States · SpaceX, Relativity Space, Sierra Space | 4 | 34 | Oct 2026 |
 Meta PlanetVenture capital · Estonia · SpaceX, Astranis, Pyka | 4 | 22 | Oct 2026 |
 South Park CommonsAccelerator · United States · Boom Supersonic, Longshot Space Technology, Pillar Space Systems | 4 | 21 | Oct 2026 |
 Multimodal VenturesVenture capital · Array Labs, Beyond Reach Labs, Reditus Space | 4 | 17 | Oct 2026 |
 AlleyCorpAccelerator · United States · Archer Aviation, Portalsystems, BlackSky | 4 | 16 | Sep 2026 |
 Point72 VenturesVenture capital · United States · REGENT, Apex, Starfish Space | 4 | 15 | Oct 2026 |
 137 VenturesVenture capital · United States · SpaceX, Planet, Impulse Space | 4 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 Shield CapitalVenture capital · United States · Star Catcher, Apex, Starfish Space | 4 | 9 | May 2026 |
The most backed startups in the United States
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 SpaceX | 22 |
 Stoke Space | 13 |
 Astranis | 12 |
 Planet | 10 |
 Varda Space Industries | 10 |
 Boom Supersonic | 9 |
 REGENT | 9 |
 Xona Space Systems | 9 |
 Life360 | 8 |
 Array Labs | 8 |
 K2 Space | 7 |
 Starcloud | 7 |
 Astro Mechanica | 6 |
 Starfish Space | 6 |
 True Anomaly | 6 |
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Who invests in space startups in the United States?
136 investors hold two or more space startups in the United States each, 225 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (41), Techstars (31) and Soma Capital (18). 18 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for United States when at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,414 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,414 portfoliosUpdated 6 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0