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The researched database of real space startups: who they are, what they build, who funds them, and the founders' own stories. Curated by hand since 2019. Not the giants. The ones that will be.

Weekly and free: $7.6B+ in sourced funding, 27 founders in their own words, tracked since 2019. Or browse the 192 startups →

Startups interviewed & featured
Epsilon3Spaced VenturesHeliosSpace ImpulseLatitudo 40Miles SpacePhase FourSpaceptHOSTmiSkyroraBecause LearningSenHEO RoboticsAstroscaleSTARAI SpaceFactoryOxford Space SystemsOrbit FabFleetAccion SystemsOpen CosmosSpace StoreCemvita FactorySpaceXBlue OriginRocket LabPlanetIceyeEpsilon3Spaced VenturesHeliosSpace ImpulseLatitudo 40Miles SpacePhase FourSpaceptHOSTmiSkyroraBecause LearningSenHEO RoboticsAstroscaleSTARAI SpaceFactoryOxford Space SystemsOrbit FabFleetAccion SystemsOpen CosmosSpace StoreCemvita FactorySpaceXBlue OriginRocket LabPlanetIceye

Ones to watch

Hand-picked, not ranked by money raised: the startups we think are genuinely underrated right now, and why. Browse everyone we track →

LandSpace

Why now: Third company ever to land an orbital-class booster (August 2026); a reflight is promised before the year ends.

Launch · China · est. 2015 · Series C+Starfish Space

Why now: Satellite servicing went commercial and Starfish just raised a $110M Series B (April 2026) to fly its Otter vehicles.

Debris Removal & Servicing · United States · est. 2018 · Series BK2 Space

Why now: The bet that cheap heavy launch makes satellites big again: $250M Series C at a $3B valuation, December 2025.

Satellites · United States · est. 2022 · Series C+Impulse Space

Why now: Tom Mueller building the delivery trucks of orbit; $300M Series C in June 2025 with vehicles already flying.

Logistics · United States · est. 2021 · Series C+

See the full list of 10 →

Founder interviews

The stories behind the startups, in the founders' own words. All interviews →

How Laura Crabtree Went From Launching Astronauts On Dragon To Founding A Space StartupLaura Crabtree, CEOHow Spaced Ventures Will Enable Anyone To Become A Space InvestorAaron & Brant, FoundersHow Helios Are Making ISRU Technology To Extract Minerals From Lunar And Martian SoilJonathan Geifman, Co-Founder

Pick a sector. Meet the builders.

20 sectors, mapped to how the industry actually talks about itself in 2026. Companies that span two sectors are listed in both. See all sectors →

38 startupsLaunch$5.6B disclosed21 startupsPropulsion$1.8B disclosed17 startupsSatellites$6.6B disclosed15 startupsSoftware$56.0M disclosed9 startupsIn-Space Manufacturing$516.5M disclosed8 startupsSpace Resources & Mining$75.1M disclosed7 startupsRovers$227.3M disclosed6 startupsHabitats$910M disclosed5 startupsSpace Power & Energy$39.2M disclosed5 startupsMedia & Education
29 startupsEarth Observation$590.6M disclosed20 startupsCommunications & Connectivity$4.7B disclosed15 startupsLogistics$1.3B disclosed14 startupsDefense & Space Domain Awareness$1.9B disclosed9 startupsInformation & Research7 startupsDebris Removal & Servicing$350.8M disclosed6 startupsBiosphere$660M disclosed6 startupsComponents & Subsystems$62.6M disclosed5 startupsLunar$135M disclosed4 startupsGround Segment & Tracking$120.1M disclosed

The dataset behind the directory

Every company on this site as a spreadsheet: 192 startups with sourced funding rounds, honest statuses and timelines, free with attribution. Here is a taste.

● Live · updated Aug 2026
spacebandits.io/data
CompanyCountryFoundedStatusDisclosed funding
SpaceXUnited States2002Graduated$2.9B
Stoke SpaceUnited States2019Active$990M
K2 SpaceUnited States2022Active$425M
AstroscaleJapan2013Graduated$117.7M
Varda SpaceUnited States2020Active$329M
Rocket LabUnited States2006Graduated$215M
+ 186 more in the full file, with every funding figure linked to its source
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