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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: $7.7B+ in sourced funding, 27 founders in their own words, tracked since 2019. Or browse the 178 startups →
Epsilon3
Spaced Ventures
Helios
Space Impulse
Latitudo 40
Phase Four
Spacept
HOSTmi
Zero 2 Infinity
Skyrora
Because Learning
Sen
HEO Robotics
Astroscale
STAR
AI SpaceFactory
Oxford Space Systems
Orbit Fab
Fleet
Accion Systems
Open Cosmos
Space Store
Cemvita Factory
SpaceX
Blue Origin
Rocket Lab
Planet
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Hand-picked, not ranked by money raised: the startups we think are genuinely underrated right now, and why. Browse everyone we track →
Starfish Space Why now: Satellite servicing went commercial and Starfish just raised a $110M Series B (April 2026) to fly its Otter vehicles.
K2 Space Why now: The bet that cheap heavy launch makes satellites big again: $250M Series C at a $3B valuation, December 2025.
Impulse Space Why now: Tom Mueller building the delivery trucks of orbit; $300M Series C in June 2025 with vehicles already flying.
The Exploration Company Why now: Europe's shot at a Dragon-class capsule. Its $160M Series B is the largest by any European space startup.
Albedo Why now: 10 cm satellite imagery from very low orbit; first satellite launched in 2025 and a Series B near $100M.
Space Forge Why now: Makes semiconductors in orbit and returns them to Earth. NATO's innovation fund led its record UK Series A.
AstroForge Why now: Asteroid mining that actually launches missions while others write papers; platinum-group metals are the prize.
Orbit Fab Why now: Gas stations in space moved from pitch decks to purchase orders: Series B closed March 2026.
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