Space & Defense startups

The 60 most clearly in this market

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  EPIC AEROSPACEBuenos Aires, CABA, Argentina

  Last-mile delivery for satellites.

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  Iris AutomationSan Francisco, CA, USA; Remote

  Enabling autonomous drone operations globally through AI software

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  DaedalusSan Francisco, CA, USA; Remote

  AWS for precision manufacturing

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  AirwareSan Francisco, CA, USA

  Airware provides end-to-end solutions that enable enterprises to…

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  Relativity SpaceLos Angeles, CA, USA

  Building humanity’s multiplanetary future.

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  Turion SpaceLos Angeles, CA, USA; Irvine, CA, USA

  Moving Things Around in Space, Imaging Space Objects When We're Not

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  Epsilon3Los Angeles, CA, USA; Remote

  AI-Powered ERP, MES, and Test Software for Complex Operations

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  RadicalSeattle, WA, USA$4M raised

  Building persistent, high-performance infrastructure in the sky

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  Orbital OperationsLos Angeles, CA, USA$520K raised

  High Thrust Space Vehicles for Satellite Defense

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  Chariot DefenseSan Bruno, California$33M raised
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  SkySafeSan Diego, California$4M raised
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  Care WeatherOrem, UT, USA

  The highest-accuracy global weather data from low-cost flat satellites

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  Spaceium IncOttawa, ON, Canada

  In-Space Refueling

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  SpaceRydeSan Francisco, CA, USA; Toronto, ON, Canada

  The Rocket Network: Sustainable & On-Demand Delivery Anywhere in Space

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  Greypoint IndustriesSan Francisco, CA, USA

  Manufacturing the future of autonomous swarm warfare.

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  AvionSan Francisco, CA, USA

  Avion builds and operates autonomous eVTOL drones that deliver vital…

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  Alba OrbitalGlasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

  We make satellites to image everywhere on Earth, every 15 minutes

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  ExosatSingapore, Singapore

  Building a sovereign Starlink

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  StarcloudSeattle, WA, USA

  Data centers in space

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  ElodinSan Francisco, CA, USA

  Unified flight software and hardware for the mission of tomorrow

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  IMPACT DronesSan Francisco, CA, USA

  Air Defense as a Service for Civilian Infrastructure.

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  Constellation SpaceSeattle, WA, USA

  AI operating system for mega-scale satellite networks.

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  Arlo IndustriesSan Francisco, CA, USA

  Track drones and missiles without radars - Accurate, Passive, Scalable

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  OrnadyneLos Angeles, CA, USA

  We're building robot birds for surveillance.

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  AstranisSan Francisco, CA, USA

  Advanced satellites for high orbits.

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  HyLightParis, Île-de-France, France

  Small unmanned hydrogen airships for long range monitoring

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  Isengard Industries IncSan Francisco, CA, USA

  Mass-produced AI strike systems and Counter-UAS

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  Guardian RFWashington, DC, USA

  Drone detection for US defense and national security

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  Degla IncBoston, MA, USA

  The fully autonomous intelligence layer in the sky.

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  RowndRaleigh, NC, USA

  Fully autonomous defense solutions for the global edge.

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  Odys AviationLos Angeles, CA, USA

  Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines

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  Kalam LabsIndia

  Near Space Flying Machines

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  TransAstra CorporationLos Angeles, CA, USA

  Orbital logistics: Unleashing space industry, from Earth to asteroids

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  Buoyant AeroNew York City, NY, USA

  Bringing back blimps

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  AxionOrbital SpaceSan Francisco, CA, USA

  Foundation models for 24/7 Earth Observation

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  Reditus SpaceAtlanta, GA, USA

  Reusable Satellites

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  Tenet IndustriesSan Francisco, CA, USA

  Low-cost, mass-producible defense systems

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  Earendil RoboticsSan Francisco, CA, USA

  Drone swarm defence at a small-unit level

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  Seeing SystemsLondon, England, United Kingdom

  Modular AI-Commanded Drones for Defence

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  VoltairSan Francisco, CA, USA

  Autonomous Drones for Earth Observation

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  Perseus DefenseAustin, TX, USA

  America's Golden Dome for Drones

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  Seaflight TechnologiesCarson, CA, USA; Torrance, CA, USA

  We make the world's most efficient aircraft

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  DispatchSan Francisco, CA, USA

  Satellites for Manufacturing in Space

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  Array LabsSan Francisco, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA

  We're building satellites to create a real-time 3D map of the world.

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  BasaltSan Francisco, CA, USA

  Constellations as a Service

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  TesseractLivermore, CA, USA

  Tesseract builds better thrusters for modern satellites

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  AetherfluxSan Carlos, California
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  AvisionUnited States

  Developer of an unmanned aerial navigation platform designed to control the communication and navigation of robots and drones. The company's platform is comprised of air traffic control software, drone built-in hardware components, and an integration API that automatically regulates traffic for all UAVs connected to it, enabling aerial industries to manage any number of drones with business applications ranging from entertainment to enterprise logistics.

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  Gilmour SpaceAustralia

  Developer of low-cost hybrid rockets designed to launch small satellites into space. The company's hybrid rockets use 3D printed fuel developed by the company helping them to create specific patterns and control how the fuel burns upon ignition, enabling research organizations and clients to launch their satellites in an affordable, reliable, and dedicated way into low earth orbits.

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  Translunar Exports and Servicing IncorporatedKinnelon, United States

  Translunar Exports & Servicing Inc. develops next-generation, AI-driven satellite navigation systems and simulation environments tailored for autonomous space operations and infrastructure.

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  SkydioSan Mateo, California
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  AusIndia

  Developer of a unique category of scalable end-to-end drone solutions designed for providing large-scale enterprise solutions for a variety of industries and infrastructure development. The company's drone solutions enables you to map about 150 hectares in a single flight with a secure proprietary 3D web-GIS platform developed to solve industry-specific challenges by processing over various images per instance with visual multi-stage quality checks, parallel processing and making use of optimized toolkits, automated workflows to give you 2D and 3D analysis and multiple types of data visualizations in an interactive dashboard using analytical outputs generated and help to create insightful analytics, enabling clients to make well-informed decisions in mining, urban planning, infrastructure, and agriculture.

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  Firnas AeroSaudi Arabia

  Provider of a Drones-as-a-Service platform intended to offer inspection services using our unmanned aerial systems. The company's platform leverages artificial intelligence and utilizes aviation technology in the form of unmanned aviation vehicles for providing inspection services using their own proprietary aerial systems to overcome the risks and challenges of traditional inspection processes, enabling businesses and governments to get more accurate results and eliminate the risks associated with dangerous inspections.

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  Promin AerospaceKyiv
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  AerodyneMalaysia

  Developer of a DT3 (drone technology, data technology & digital transformation) enterprise solutions provider designed for large-scale data operations, analytics, and process optimization. The company's DT3 solutions resolve complex pain points of major industries worldwide by offering valuable capabilities for applications such as transmission tower inspection, wind turbines (WTG), solar farms, and other critical infrastructures, enabling organizations to rapidly scale, digitally transform, operate optimally, and increase productivity.

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  SARsatXThuwal, Saudi Arabia
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  GitaiJapan

  Operator of a space robotics startup intended to conduct tasks in all realms of space development. The company's remote-controlled robots feature low-latency communication and NAT traversal system as well as provide an alternative to human astronauts for long-time work in low earth orbit space stations, enabling space development organizations to reduce the burden on astronauts, shorten the time it takes to perform work in space and reduce costs.

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  Additive Rocket CorporationSan Diego, United States
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  IDDKTokyo, Japan
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  Leo AerospaceGardena, United States