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The aerospace industry includes a new generation of companies working on everything from air travel to space exploration. These startups are building electric aircraft, satellite systems, and commercial space stations.
For instance, Beta Technologies has raised $1.8 billion to develop its electric aircraft. Other companies like Apex are focused on manufacturing satellite buses for a variety of space missions.
Below is our list of 100 Aerospace startups worth keeping an eye on.
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Get the Sheet for $50Beta Technologies is building an end-to-end electric aviation ecosystem, from its vertical and conventional takeoff aircraft to its own charging systems. They also developed a training program to prepare pilots for this new generation of flight.
Apex designs and manufactures satellite buses that help companies get their technology into orbit faster. Their productized approach allows them to build spacecraft at scale, reducing the cost and complexity of space missions.
Quantum Systems builds AI-powered eVTOL drones for defense, security, and surveying. They specialize in providing aerial intelligence solutions for complex government and commercial missions.
Divergent created the Divergent Adaptive Production System, a complete software and hardware platform for designing and building complex vehicle structures. Their system uses generative design and additive manufacturing to replace traditional factory processes, enabling faster and more efficient production for the automotive and aerospace industries.
Axiom Space develops and operates the world's first commercial space station, which will serve as a global research and manufacturing hub in low-Earth orbit. The company also manages end-to-end private astronaut missions to the International Space Station.
Sierra Space builds the Dream Chaser, a reusable spaceplane for transporting cargo and crew to low Earth orbit. They are also creating the commercial infrastructure for a new space economy, including private space stations and advanced materials.
Impulse Space develops in-space transportation vehicles designed to deliver satellites and other payloads to their final destinations. Their technology provides the crucial last-mile logistics for missions ranging from low-Earth orbit deployments to interplanetary trajectories.
Interlune is creating a process to harvest natural resources from the moon for commercial use back on Earth. Their work focuses on sourcing materials like Helium-3, a rare isotope with applications in fields like fusion energy, medical imaging, and quantum computing.
GHGSat built a satellite constellation to monitor greenhouse gas emissions from any industrial site on Earth. Their platform delivers high-resolution data that helps companies and governments track and manage their environmental footprint.
MDA Space develops geointelligence, space operations, and satellite systems for the global space industry. They are best known for creating the Canadarm, the robotic arm used on the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station.
Our top picks offer a glimpse into the excitement, but the aerospace world is much bigger. Combined, the companies on this list have raised tens of billions to fund their ambitious projects.
You'll see a mix of brand new startups and older companies that are reinventing themselves. Here’s a look at the other startups defining the future of aerospace.
| Startup | Main Industry | Year Founded | Amount Raised | Last Funding Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobility | 1949 | $400M | Debt Financing | |
| Mobility | 2017 | $6.2B | Series G | |
| Mobility | 2023 | $232.5M | Corporate Round | |
| Mobility | 2021 | $181.2M | Debt Financing | |
| Mobility | 1932 | $1.4B | Debt Financing | |
| Mobility | 2020 | $175.2M | Venture Round | |
| Mobility | 2021 | ₹485M | Seed | |
| Manufacturing | 2019 | $88.3M | Grant | |
| Mobility | 2018 | $537.6M | Series D | |
| Mobility | 2023 | $70.2M | Series A | |
| Mobility | 2019 | $87M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 2015 | $284.3M | Series E | |
| Mobility | 2017 | $148.9M | Venture Round | |
| Mobility | 2020 | $476.5M | Debt Financing | |
| Mobility | 2020 | $43M | Grant | |
| Mobility | 2021 | $328M | Series C | |
| Mobility | 2012 | $4.7B | Corporate Round | |
| Mobility | 2016 | $194.8M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 2015 | $77.1M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 2019 | $95M | Grant | |
| Mobility | 2019 | $63.9M | Series A | |
| Mobility | 2004 | $750M | Debt Financing | |
| Mobility | 2019 | $1.6M | Grant | |
| Mobility | 2021 | $5.1M | Seed | |
| Mobility | 2017 | $88.1M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 2017 | $34.5M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 1995 | $800M | Private Equity | |
| Mobility | 2014 | $529.6M | Venture Round | |
| Mobility | 2016 | $100M | Series C | |
| Manufacturing | 2002 | $11.8B | Secondary Market | |
| Mobility | 2022 | $490M | Series C | |
| Mobility | 2021 | $54.1M | Series A | |
| Mobility | 1936 | $350M | Debt Financing | |
| Mobility | 2020 | $115M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 2023 | $16.6M | Seed | |
| Manufacturing | 2022 | $5.1M | Pre-Seed | |
| Mobility | 2023 | $3.2M | Seed | |
| Mobility | 2022 | $418M | Series C | |
| Mobility | 2019 | $723.2M | Private Equity | |
| Mobility | 2015 | $104.9M | Series C | |
| Mobility | 2018 | $614.6M | Convertible Note | |
| Mobility | 2020 | $261.4M | Venture Round | |
| Mobility | 2022 | $175.5M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 2016 | $53.3M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 2022 | $8.5M | Grant | |
| Mobility | 2001 | $630.7M | Venture Round | |
| Mobility | 1997 | $2.1B | Debt Financing | |
| Mobility | 2021 | $27.8M | Series A | |
| Mobility | 2016 | $233.5M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 2022 | $6M | Seed | |
| Mobility | 2019 | $151.4M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 2019 | $436.2M | Series C | |
| Mobility | 1984 | $1.6B | Secondary Market | |
| Mobility | 2021 | $10.6M | Seed | |
| Mobility | 2007 | $248.4M | Series D | |
| Mobility | 2016 | $239M | Venture Round | |
| Mobility | 2014 | $110.7M | Venture Round | |
| Mobility | 2012 | $21.8M | Series A | |
| Mobility | 2022 | $2.2B | Debt Financing | |
| Mobility | 2021 | $27.6M | Venture Round | |
| Mobility | 1993 | ₪444.6M | Venture Round | |
| Mobility | 1997 | $101.1M | Private Equity | |
| Mobility | 2018 | $95.1M | Series C | |
| Mobility | 2018 | $41M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 2018 | $14.4M | Series A | |
| Mobility | 2021 | $196.8M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 2022 | $67.5M | Series A | |
| Mobility | 2015 | $9.5M | Undisclosed | |
| Mobility | 2006 | $107.8M | Secondary Market | |
| Mobility | 2017 | $21.6M | Series A | |
| Mobility | 2017 | $61.2M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 2022 | $119.6M | Series A | |
| Mobility | 2006 | $500M | Debt Financing | |
| Mobility | 2020 | $20M | Series A | |
| Mobility | 2018 | $9.2M | Grant | |
| Mobility | 2016 | $111M | Venture Round | |
| Mobility | 2015 | $412.3M | Debt Financing | |
| Mobility | 2000 | $185.4M | Secondary Market | |
| Mobility | 2020 | $82.5M | Corporate Round | |
| Mobility | 2017 | $306M | Grant | |
| Mobility | 2018 | $147.2M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 2018 | $22.8M | Venture Round | |
| Mobility | 2017 | $145M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 2017 | $119.6M | Secondary Market | |
| Mobility | 2019 | $8.3M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 2023 | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | |
| Mobility | 2012 | $176.5M | Grant | |
| Mobility | 1993 | QAR4.5B | Debt Financing | |
| Mobility | 2011 | $201.2M | Grant | |
| Mobility | 2021 | CN¥500M | Series B |
