1) Isar Aerospace Isar Aerospace is a space technology firm that specializes in satellite constellation launch systems.
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Country: Germany State: Bayern City: Munich Started in: 2018 Founders: Daniel Metzler, Josef Fleischmann, Markus Brandl Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $176,718,945 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 11 (Earlybird Venture Capital, HV Capital, Lakestar, Unternehmertum Venture Capital Partners, Airbus Ventures) You can find their website here .
2) Astroscale Astroscale was formed by an IT entrepreneur who recommended approaching the business of orbital debris mitigation with a start-up ethos.
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Country: Japan State: Tokyo City: Sumida Started in: 2013 Founders: Miki Ito, Mitsunobu Okada, Nobu Okada Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: $204,200,000 Funding rounds: 8 Number of investors: 28 (SBI Investment, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, SMBC Venture Capital, ANA Holdings, Mizuho Capital) You can find their website here .
3) GITAI GITAI is a robotics company that creates remote-controlled robots to take the place of astronauts in commercial space stations.
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Country: Japan State: Tokyo City: Tokyo Started in: 2016 Founders: Sho Nakanose Number of employees: 1-10 Funding: ¥2,395,000,000 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 12 (Global Brain Corporation, ANRI, DBJ Capital, Daiwa Corporate Investment, Dai-ichi Life) You can find their website here .
4) Ispace Technologies Ispace Technologies is a cis-lunar space resource exploration firm that finds, collects, and delivers lunar ice to customers.
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Country: Japan State: Tokyo City: Tokyo Started in: 2010 Founders: Takeshi Hakamada Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $128,814,148 Funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 19 (Incubate Fund, Dentsu, KDDI, SPARX Group, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan) You can find their website here .
5) Gilmour Space Technologies Gilmour Space Technologies is a space rocket development business that focuses on developing low-cost hybrid launch vehicles.
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Country: Australia State: Queensland City: Pimpama Started in: 2012 Founders: Adam Gilmour Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: A$27,000,000 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 3 (500 Startups, Blackbird Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures) You can find their website here .
6) ALE ALE is an extraterrestrial entertainment corporation that creates artificial meteor showers and shooting stars on demand.
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Country: Japan State: Tokyo City: Tokyo Started in: 2011 Founders: Lena Okajima Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $2,226,094,682 Funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 8 (Horizons Ventures, SPARX Group, Shinsei Corporate Investment, SPARX Innovation for the Future, Iyogin Capital) You can find their website here .
7) iSpace China iSpace is a company that creates and builds commercial space shuttles.
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Country: China State: Beijing City: Beijing Started in: 2016 Founders: Dongyi Zhang, Guosong Wu Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $276,524,285 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 29 (Sequoia Capital China, Baidu, Didi, Matrix Partners China, CITIC Securities) You can find their website here .
8) Mancando Mancando is an automotive parts provider that provides auto repair shops with car worn components.
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Country: China State: Guangdong City: Guangzhou Started in: 2015 Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $114,302,119 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 6 (Legend Capital, Eastern Bell Capital, Xianghe Capital, Oriza Fund of Funds, Huasheng Capital) You can find their website here .
9) Wayz.ai Wayz.ai is a Chinese firm that provides smart location and mapping services.
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Country: China State: Hubei City: Wuhan Started in: 2017 Founders: Tao Chuang, Vincent Tao Number of employees: 251-500 Funding: $80,000,000 Funding rounds: 1 You can find their website here .
10) Yihang.ai Yihang.ai is a company that creates self-driving cars.
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Country: China State: Jilin City: Changchun Started in: 2015 Founders: Yuxing Chen Number of employees: 1-10 Funding: $47,152,006 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 8 (Matrix Partners China, Source Code Capital, Li Auto, Future Capital, CICC Alpha) You can find their website here .
11) Spacety Spacety is a commercial microsatellite company that provides spacecraft scientific and technology validation tests.
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Country: China State: Jiangsu City: Changsha Started in: 2016 Founders: Justin Yang, Weijia Ren Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $36,679,947 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 9 (Matrix Partners China, Legend Capital, SAIF Partners, Northern Light Venture Capital, K2VC) You can find their website here .
12) SpaceX SpaceX is a private aerospace and aviation firm that develops, builds, and launches sophisticated rockets and spacecraft.
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Country: United States State: California City: Hawthorne Started in: 2002 Founders: Elon Musk Number of employees: 5001-10000 Funding: $7,460,112,010 Funding rounds: 43 Number of investors: 45 (Founders Fund, Google, Craft Ventures, Bank of America, Cyan Banister) You can find their website here .
13) Axiom Space Axiom Space is a business developing the first multinational commercial space station.
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Country: United States State: Texas City: Houston Started in: 2016 Founders: Kam Ghaffarian, Michael Suffredini Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $150,000,000 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 19 (Alumni Ventures Group, Prime Movers Lab, Washington University in St. Louis, SharesPost Investment Management, Jackson Moses) You can find their website here .
14) Firefly Aerospace Firefly Aerospace provides tiny payloads with cost-effective and dependable launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services.
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Country: United States State: Texas City: Cedar Park Started in: 2014 Founders: Eric Salwan, Maureen Gannon, Max Polyakov, Michael Blum, PJ King, Thomas Markusic Number of employees: 251-500 Funding: $196,557,023 Funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 10 (SeedInvest, Dylan Taylor, SK Ventures, XBTO Group, Tank Stream Ventures) You can find their website here .
15) Phase Four Electric propulsion (EP) for tiny spacecraft.
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Country: United States State: California City: El Segundo Started in: 2015 Founders: J. P. Sheehan, Simon Halpern Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $29,565,499 Funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 10 (Alumni Ventures Group, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alsop Louie Partners, Starburst Ventures, New Science Ventures) You can find their website here .
16) Infinite Composites Advanced gas storage systems for aircraft, industrial gas, and transportation applications are designed, developed, and manufactured by ICT.
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Country: United States State: Oklahoma City: Tulsa Started in: 2010 Founders: Matt Villarreal, Michael Tate Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $5,435,205 Funding rounds: 14 Number of investors: 14 (Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), Techstars, National Science Foundation, IrishAngels, Asymmetry Ventures) You can find their website here .
17) Astra Astra is a rocket launch company that specializes in satellite delivery and launch.
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Country: United States State: California City: Alameda Started in: 2016 Founders: Adam London, Chris Kemp Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $100,000,000 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 8 (Canaan Partners, LionTree, Marc Benioff, Innovation Endeavors, Artis Ventures (AV)) You can find their website here .