The company is scaling up production, with plans to manufacture five Aries spacecraft this year. They have a clear economic picture for their business and are transparent with customers about pricing and delivery timeframes.
Founders
Ian Cinnamon, Maximilian Benassi
Company Description
Apex specializes in productizing satellite buses to scale the ability for companies to send their payload to orbit. They focus on manufacturing and selling standardized spacecraft to address the bottleneck in satellite bus manufacturing. The company has successfully launched its first spacecraft, Aries, and is now scaling up production while developing a larger spacecraft called Nova.
Market
Space Industry
Location
Los Angeles,
CA,
US
Coinvestors
XYZ Venture Capital, CRV, Upfront, 8VC, Toyota Ventures, Point72 Ventures, Mirae Asset Capital, Outsiders Fund, GSBackers, Andreessen Horowitz, Shield Capital, J2 Ventures, Ravelin, Baiju Bhatt, Avalon Capital Group