Starfish Space (Series A)
Funding Details
- Awarder
- Inbox
- Date Award
- November 13, 2024
- Vertical
- Space Technology
- Funding URL
- View Funding Page
- Funding Amount:
- $29,000,000
Company Info
- Founding Year
- 2019
- Traction
- Starfish has secured contracts for three full-size Otter spacecraft, including a $37.5 million deal with the U.S. Space Force and a $15 million NASA mission.
- Organizations Involved
- U.S. Space Force, Intelsat, NASA
- Founders
- Austin Link, Trevor Bennett
- Company Description
- Starfish Space is a startup focused on satellite servicing and inspection missions, aiming to extend the operational life of satellites and dispose of defunct satellites. Their Otter spacecraft is designed for these missions, providing capabilities that have not been available to satellite operators before.
- Market
- Satellite Servicing
- Location
- Washington, USA
- Coinvestors
- Shield Capital, Point72 Ventures, Booz Allen Ventures, Aero X Ventures, Trousdale Ventures, TRAC VC, Munich Re Ventures, Toyota Ventures, NFX, Industrious Ventures