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Aerospace and Defence companies in United States
VCMC tracks 2,520 companies in Aerospace and Defence based in United States. 180 of them have raised a venture or growth round, $57.22B in total, with a median round of $20M; 136 raised since 2024. 177 of the 180 have a VCMC valuation; the median is $154M.
2,520
companies tracked
180
venture-backed
7% of those tracked
$57.22B
raised in total
by 175 companies
$20M
median round
of 356 rounds with an amount
$154M
median valuation
of 177 companies valued
Values cover private companies only; public companies are not included.
By their latest round, most are at Seed (58 of 180).
- Pre-seed 15
- Seed 58
- Series A 32
- Series B 34
- Series C and later 41
The companies
Aerospace and Defence companies in United States
The 50 venture-backed companies below are this page's list; Anduril has raised the most ($11.27B).
| # | Last round | History | Range | Trend | Grade | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anduril Costa Mesa | Series H May 2026 $5.00B | $68.6B | $53.0B – $91.2B | $79.3B (+16%) | $8.7B | 0% | 9,860 | growing | A | |
| 2 | Blue Origin Kent | Growth Equity Jul 2026 $10.00B | $134.4B | $113.0B – $167.4B | $145.5B (+8%) | $13.1B | 0% | 12,826 | up | A | |
| 3 | Shield AI Arlington | Series G Mar 2026 $1.50B | $6.1B | $3.9B – $9.9B | $6.5B (+7%) | $583M | 0% | 1,940 | growing | B | |
| 4 | Saronic Technologies Austin | Series D Mar 2026 $1.75B | $11.1B | $8.0B – $14.7B | $12.8B (+15%) | $1.4B | 0% | 1,363 | growing | B | |
| 5 | Relativity Space Long Beach | Series F Nov 2023 $1.05B | $19.0B | $10.6B – $26.9B | $15.4B (-19%) | $2.1B | 0% | 1,991 | growing | B | |
| 6 | Sierra Space Louisville | Series C Mar 2026 $550M | $8.4B | $7.0B – $9.9B | $7.7B (-9%) | $1.2B | 73% | 1,356 | down | A | |
| 7 | Stoke Space Kent | Series E Sep 2026 $1.00B | $10.3B | $8.7B – $15.0B | $13.1B (+26%) | $1.4B | 0% | 441 | growing | A | |
| 8 | Hadrian Torrance | Series D Aug 2026 $1.37B | $8.3B | $6.8B – $11.8B | $10.2B (+23%) | $1.1B | 0% | 269 | flat | A | |
| 9 | Axiom Space Houston | Growth Equity Jun 2026 $525M | $4.7B | $3.3B – $6.9B | $4.5B (-5%) | $460M | 58% | 795 | flat | B | |
| 10 | Castelion Torrance | Series C Aug 2026 $1.00B | $13.6B | $11.3B – $19.4B | $16.9B (+24%) | $1.9B | 0% | 254 | growing | A | |
| 11 | Sierra Nevada Corporation Sparks | Series A Mar 2022 $1.40B | $7.0B | $767M – $9.0B | $6.7B (-3%) | $1.2B | 7% | 5,284 | up | D | |
| 12 | Astranis San Francisco | Series E May 2026 $300M | $3.2B | $2.4B – $4.3B | $3.7B (+16%) | $410M | 0% | 563 | up | A | |
| 13 | True Anomaly Centennial | Series D Apr 2026 $650M | $2.6B | $1.9B – $3.6B | $3.1B (+20%) | $345M | 0% | 502 | growing | B | |
| 14 | Impulse Space Redondo Beach | Series D Jun 2026 $500M | $4.9B | $3.7B – $6.9B | $6.0B (+23%) | $664M | 0% | 554 | growing | B | |
| 15 | Performance Drone Works Huntsville | Debt Jul 2026 $820M | $1.0B | $529M – $1.8B | $1.2B (+20%) | $133M | 0% | 394 | growing | C | |
| 16 | K2 Space Torrance | Series D Jul 2026 $500M | $7.2B | $5.9B – $10.2B | $8.8B (+22%) | $972M | 0% | 332 | growing | A | |
| 17 | CHAOS Industries Los Angeles | Series D Nov 2025 $510M | $6.9B | $3.9B – $8.1B | $7.1B (+3%) | $778M | 0% | 334 | growing | B | |
| 18 | Apex Los Angeles | Growth Equity Jun 2026 $200M | $2.4B | $2.0B – $3.1B | $2.7B (+10%) | $243M | 0% | 455 | growing | A | |
| 19 | Forterra Clarksburg | Series C Nov 2025 $238M | $1.4B | $869M – $1.6B | $1.4B (+2%) | $154M | 0% | 631 | growing | B | |
| 20 | Varda Space Industries El Segundo | Series D Sep 2026 $251M | $1.6B | $1.4B – $2.4B | $2.1B (+28%) | $229M | 0% | 276 | growing | A | |
| 21 | Epirus Torrance | Series D Mar 2025 $250M | $4.1B | $1.9B – $6.3B | $4.1B (-1%) | $458M | 3% | 250 | up | B | |
| 22 | Vast Long Beach | Series A Mar 2026 $500M | $4.1B | $1.9B – $7.8B | $5.1B (+25%) | $717M | 0% | 1,174 | up | C | |
| 23 | Mach Industries Huntington Beach | Series C Jun 2026 $300M | $2.1B | $1.6B – $2.9B | $2.5B (+22%) | $276M | 0% | 369 | growing | B | |
| 24 | Muon Space Mountain View | Series C Aug 2026 $250M | $1.6B | $1.3B – $2.3B | $2.0B (+26%) | $218M | 0% | 330 | growing | A | |
| 25 | Golden | Series C Jan 2025 $170M | $2.1B | $971M – $3.2B | $2.1B (0%) | $234M | 0% | 365 | up | C | |
| 26 | Berthoud | Series E Nov 2025 $100M | $1.6B | $821M – $2.5B | $1.6B (+2%) | $179M | 0% | 330 | unknown | B | |
| 27 | Seattle | Growth Equity Jul 2026 $125M | $1.3B | $884M – $2.0B | $1.4B (+8%) | $124M | 0% | 231 | growing | B | |
| 28 | Austin | Series B Jun 2026 $200M | $2.6B | $1.9B – $4.1B | $3.5B (+34%) | $388M | 0% | 313 | growing | B | |
| 29 | Boston | Series A May 2026 $100M | $858M | $479M – $1.7B | $1.2B (+42%) | $171M | 0% | 199 | growing | C | |
| 30 | Kirkland | Series C Jun 2022 $135M | $1.6B | $522M – $3.0B | $1.6B (0%) | $215M | 0% | 302 | growing | C | |
| 31 | San Francisco | Acquisition Jul 2025 $443M | $748M acquired 2025 | $181M – $1.1B | – | – | 0% | 230 | flat | C | |
| 32 | San Diego | Series B Apr 2026 $82M | $672M | $400M – $1.2B | $851M (+27%) | $93.7M | 0% | 224 | growing | B | |
| 33 | San Francisco | Growth Equity Aug 2016 $150M | $902M | $71.3M – $2.5B | $902M (0%) | $165M | 14% | 190 | unknown | D | |
| 34 | Tukwila | Series B Apr 2026 $100M | $750M | $442M – $1.3B | $889M (+19%) | $104M | 11% | 118 | growing | B | |
| 35 | Chula Vista | Series D Apr 2017 $53M | $860M | $46.6M – $1.2B | $860M (0%) | $94.6M | 0% | 5 | unknown | D | |
| 36 | Denver | Series B Apr 2025 $100M | $828M | $313M – $1.2B | $802M (-3%) | $95.7M | 10% | 78 | flat | C | |
| 37 | Seattle | Growth Equity Feb 2026 $100M | $788M | $526M – $1.2B | $821M (+4%) | $73.9M | 0% | 140 | growing | B | |
| 38 | Long Beach | Other Apr 2025 $12M | $346M | $44.5M – $943M | $300M (-13%) | $83.7M | 33% | 49 | flat | D | |
| 39 | Bothell | Series A Apr 2026 $50M | $358M | $217M – $557M | $484M (+35%) | $67.8M | 0% | 46 | growing | B | |
| 40 | Los Angeles | Series A May 2026 $90M | $659M | $360M – $1.5B | $986M (+49%) | $138M | 0% | 65 | growing | C | |
| 41 | Syracuse | Series C Feb 2025 $65M | $732M | $430M – $842M | $732M (0%) | $80.5M | 0% | 137 | up | B | |
| 42 | Austin | Series B Mar 2022 $60M | $894M | $219M – $1.4B | $894M (0%) | $108M | 0% | 547 | growing | C | |
| 43 | Lafayette | Series B Mar 2026 $20M | $181M | $94.5M – $320M | $208M (+15%) | $23.7M | 7% | 102 | flat | C | |
| 44 | Herndon | Acquisition Dec 2016 | $667M acquired 2016 | $70.9M – $946M | – | – | 0% | – | unknown | D | |
| 45 | Palo Alto | Other Jul 2026 $21M | $189M | $78.7M – $328M | $216M (+14%) | $30.2M | 0% | 55 | growing | C | |
| 46 | Torrance | Series B Oct 2024 $61M | $645M | $157M – $1.0B | $469M (-27%) | $74.7M | 7% | 68 | flat | C | |
| 47 | Addison | Series C Sep 2025 $60M | $752M | $382M – $1.1B | $752M (0%) | $82.7M | 0% | 99 | growing | B | |
| 48 | Sausalito | Series A Oct 2025 $60M | $600M | $218M – $913M | $600M (0%) | $84.0M | 0% | 44 | unknown | C | |
| 49 | Titusville | Other May 2022 $17M | $28.8M | $13.3M – $100M | $26.3M (-9%) | $50.9M | 97% | 22 | shrinking | D | |
| 50 | Auriga Garden Grove | Seed Jul 2025 $6.0M | $83.0M | $24.7M – $126M | $83.0M (0%) | $14.9M | 0% | 26 | up | C |
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Valuations
How these companies are valued
177 of the 180 venture-backed companies here have a VCMC valuation; the median is $154M. A company acquired after its last round keeps its last value as a private company and is left out of the median. 36 companies have disclosed a valuation; for the rest VCMC's valuation is the only number. Each valuation comes with a range, from a low to a high scenario, and a prediction for a year from now. Values cover private companies only; public companies are not included. How VCMC values companies.
Investors
Who backs them
Firms that backed two or more of these companies. Y Combinator backed 16, Washington Harbour 13.
- Y Combinator 16 companies, led 1
- 13 companies, led 3
- Andreessen Horowitz 12 companies, led 8
- Lux Capital 12 companies, led 1
- Gaingels 12 companies
- 11 companies, led 3
- 8VC 10 companies, led 6
- General Catalyst 10 companies, led 2
- Lockheed Martin Ventures 10 companies, led 2
- Alumni Ventures 10 companies
- 9 companies
- Point72 Ventures 7 companies, led 3
Recent rounds
Latest funding
83 rounds from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, $30.97B with a disclosed amount.
- Varda Space Industries Series D, with Lux Capital and Natural Capital $251M 30 Sep 2026
- Growth, with NatWest and UK Export Finance $41M 24 Sep 2026
- Stoke Space Series E, with Point72 Ventures and Spark Capital $1.00B 8 Sep 2026
- Seed $1.0M 4 Sep 2026
- Seed, led by Uni.Fund II amount not disclosed 3 Sep 2026
- Growth, led by JFB Construction Holdings $110M 3 Sep 2026
- Series B, led by Insight Partners $20M 1 Sep 2026
- Pre-seed, led by Ground State Ventures $10M 31 Aug 2026
- Pre-seed, led by Khosla Ventures $7.0M 26 Aug 2026
- Pre-seed, led by TitletownTech $1.8M 20 Aug 2026
- Muon Space Series C, led by Eclipse $250M 20 Aug 2026
- Castelion Series C, with J.P. MorganChase’s Strategic Investment Group and Andreessen Horowitz $1.00B 19 Aug 2026
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Questions
Frequently asked
How many aerospace and Defence companies in United States does VCMC track?
2,520. 180 of them have raised a venture or growth round.
How much have aerospace and Defence companies in United States raised?
$57.22B in total across the 175 with a known amount; the median round is $20M. 136 raised a round since 2024.
Which aerospace and Defence companies in United States have raised the most?
Anduril ($11.27B), Blue Origin ($10.00B), Shield AI ($2.91B).
Which investors back aerospace and Defence companies in United States most often?
Y Combinator (16 companies), Washington Harbour (13 companies), Andreessen Horowitz (12 companies).
What are aerospace and Defence companies in United States worth?
The median VCMC valuation is $154M across 177 companies; companies acquired after their last round are left out. Values cover private companies only; public companies are not included.
What was the latest funding round?
Varda Space Industries raised a Series D round of $251M (Sep 2026), with Lux Capital and Natural Capital.