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The company, which provides mission-critical space and defense technology solutions, along with some investors sold roughly 12.35 million shares at $31 per share, above its marketed range of $26 to $29.

Solar energy startup Solestial raised $17 million in Series A funding to expand manufacturing of silicon photovoltaics for space applications.

The supersonic engine and aircraft manufacturing company announced that it has raised $27.1M in funding.

The Advanced Manufacturing Company of America (Amca), headquartered in El Segundo, CA, has launched with $76.5 million in initial funding and a vision to renew the entrepreneurial spirit and engineering legacy of the aerospace and defense industry's golden age.

Stoke Space raised $260 million in a late-stage funding round to finalize the development of its Nova reusable medium-lift rocket and complete construction of its launch facility in Florida.

With multiple missions to the Moon, and contracts with NASA and the U.S. Department of Defense, Lunar Outpost is building the technology and workforce for the New Space economy.

Starfish Space has closed a new tranche of funding led by a major defense tech investor as it looks to launch three full-size satellite servicing and inspection spacecraft in 2026.

Under 30 startup H3X—which creates electric motors for commercial vehicles and machines—is doubling down on the demand for electrification with a $20 million dollar Series A round.

Xona Space Systems, a California-based startup developing a satellite-based navigation service, has raised $19 million in a Series A funding round, the company announced May 8.

Proteus Space raises $4.2M to advance its technology to enable rapid development of customized small satellites using AI.

Washington-based startup Stoke Space raised $100 million in new funds as it aims to develop a fully reusable rocket called “Nova.”

The company aims to build out a constellation of 20 commercial satellites outfitted with its proprietary lidar system. The “endgame,” as Nuview founder and CEO Clint Graumann put it, is to map the entire land surface of the Earth with lidar — on an annual basis.

Data is becoming as precious as water in precision agriculture, and Hydrosat aims to help provide both with a new set of Earth observation satellites. The company has raised a $20 million A round, including $5 million in non-dilutive funding, which should put the first two thermal infrared satellites into orbit.

Orbit Fab announced yesterday that it closed a $28.5M Series A to accelerate bringing its on-orbit refueling depot tech, i.e., gas stations in space, to market.

Solestial intends to offer solar panels that are much less expensive than current panels, “mass producible” and space stable. “In space, it can last for 10 years and preserve some reasonable performance.”

Pod Foods is keeping grocery shelves full of the emerging food brands that consumers are asking for and announced today $13 million in funding, including $10 million in Series A dollars and $3 million in a previously unannounced seed round.

Nasdaq congratulates Paystand on its Series C funding.

In the world of robotic startups, acquisition is often as good an outcome as any. And when it comes to robotic tractor startups, you could do worse than being acquired by John Deere. The agricultural technology giant announced today that it’s set to acquire Bear Flag Robotics for $250 million.

It’s pretty easy for individuals to send money back and forth, and there are lots of cash apps from which to choose. On the commercial side, however, one business trying to send $100,000 the same way is not as easy.

The geospatial data analytics startup, which started at the end of 2017, plans to gather surface temperature data using satellites equipped with thermal infrared sensors.

Avvir, a startup using laser scans and AI to catch construction mistakes, today announced that it raised $10 million in a funding round led by Trust Ventures.

On-demand warehousing fulfillment startup Flowspace today announced that it raised $31 million in a series B equity funding round. Los Angeles, California-based Flowspace says that the round, which was led by BuildGroup, will enable it to expand its network of fulfillment centers to build on pandemic-driven growth.

A startup founded by a group of former Blue Origin and SpaceX employees has raised a seed round of funding to support their effort to make a fully reusable launch vehicle.

When Sam Lurye looks at a loading dock he sees both a bottleneck in the world’s supply chain and an opportunity.

Company makes farms safer and more productive with autonomous tractors NEWARK, Calif., Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bear Flag Robotics today announced a $7.9 million seed extension funding round led by True Ventures.

Forager, the Chicago-based technology and logistics company focused on cross-border freight, announced Wednesday morning that it had closed a $10 million Series A round of venture capital funding.