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Aerospace startups: publicly reported investors

Explore 25 Aerospace portfolio companies with source-backed publicly reported investor directories. Each listing is evidence-based and may not be complete.

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Shield AI

Autonomy for the world.

Advent International
investment firm
- Source: Shield AI
JPMorganChase
corporate investor
- Source: Shield AI
Snowpoint Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Shield AI
InnovationX
investment firm
- Source: Shield AI
Riot Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Shield AI
Disruptive
investment firm
- Source: Shield AI
Apandion
investment firm
- Source: Shield AI
Blackstone
investment firm
- Source: Shield AI
L3Harris
corporate investor
- Source: Shield AI
Hanwha Asset Management
investment firm
- Source: Shield AI
Andreessen Horowitz
venture firm
- Source: Shield AI
U.S. Innovative Technology Fund
investment firm
- Source: Shield AI
Washington Harbour
investment firm
- Source: Shield AI
ARK Invest
investment firm
- Source: Shield AI
Point72 Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Shield AI
Breyer Capital
investment firm
- Source: Shield AI

Firefly

Full-screen advertising on rideshare and taxis.

Google Ventures (GV)
venture firm
- Source: Firefly
- Source: TechCrunch
NFX
venture firm
- Source: Firefly
- Source: TechCrunch
View Different
investment firm
- Source: View Different

Boom Supersonic

Making the World Dramatically More Accessible

8VC
venture firm
- Source: Boom Supersonic
Caffeinated Capital
venture firm
- Source: Boom Supersonic
- Source: Boom Supersonic
Palm Drive Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Boom Supersonic
RRE Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Boom Supersonic
Y Combinator Continuity Fund
venture firm
- Source: Boom Supersonic
- Source: Boom Supersonic
Bessemer Venture Partners
venture firm
- Source: Boom Supersonic
- Source: Boom Supersonic
Prime Movers Lab
venture firm
- Source: Boom Supersonic
- Source: Boom Supersonic
American Express Ventures
corporate investor
- Source: Boom Supersonic
Emerson Collective
investment firm
- Source: Boom Supersonic
SV Angel
angel investor
- Source: Boom Supersonic
Sam Altman
angel investor
- Source: Boom Supersonic
Paul Graham
angel investor
- Source: Boom Supersonic
Ron Conway
angel investor
- Source: Boom Supersonic
Michael Marks
angel investor
- Source: Boom Supersonic
Greg McAdoo
angel investor
- Source: Boom Supersonic
Darsana Capital Partners
investment firm
- Source: Boom Supersonic
Altimeter Capital
investment firm
- Source: Boom Supersonic
ARK Invest
investment firm
- Source: Boom Supersonic
Robinhood Ventures
corporate investor
- Source: Boom Supersonic

Astranis

Building next-generation internet satellites to get the world online

Andreessen Horowitz
venture firm
- Source: Andreessen Horowitz
Snowpoint Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Astranis Space Technologies
Franklin Templeton
investment firm
- Source: Astranis Space Technologies
BlackRock
investment firm
- Source: Astranis Space Technologies
Baillie Gifford
investment firm
- Source: Astranis Space Technologies
Fidelity Management & Research Company
investment firm
- Source: Astranis Space Technologies
BAM Elevate
investment firm
- Source: Astranis Space Technologies
Nimble Partners
venture firm
- Source: Astranis Space Technologies
Friends & Family Capital
investment firm
- Source: Astranis Space Technologies
a16z Growth Fund
venture firm
- Source: Astranis Space Technologies

Varda Space Industries

Building and manufacturing products in orbit.

Khosla Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Varda Space Industries
Lux Capital
venture firm
- Source: Varda Space Industries
Founders Fund
venture firm
- Source: Varda Space Industries
- Source: Space Capital
Caffeinated Capital
venture firm
- Source: Varda Space Industries
General Catalyst
venture firm
- Source: Varda Space Industries
- Source: Space Capital
Also Capital
venture firm
- Source: Varda Space Industries
Natural Capital
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire
- Source: Reuters
Shrug Capital
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire
- Source: Reuters
Peter Thiel
other
- Source: PR Newswire
Lakestar
venture firm
- Source: Space Capital
Valor Equity Partners
investment firm
- Source: Space Capital

Hermeus

Building the world's fastest aircraft.

Khosla Ventures
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire
Canaan Partners
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire
Founders Fund
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire
RTX Ventures
corporate investor
- Source: PR Newswire
Bling Capital
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire
In-Q-Tel
investment firm
- Source: PR Newswire
Cox Enterprises
corporate investor
- Source: PR Newswire
Socium Ventures
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire
Destiny Tech100
investment firm
- Source: PR Newswire
Georgia Tech Foundation
other
- Source: PR Newswire
137 Ventures
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire
GSBackers
investment firm
- Source: PR Newswire
Sam Altman
angel investor
- Source: CNBC
Revolution’s Rise of the Rest
venture firm
- Source: CNBC

Reliable Robotics

Autonomous aircraft systems for cargo delivery

Nimble Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Reliable Robotics
Eclipse Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Reliable Robotics
Lightspeed Venture Partners
venture firm
- Source: Reliable Robotics
Coatue
investment firm
- Source: Reliable Robotics
Pathbreaker Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Reliable Robotics
Island Green Capital
investment firm
- Source: Reliable Robotics
Socium Ventures
corporate investor
- Source: Reliable Robotics
AE Ventures
corporate investor
- Source: Reliable Robotics
RTX Ventures
corporate investor
- Source: Reliable Robotics
Presidio Ventures
corporate investor
- Source: Reliable Robotics
UP.Partners
venture firm
- Source: Reliable Robotics
KAS Venture Partners
venture firm
- Source: Reliable Robotics
What If Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Reliable Robotics
Calm Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Reliable Robotics
Gaingels
venture firm
- Source: Reliable Robotics
Mana Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Reliable Robotics
Teamworthy Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Reliable Robotics

Firestorm

Builds modular unmanned aerial systems for defense.

Lockheed Martin Ventures
corporate investor
- Source: PR Newswire
Decisive Point
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire
Silent Ventures
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire
645 Ventures
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire
Overmatch VC
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire
BVVC
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire
Marquee Ventures
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire
Cubit Capital
investment firm
- Source: PR Newswire
IronGate
investment firm
- Source: PR Newswire
Backswing Ventures
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire
The Veteran Fund
investment firm
- Source: PR Newswire
Feld Ventures
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire
Beyond Capital
investment firm
- Source: PR Newswire
Red Cat Holdings
corporate investor
- Source: Red Cat Holdings Investor Relations
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire
Washington Harbour Partners
investment firm
- Source: PR Newswire
Booz Allen Ventures
corporate investor
- Source: PR Newswire
J.P. Morgan
investment firm
- Source: PR Newswire
Ondas
corporate investor
- Source: TechCrunch
In-Q-Tel
investment firm
- Source: TechCrunch
Geodesic
venture firm
- Source: TechCrunch
Motley Fool Ventures
venture firm
- Source: TechCrunch

Firehawk Aerospace

Builds solid rocket motors and propellants using additive manufacturing.

Presto Tech Horizons
investment firm
- Source: Firehawk Defense
1789 Capital
venture firm
- Source: Firehawk Defense
Draper Associates
venture firm
- Source: Firehawk Defense
Decisive Point
venture firm
- Source: Firehawk Defense
Stellar Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Firehawk Defense
Hanwha Defense USA
corporate investor
- Source: Firehawk Defense

Machina Labs

Unlocking Manufacturing through Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

NVentures
venture firm
- Source: Machina Labs
- Source: JEC Composites
Innovation Endeavors
venture firm
- Source: Machina Labs
- Source: JEC Composites
Woven Capital
venture firm
- Source: Machina Labs
Lockheed Martin Ventures
corporate investor
- Source: Machina Labs
Balerion Space Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Machina Labs
Strategic Development Fund (SDF)
investment firm
- Source: Machina Labs

Volantis

Portfolio company

Sam Altman
angel investor
- Source: Volantis
- Source: Optica’s Optics & Photonics News
Dylan Patel
angel investor
- Source: Volantis
Jeff Dean
angel investor
- Source: Volantis
Alexandr Wang
angel investor
- Source: Optica’s Optics & Photonics News
Trevor Blackwell
angel investor
- Source: Optica’s Optics & Photonics News

Pyka

Portfolio company

Obvious Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Pyka
- Source: Obvious Ventures
Piva Capital
venture firm
- Source: Pyka
- Source: Pyka
Prelude Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Pyka
- Source: Pyka
Metaplanet Holdings
investment firm
- Source: Pyka
- Source: Metaplanet
Y Combinator
venture firm
- Source: Pyka
- Source: Y Combinator
Catapult Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Obvious Ventures
- Source: Catapult Ventures

Karman Industries

Builds advanced thermal systems for data centers.

Riot Ventures
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire / Karman Industries
Space VC
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire / Karman Industries
Wonder Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Wonder Ventures

Matternet

On-Demand access to goods. Through the Air. Fully autonomously

Boeing HorizonX Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Boeing MediaRoom
Swiss Post
corporate investor
- Source: Boeing MediaRoom
Sony Innovation Fund
corporate investor
- Source: Boeing MediaRoom
Levitate Capital
venture firm
- Source: Boeing MediaRoom
EE Holdings
other
- Source: Matternet
Montrose Capital Partners
investment firm
- Source: Matternet

Aurelius Systems

Portfolio company

Draper Associates
venture firm
- Source: Aurelius Systems
KAS Venture Partners
venture firm
- Source: Aurelius Systems
General Catalyst
venture firm
- Source: Aurelius Systems
Hanwha Asset Management Venture Fund
investment firm
- Source: Aurelius Systems
Outlander
venture firm
- Source: Aurelius Systems
Alumni Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Aurelius Systems
Bravo Victor Venture Capital (BVVC)
venture firm
- Source: Aurelius Systems
Detroit Venture Partners
venture firm
- Source: Aurelius Systems
Decisive Point
venture firm
- Source: Aurelius Systems

Odys Aviation

Hybrid electric regional VTOL aircraft

Giant Ventures
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire (Odys Aviation)
Soma Capital
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire (Odys Aviation)
11.2 Capital
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire (Odys Aviation)
Countdown Capital
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire (Odys Aviation)
Nikhil Goel
angel investor
- Source: PR Newswire (Odys Aviation)
Kyle Vogt
angel investor
- Source: PR Newswire (Odys Aviation)
Y Combinator
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire (Odys Aviation)
Brogan BamBrogan
angel investor
- Source: PR Newswire (Odys Aviation)
Pedram Keyani
angel investor
- Source: PR Newswire (Odys Aviation)
Nova Threshold
venture firm
- Source: Odys Aviation

Mesodyne

Advanced materials for next-generation semiconductors

Nor’easter Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Mesodyne
Techstars
venture firm
- Source: Mesodyne
- Source: Techstars
Luminate
investment firm
- Source: Mesodyne
- Source: Luminate
Capital Factory
venture firm
- Source: Mesodyne
- Source: Capital Factory

Array Labs

Providing quality 3D imagery on a global scale

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
corporate investor
- Source: Array Labs
Catapult Ventures
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire (Array Labs, Inc.)
Kompas VC
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire (Array Labs, Inc.)
Y Combinator
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire (Array Labs, Inc.)
Washington Harbour Partners
investment firm
- Source: PR Newswire (Array Labs, Inc.)
Maiora Capital
investment firm
- Source: PR Newswire (Array Labs, Inc.)
Animal Capital
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire (Array Labs, Inc.)
Aera VC
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire (Array Labs, Inc.)
Cultivation Capital
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire (Array Labs, Inc.)
Clearance Ventures
venture firm
- Source: PR Newswire (Array Labs, Inc.)
Seraphim Space Investment Trust
investment firm
- Source: Seraphim Space
Agya Ventures
investment firm
- Source: Seraphim Space
Republic Capital
investment firm
- Source: Payload Space
Liquid 2 Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Payload Space
Rebel Fund
venture firm
- Source: Payload Space
Trevor Blackwell
angel investor
- Source: Payload Space
Brian McClendon
angel investor
- Source: Payload Space

Perseus Defense

Alumni Ventures
investment firm
- Source: Tectonic Defense
- Source: DeepTechVC on LinkedIn
Bow Capital
venture firm
- Source: Tectonic Defense
- Source: Bow Capital
Multimodal Ventures
venture firm
- Source: Tectonic Defense
Lobster Capital
venture firm
- Source: Tectonic Defense
- Source: Lobster Capital
Rebel Fund
venture firm
- Source: Tectonic Defense
Pioneer Fund
venture firm
- Source: Tectonic Defense
Paul Graham
angel investor
- Source: Tectonic Defense

TLDC

Post-training Data Research

Jean Yang
angel investor
- Source: LinkedIn / Jean Yang

Flyby

Building autonomous drones optimized for ML applications. Made in America

MaC Venture Capital
venture firm
- Source: Spectrum News
- Source: MaC Venture Capital
Weekend Fund
venture firm
- Source: Spectrum News
- Source: eVTOL Insights
Anthemis
investment firm
- Source: Spectrum News
- Source: eVTOL Insights
Evening Fund
venture firm
- Source: Spectrum News
- Source: eVTOL Insights

Buoyant Aero

Air cargo delivery

Y Combinator
other
- Source: Buoyant Aero
Soma Capital
venture firm
- Source: Buoyant Aero
Global Founders Capital
investment firm
- Source: Buoyant Aero
Tango VC
venture firm
- Source: Buoyant Aero

Airtrek Robotics

Aerial robotics for inspection and surveying

Cintrifuse Capital
investment firm
- Source: Cintrifuse
- Source: University of Cincinnati

Exosonic

Developing supersonic UAVs as a pathway to quiet supersonic flight

Soma Capital
venture firm
- Source: TechCrunch
- Source: ASDNews
Psion Capital
venture firm
- Source: TechCrunch
- Source: ASDNews
Stellar Solutions
corporate investor
- Source: TechCrunch
- Source: ASDNews

SpaceX

Revolutionizing space technology

Founders Fund
venture firm
- Source: Founders Fund
- Source: SpaceNews/SpaceRef
DFJ Growth
venture firm
- Source: DFJ Growth

Advent International

JPMorganChase

Snowpoint Ventures

InnovationX

Riot Ventures

Disruptive

Apandion

Blackstone

L3Harris

Hanwha Asset Management

U.S. Innovative Technology Fund

Washington Harbour

Google Ventures (GV)

NFX

View Different

Caffeinated Capital

Palm Drive Ventures

RRE Ventures

Y Combinator Continuity Fund

Prime Movers Lab

American Express Ventures

Emerson Collective

Ron Conway

Michael Marks

Greg McAdoo

Darsana Capital Partners

Altimeter Capital

Snowpoint Ventures

Franklin Templeton

BAM Elevate

Nimble Partners

Friends & Family Capital

a16z Growth Fund

Caffeinated Capital

Also Capital

Natural Capital

Lakestar

Canaan Partners

Bling Capital

Cox Enterprises

Socium Ventures

Destiny Tech100

Georgia Tech Foundation

137 Ventures

GSBackers

Revolution’s Rise of the Rest

Nimble Ventures

Eclipse Ventures

Pathbreaker Ventures

Island Green Capital

Socium Ventures

AE Ventures

Presidio Ventures

UP.Partners

KAS Venture Partners

What If Ventures

Calm Ventures

Teamworthy Ventures

Silent Ventures

645 Ventures

Overmatch VC

BVVC

Marquee Ventures

Cubit Capital

IronGate

Backswing Ventures

The Veteran Fund

Feld Ventures

Beyond Capital

Red Cat Holdings

New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Booz Allen Ventures

J.P. Morgan

Ondas

Geodesic

Motley Fool Ventures

Presto Tech Horizons

Stellar Ventures

Hanwha Defense USA

NVentures