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We track companies founded by former SpaceX employees.
Companies must have:
A full time founder who worked at SpaceX 1y+.
Cartographer:
Rick Davis
rick@oddfort.com or
@rickdavisSF
$1K
BOOTSTRAP
NEW INFO
OTHER
updated:
9.24.24
Widget Makers
What:
Contract manufacturer of complex parts.
Funding:
$1K
1000
(
BOOTSTRAP
)
Founded:
2023
Headquarters:
Inglewood, CA
Employees:
8
Alum Founder(s) / SpaceX Tenure:
Joey Weinmann
5 yrs 6 mos
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2024-09-24
$1K
PRE-SEED
NEW INFO
MOBILITY
updated:
10.14.24
Airship
What:
Freight blimps.
Funding:
$1K
1000
(
PRE-SEED
)
Founded:
2023
Headquarters:
El Segundo, CA
Employees:
4
Alum Founder(s) / SpaceX Tenure:
Jim Coutre
6 yrs 1 mo
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2024-10-14
$K
BOOTSTRAP
NEW INFO
SPACE
updated:
4.12.23
Right Ascension
What:
Aerospace parts manufacturing and testing.
Funding:
$K
0
(
BOOTSTRAP
)
Founded:
2016
Headquarters:
Long Beach, CA
Employees:
4
Alum Founder(s) / SpaceX Tenure:
Steve Murphy
5 yrs 2 mos
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2023-04-12
$K
BOOTSTRAP
NEW INFO
OTHER
updated:
12.28.22
Second Order Effects
What:
Engineering consultancy that builds.
Funding:
$K
0
(
BOOTSTRAP
)
Founded:
2016
Headquarters:
El Segundo, CA
Employees:
72
Alum Founder(s) / SpaceX Tenure:
Dennis Fong
5 yrs 3 mos
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2022-12-28
$K
BOOTSTRAP
NEW INFO
OTHER
updated:
4.12.23
Planewave
What:
Antennas and RF electronics.
Funding:
$K
0
(
BOOTSTRAP
)
Founded:
2022
Headquarters:
Reseda, CA
Employees:
3
Alum Founder(s) / SpaceX Tenure:
Keyvan Bahadori
6 yrs
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2023-04-12
$K
BOOTSTRAP
NEW INFO
SPACE
updated:
5.11.24
The RAD Team
What:
Radiation reliability consulting.
Funding:
$K
0
(
BOOTSTRAP
)
Founded:
2022
Headquarters:
Renton, WA
Employees:
4
Alum Founder(s) / SpaceX Tenure:
Merek Chertkow
6 yrs 8 mos
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2024-05-11
$K
NA
NEW INFO
OTHER
updated:
12.28.22
Baxter Aerospace
What:
Fire management drones.
Funding:
$K
0
(
NA
)
Founded:
2021
Headquarters:
St. George, UT
Employees:
9
Alum Founder(s) / SpaceX Tenure:
Jeff Baxter
4 yrs 8 mos
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2022-12-28
$K
NA
NEW INFO
SPACE
updated:
5.18.23
ASTRO Mechanical Testing Laboratory
What:
Testing for 3D printed space parts.
Funding:
$K
0
(
NA
)
Founded:
2020
Headquarters:
Los Angeles, CA
Employees:
7
Alum Founder(s) / SpaceX Tenure:
Humna Khan
3 yrs 11 mos
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2023-05-18
$K
BOOTSTRAP
NEW INFO
OTHER
updated:
12.28.22
Soteri
What:
Cybersecurity software.
Funding:
$K
0
(
BOOTSTRAP
)
Founded:
2021
Headquarters:
Los Angeles, CA
Employees:
7
Alum Founder(s) / SpaceX Tenure:
Mohammed Davoodi
1 yr 8 mos
George Vulov
5 yrs
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2022-12-28
$K
NA
NEW INFO
OTHER
updated:
12.28.22
SISU Enlightened Protection
What:
Security firm.
Funding:
$K
0
(
NA
)
Founded:
2021
Headquarters:
Las Vegas, NV
Employees:
2
Alum Founder(s) / SpaceX Tenure:
Nine (Paul) Kemppainen
7 yrs 11 mos
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2022-12-28
$K
NA
NEW INFO
OTHER
updated:
4.12.23
Cyclo Technologies
What:
Radiation effects data for space design.
Funding:
$K
0
(
NA
)
Founded:
2022
Headquarters:
Roswell, GA
Employees:
1
Alum Founder(s) / SpaceX Tenure:
Zachary Diggins
6 yrs
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2023-04-12
$K
NA
NEW INFO
SPACE
updated:
12.28.22
ASTROLAB Venturi
What:
Space robots.
Funding:
$K
0
(
NA
)
Founded:
2019
Headquarters:
Hawthorne, CA
Employees:
19
Alum Founder(s) / SpaceX Tenure:
Jaret Matthews
7 yrs 1 mo
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2022-12-28
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