Which startups have raised the most funding in the space economy?

The space economy is attracting large amounts of private capital across launch, satellites, Earth observation, communications, orbital infrastructure and space services.

This ranking tracks the leading space economy startups by cumulative funding raised, making it easier to compare how much capital different companies and business models have attracted.

We update this list every month so new rounds, IPOs, acquisitions and other important financing events can be reflected as the market evolves.

And if you want to better understand this new industry, you can download our pitch covering the space economy.

As this chart shows, and as featured in our space economy deck, search interest in the space economy has been rising steadily

A few word about our methodology

As you can see, we built a database that ranks startups in the space economy based on their total cumulative fundraising. To create this ranking, we reviewed many sources and cross-checked information across multiple places.

Whenever possible, we prioritized official company communications, since these are generally the most reliable sources for space economy funding amounts. When those were not available, we relied on reputable industry and financial sources such as TechCrunch, Crunchbase, Financial Times or Forbes, to name a few.

We excluded random blogs, unverified websites, and any sources that could not be validated.

When space economy funding rounds were announced in other currencies such as euros, Swiss francs, Singapore dollars, Australian dollars, yuan, yen or rupees, we converted them into approximate USD equivalents for consistency.

Sometimes different sources report slightly different numbers, or the exact round size is not fully disclosed. In those cases, we flag the uncertainty and assign a confidence label to each startup, visible in the last column.

Space financing also requires careful classification because companies can raise capital through venture rounds, strategic investments, PIPE transactions, public offerings and other structures. We use a conservative approach when a financing event cannot be separated clearly.

Here is what the confidence labels mean.

Full confidence: The company’s equity fundraising history can be reconstructed completely from public sources. The rounds, dates, amounts, and key investors are clearly identified, with no meaningful gaps.

Strong confidence: The fundraising history is largely complete and reliable. There may be a small missing detail, such as incomplete investor information or a minor round with limited data, but the overall record is clear.

Partial confidence: The main fundraising rounds can be identified, but the record is incomplete or somewhat mixed. Some rounds may be missing or certain funding events may be difficult to separate clearly.

Low confidence: Public information is too limited, inconsistent, or ambiguous to reliably reconstruct the company’s equity fundraising history.

When the available evidence is too weak to produce a useful fundraising estimate, we take a conservative approach and exclude the company from the ranking. A small number of lower-confidence records can remain when a usable cumulative figure is available but parts of the financing history are incomplete.

This reflects how we conduct all our research, including the work behind our report covering the space economy.

In a world where LLMs hallucinate and unreliable information is everywhere, our goal is simple: provide data you can trust.

If you want the full detail on a specific calculation, feel free to contact us and we will gladly explain.

Finally, know that we update the dataset once per month, so come back here if you need fresh information.

This chart, featured in our space economy deck, shows why SpaceX is leading in the space economy

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