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Apex Space funding, valuation and investors
Productized satellite bus manufacturer (Aries, Nova, and Comet platforms).
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series B
$95M · 2024
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$103M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
series b · Los Angeles, California
Investors in latest funding
Other: Andreessen Horowitz
Overview
Apex Space designs and manufactures standardized satellite buses that customers configure for their payloads. The Aries, Nova, and Comet platforms target different mass and mission profiles, letting constellation operators buy off-the-shelf spacecraft rather than building bespoke buses.
Why Apex Space is interesting
American Dynamism bet on configurable satellite buses at production scale — enabling proliferated LEO constellations without custom one-off spacecraft.
Product & use cases
Apex Space designs and manufactures standardized satellite buses that customers configure for their payloads.
- Enterprise platform deployment for core workflows
Key facts
- Series B (2024): $95M with CRV, 8VC, Upfront, a16z, Lux (TechCrunch)
- Seed (2022): $7.5M led by a16z with Lux, XYZ (TechCrunch)
- Product: Aries, Nova, Comet configurable satellite bus platforms (Apex site)
- Co-investors not in VCT directory: XYZ Venture Capital
Funding history (newest first)
Series B
2024 $95MSource: Series B (2024): $95M with CRV, 8VC, Upfront, a16z, Lux (TechCrunch)
Seed
2022 $7.5MSource: Seed (2022): $7.5M led by a16z with Lux, XYZ (TechCrunch)
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Competitive landscape
Edge: American Dynamism bet on configurable satellite buses at production scale — enabling proliferated LEO constellations without custom one-off spacecraft.
Apex Space competes in space-tech, defense-tech. Incumbents have distribution; startup edge depends on product depth and buyer references. See competitors for specific tradeoffs — no invented market share claims.
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Rocket Lab adjacent
Space launch/manufacturing.
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Planet Labs adjacent
Earth observation constellation.
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Anduril adjacent
Defense tech platform.
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Palantir incumbent
Gov/defense data platform.
Notable stories
- Series B (2024): $95M with CRV, 8VC, Upfront, a16z, Lux (TechCrunch)
- Seed (2022): $7.5M led by a16z with Lux, XYZ (TechCrunch)
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