# Fortastra

> Maneuverable autonomous spacecraft for protecting critical orbital infrastructure.

## Why it is interesting

Fortastra is translating orbital-defense demand into a production-oriented spacecraft platform. Its first Watchdog vehicle reached orbit roughly a year after seed financing, giving the company flight heritage before its Series A.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Series A — $30M (October 8, 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $38M
- **Stage:** series-a
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** space-tech, defense-tech, hardware-semiconductors
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-09T19:00:00.000Z
- **Latest funding investors:** First In, Upfront Ventures, Space Capital, Rsquared, Side Door Ventures, ATX Ventures

## Key facts

- Closed a $30 million Series A led by First In on October 8, 2026.
- Launched the Watchdog V0 spacecraft before the Series A.
- Holds initial government contracts and is developing a production-oriented modular spacecraft bus.

## Funding history

- Series A · $30M · October 8, 2026
  Source: https://www.fortastra.com/newsroom/fortastra-series-a
- Seed · More than $8M · December 2025
  Source: https://www.fortastra.com/newsroom/fortastra-debut

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/first-in
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/upfront-ventures

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fortastra-raises-30m-series-a-orbital-security

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**Last updated:** October 9, 2026

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