# Varda Space Industries

> Microgravity-enabled life-sciences company manufacturing pharmaceutical materials in orbit and returning them to Earth.

## Why it is interesting

Varda is testing whether falling launch costs can support a repeatable commercial pharmaceutical-manufacturing business in orbit rather than a one-off space experiment.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Series D — $251M (September 30, 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** $1.6B reported (September 30, 2026)
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $528M
- **Stage:** growth
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** biotech-life-sciences, deep-tech, space-tech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-03T13:00:40.000Z
- **Latest funding investors:** Lux Capital, Natural Capital, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst

## Key facts

- September 2026: $251M Series D
- $598M total capital raised
- Company plans more than a dozen additional missions through 2028

## Funding history

- Series D · $251M · September 30, 2026
  Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/varda-announces-251-million-series-d-to-scale-space-based-pharmaceutical-processing-302893651.html
- Series C · $187M · July 10, 2025
  Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/varda-announces-187-million-in-series-c-funding-to-make-medicines-in-space-302502096.html
- Series B · $90M · April 5, 2024
  Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/varda-announces-90-million-series-b-funding-to-build-factories-in-space-302108949.html

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/lux-capital
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/natural-capital

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-varda-space-251m-series-d-orbital-pharma

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**Last updated:** October 3, 2026

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