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X-Bow Systems funding, valuation and investors
Builds additively manufactured solid rocket motors, energetics systems and small launch vehicles.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series B
>$105M · May 12, 2025
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
Not publicly disclosed
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
series b · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Lockheed Martin Ventures
Other: Razor's Edge Ventures , Crosslink Capital , Balerion Space Ventures , Boeing Ventures , Bravo Victor Venture Capital , Upsher Management Company , Capital Factory Ventures , Arkenstone Capital , Event Horizon Capital
Overview
X-Bow Systems is an Albuquerque-based aerospace and defense manufacturer developing solid rocket motors, energetic propellant grains and modular production systems. Its Advanced Manufacturing of Solid Propellant process is intended to reduce tooling and support more flexible motor production.
Why X-Bow Systems is interesting
Its $105 million-plus Series B paired growth capital with a Lockheed Martin supplier agreement, giving the financing a direct route into defense-prime programs.
Product & use cases
X-Bow uses additive manufacturing to produce solid propellant grains and modular motors. It also describes a mobile energetics production system called Rocket Factory in a Box.
- Solid rocket motors for tactical and strategic defense programs
- Hypersonic component flight tests
- Orbital and suborbital launch services
Key facts
- Closed more than $105 million in Series B financing on May 12, 2025.
- Signed a strategic agreement for Lockheed Martin to accelerate X-Bow as an independent solid-rocket-motor supplier.
Funding history (newest first)
Series B
2025-05-12 >$105M- Lockheed Martin Ventures (lead)
- Razor's Edge Ventures (participant)
- Crosslink Capital (participant)
- Balerion Space Ventures (participant)
- Boeing Ventures (participant)
- Bravo Victor Venture Capital (participant)
- Upsher Management Company (participant)
- Capital Factory Ventures (participant)
- Arkenstone Capital (participant)
- Event Horizon Capital (participant)
Source: Read source · prnewswire.com
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Competitive landscape
Edge: X-Bow combines propellant additive manufacturing, modular motor designs and production systems. Its supplier agreement with Lockheed Martin provides a potential channel into established programs, while qualification and repeatable output remain the operating test.
Firehawk is the closest venture-backed comparison in advanced propellant manufacturing. Ursa Major spans a wider propulsion portfolio, while Aerojet Rocketdyne and Northrop Grumman remain incumbent suppliers.
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Firehawk Defense direct
Thermoplastic propellant and small-diameter solid rocket motors.
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Ursa Major direct
Solid rocket motors, hypersonics and space propulsion.
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Aerojet Rocketdyne incumbent
Established U.S. propulsion supplier.
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Northrop Grumman incumbent
Large incumbent solid rocket motor producer.
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