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Astra

HQ United States

Astra is a private space company with Rocket 4.0 offering responsive mobile launch services and flight-proven satellite engines for affordable orbital access.

Startup
Website
Total raised
~$594M
5 rounds
Last round
~$65.0M
Stage undisclosed · 2024
Gov. awards
Up to $44.0M
ceiling · 1 award

Funding5 rounds · ~$594M

Disclosed
~$594M
Latest
~$65.0MStage undisclosed · 2024
Cumulative raised$529M
Feb 2, 2021Nov 24, 2023
  • Undisclosed
    ~$65.0M
    2024
  • Debt
    With ACME Capital
    $2.7M
    Nov 24, 2023
  • Debt
    Led by ACME Capital
    $13.4M
    Nov 6, 2023
  • Debt
    Confirmed
    $12.5M
    Aug 4, 2023
  • SPAC
    Led by BlackRock
    Valuation $2.10B?
    ~$500M
    Feb 2, 2021

Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.

Government awards & programs1 award · up to $44.0M ceiling

Awards received1

  • DIU agreement to advance Rocket 4 tactically responsive launch
    Oct 23, 2024 · OTA
    From Defense Innovation Unit
    Up to $44.0M
    Ceiling

Obligated is what has been committed so far; ceiling is the most the award can reach. Joint values cover all recipients and are excluded from this company’s money totals.

Sources8

Profile2

  1. 1
    CompanyAstra Rocket 4.0 | Private Space Launch Company

    Astra · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website

    “Astra is a private space company with Rocket 4.0 offering responsive mobile launch services and flight-proven satellite engines for affordable orbital access.”
  2. 2
    DatabaseSixth-Domain public startup directory

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind

    “{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "3b851834-8b3a-42ac-95a0-fc00ed85d7ef"}”

Funding5

  1. 3
    NewsAstra secures new debt agreement with assets as collateral

    TechCrunch · Nov 7, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “closed $13.4 million in initial debt financing with JMCM Holdings LLC and Sherpa Venture Funds II”
  2. 4
    CompanyAstra Space : Secures $12.5 Million Senior Secured Note Financing - Form 8-K

    MarketScreener (Astra press release) · Aug 4, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “closed a registered issuance of $12.5 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes”
  3. 5
    NewsRocket builder Astra to go public via SPAC at $2.1 billion valuation after reaching space last month

    CNBC · Feb 2, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd

    “The deal is expected to provide Astra with up to $500 million in cash proceeds, including $200 million in a PIPE round led by BlackRock.”
  4. 6
    NewsAstra Secures $2.7M from Investors

    Payload · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Astra secured an additional $2.7M from investors.”
  5. 7
    NewsInside Astra's Rocket Reinvention

    Payload · Supports Funding round · amount

    “raised $65M to take the company private in a $11.25M transaction that closed this spring”

Government1

  1. 8
    NewsLaunch startup Astra gets up to $44 million from US military for new 'Rocket 4' line

    Space.com · Oct 24, 2024 · Supports Government award, Government award · ceiling usd

    “The California-based company announced today (Oct. 23) that it has signed a contract with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), a U.S. military organization that focuses on adopting and adapting commercial technologies.”

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