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Startup · United States

K2 Space

HQ Los Angeles, United StatesFounded 202251-200 employees

Large satellite platforms for commercial and government missions.

WebsiteLinkedIn

Funding7 rounds · $926M

Disclosed
$926M
Latest
$500MSeries D · Jul 30, 2026
Cumulative raised$926M
Mar 10, 2023Jul 30, 2026
Valuation over time$6.80B · Jul 30, 2026
Valuation over timeReported valuation rose from $3.00B (Dec 11, 2025) to $6.80B (Jul 30, 2026) across 2 valued rounds. 2 without a stated pre/post basis.
Valuations by round
AnnouncedStageValuationBasis
Dec 11, 2025Series C$3.00BBasis not stated
Jul 30, 2026Series D$6.80BBasis not stated

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

Government awards & programs1 award · $22.9M obligated · up to $22.9M ceiling

Awards received1

  • Enterprise Space Terminal hosted-payload demonstration
    Jul 31, 2026 · Contract
    Confirmed
    $22.9M
    Obligated · up to $22.9M 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.

People2

Hiring observations5 listings

  • Counsel ↗

    Los Angeles, CA · Full-time · Other

    Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn

    Observed Oct 5, 2026

  • Senior Build Reliability Engineer ↗

    Los Angeles, CA · Full-time · Engineering

    Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn

    Observed Oct 5, 2026

  • Senior HR Business Partner ↗

    Los Angeles, CA · Full-time · Other

    Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn

    Observed Oct 5, 2026

  • Senior Technical Recruiter ↗

    Los Angeles, CA · Full-time · Other

    Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn

    Observed Oct 5, 2026

  • Technical Recruiter ↗

    Los Angeles, CA · Full-time · Other

    Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn

    Observed Oct 5, 2026

A sample of observed listings, not a total vacancy count. Availability may have changed since collection. Categories are inferred from job titles.

Company metrics

LinkedIn employee profiles
336
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗
LinkedIn followers
32,552
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗

Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.

Sources15

Profile3

  1. 1

    K2 Space · Supports Organization · name

    “High-Power Satellite Platforms | K2 Space | Build Bigger”
  2. 2

    K2 Space · Supports Organization

    “K2 satellites to test laser communications for missile-defense”
  3. 3

    LinkedIn via Bright Data · Supports Organization · company size, Organization · founded, Organization · headquarters, Organization · logo, Organization · url

    “{"company_size": "51-200 employees"}”

Funding10

  1. 4

    Crunchbase · Oct 6, 2026 · Supports Funding round

    “Funding Type Seed”
  2. 5

    PR Newswire · Jul 30, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd

    “announced today a $500 million Series D funding round at a $6.8 billion valuation. Kleiner Perkins and ICONIQ led the round, with participation from CapitalG, Lightspeed, Altimeter, Spark Capital, Sands Capital, ARK Invest, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.*, and other existing investors.”
  3. 6

    Reuters · Jul 30, 2026 · Supports Funding round

    “it raised $500 million in a new funding round that valued the company at $6.8 billion”
  4. 7

    VC News Daily · Dec 19, 2025 · Supports Funding round

    “is led by Redpoint, with participation from accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., and from Hedosophia, Altimeter, Lightspeed, and Alpine Space Ventures.”
  5. 8

    PR Newswire · Dec 11, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd

    “today announced a $250 million Series C at a $3 billion valuation”
  6. 9

    PR Newswire (via East Oregonian) · Feb 13, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “K2 Space today announced its $110 million Series B to ramp up mass production of its multi-orbit, high power satellite platform. The funding round, co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Altimeter Capital, includes participation from existing investors Alpine Space Ventures, First Round Capital, and others.”
  7. 10

    CNBC · Feb 13, 2024 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount

    “K2's latest fundraiser was led by tech investor Brad Gerstner's Altimeter Capital.”
  8. 11

    TechCrunch · Oct 17, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “The company has also raised an additional $7 million in capital, bringing its total capital raised to $16 million”
  9. 12

    FinSMEs · Oct 17, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “raised $7m in funding. Backers included Alpine Space Ventures.”
  10. 13

    CNBC · Mar 10, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “K2 has raised $8.5 million in a seed round led by First Round Capital and Republic Capital”

Government1

  1. 14

    U.S. Department of War · Jul 31, 2026 · Supports Government award

    “K2 Space, Torrance, California, was awarded a $22,947,034 firm-fixed-price contract for Enterprise Space Terminals (EST).”

People1

  1. 15

    Crunchbase via Bright Data · Supports Role · founders

    “{"founders": [{"id": "karan-kunjur", "type": "person", "value": "Karan Kunjur"}, {"id": "neel-kunjur", "type": "person", "value": "Neel Kunjur"}]}”

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