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Startup · United States

Starfish Space

HQ Tukwila, United StatesFounded 201951-200 employees

Autonomous satellite servicing vehicles for life extension and disposal.

WebsiteLinkedIn

Products1

Otter

Autonomous satellite servicing vehicle designed for life extension and disposal.

Maturity not rated

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Funding4 rounds · $162M

Disclosed
$162M
Latest
$112MSeries B · Apr 7, 2026
Cumulative raised$162M
Sep 28, 2021Apr 7, 2026

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

Supply chain4 customers

Customers4

  • Contracted Otter satellite life-extension mission planned to begin in 2026; no completed servicing inferred.
  • SSPICY Phase III SBIR inspection mission award, $15 million over three years; research/demonstration rather than an operational deployment.
  • Second Otter acquired under APFIT award, delivery scheduled2028.
  • SDA $52.5m deorbit-service award, launch targeted for2027; planned service, not completed disposal.

People2

Company metrics

LinkedIn employee profiles
119
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗
LinkedIn followers
20,085
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.

Sources18

Profile3

  1. 1

    Shield Capital · Supports Organization · kind

    “Shield Capital is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage companies”
  2. 2

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

    “{"company_size": "51-200 employees"}”
  3. 3

    Starfish Space · Supports Organization · name

    “Starfish Space”

Products1

  1. 4

    Starfish Space · Supports Organization, System

    “Otter is an autonomous satellite servicing vehicle.”

Funding9

  1. 5

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Apr 8, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Total Amount Sold $111,690,329 USD”
  2. 6

    GeekWire · Apr 7, 2026 · Supports Funding round

    “Activate Capital and Shield Capital were co-leaders of the round.”
  3. 7

    Starfish Space · Apr 7, 2026 · Supports Funding round

    “Starfish Space has raised over $100 million in a Series B funding round led by Point72 Ventures.”
  4. 8

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Nov 14, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Total Amount Sold $29,512,999 USD”
  5. 9

    Starfish Space · Nov 13, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Starfish Space today announced it has raised $29 million in a new funding round led by Shield Capital.”
  6. 10

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Mar 16, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Total Amount Sold $13,412,563 USD”
  7. 11

    GeekWire · Mar 8, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “The Series A funding round was led by Munich Re Ventures, with additional participation from Toyota Ventures and previous investors including PSL Ventures, NFX and MaC VC.”
  8. 12

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Oct 8, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Total Amount Sold $7,948,494 USD”
  9. 13

    PR Newswire · Sep 28, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “announced today that it has raised a $7M funding round co-led by NFX and MaC Venture Capital, with participation from PSL Ventures, Boost VC, Liquid2 Ventures, and Hypothesis”

Supply chain4

  1. 14

    Starfish Space · Feb 7, 2026 · Supports Supply relationship

    “for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC)”
  2. 15

    Starfish Space · Jan 21, 2026 · Supports Supply relationship

    “awarded a $52.5 million contract by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency”
  3. 16

    Starfish Space · Sep 25, 2024 · Supports Supply relationship

    “Starfish Space will receive $15 million over three years to execute the mission.”
  4. 17

    Starfish Space · Jun 26, 2024 · Supports Supply relationship

    “Intelsat, operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network, signed a contract”

People1

  1. 18

    Crunchbase via Bright Data · Supports Role · founders

    “{"founders": [{"id": "austin-link", "type": "person", "value": "Austin Link"}, {"id": "trevor-bennett", "type": "person", "value": "Trevor Bennett"}]}”

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