
Jackal
True Anomaly autonomous orbital vehicle for rendezvous and proximity operations, space domain awareness and orbital-warfare missions.


Startup · United States
HQ Denver, United StatesFounded 2022201-500 employees
U.S. space-security company; builds the Jackal autonomous orbital vehicle for rendezvous and proximity operations and holds a Golden Dome Space-Based Interceptor prototype OTA.
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| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rendezvous and proximity operations | Developer | Prototype | — | — | Reported |
| Space-based kinetic interceptors | Developer | Development | — | — | Reported |
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | Series D | $650M | $2.20B? | Eclipse Ventures, Riot | 645 Ventures, Accel, ACME Capital, Menlo Ventures, Meritech Capital, Narya, Paradigm, Space.VC | Reported |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Series C | $260M | — | Accel | 645 Ventures, ACME Capital, Champion Hill, Eclipse Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Meritech Capital, Narya, Riot, Space.VC | Confirmed |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Series B | $100M | — | Riot | 645 Ventures, ACME Capital, Champion Hill, Eclipse Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Narya | Confirmed |
| Apr 6, 2023 | Series A | $17.0M | — | Eclipse Ventures | Champion Hill, Narya, Riot, Space.VC | Confirmed |
| 2023 | Grant | $17.4M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Seed | $7.6M | — | — | — | Reported |
Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.
| Announced | Award | Agency | Type | Program | Obligated | Ceiling | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2024 | SpaceWERX TacRS Challenge Direct to Phase II: extending JackalFA864924P0386 | U.S. Air Force | SBIR Phase II | — | $1.6M | $1.6M | Confirmed |
| Apr 11, 2024 | VICTUS HAZE: Jackal tactically responsive space developmentFA88192490002 | Space Systems Command | OTA | — | $30.0M | $60.0M | Confirmed |
| Program | Role | Program status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) | Prime | Development | Reported |
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.
Denver, CO · Full-time · Other
Availability unverified · Black Flag job board
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Chief Architect, Missile Defense Software ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Chief Engineer, Host Vehicle ↗
Colorado Springs, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Denver, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Chief Engineer, Kill Vehicle ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Colorado Springs, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Colorado Springs, CO · Full-time · Other
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Director, Mechanical Engineering ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Director of Business Development ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Commercial
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Director of Production and Test Engineering ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Manufacturing
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Colorado Springs, CO · Full-time · Other
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Electrical Power Systems Engineering Manager ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Denver, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Colorado Springs, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Denver, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Flight Software Engineer III ↗
Long Beach, CA · Full-time · Engineering
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Front End Software Engineer I ↗
Colorado Springs, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Future Engineering Opportunities ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Ground Test Director, Missile Defense ↗
Colorado Springs, CO · Full-time · Other
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Information Systems Security Officer ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Other
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Lead Build Engineer, Missile Defense ↗
Colorado Springs, CO · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Black Flag job board
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Loads Development Lead, Missile Defense ↗
Colorado Springs, CO · Full-time · Other
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Mission Test, Modeling & Simulation Engineer ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Black Flag job board
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Principal Propulsion Engineer ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Principal RF Electrical Engineer ↗
Long Beach, CA · Full-time · Engineering
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Program Manager, Host Vehicle ↗
Colorado Springs, CO · Full-time · Other
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Denver, CO · Full-time · Other
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Colorado Springs, CO · Full-time · Other
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Senior Application Security Engineer ↗
Colorado Springs, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Senior Cloud Security Engineer ↗
Colorado Springs, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Senior Flight Software Engineer ↗
Long Beach, CA · Full-time · Engineering
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Senior Spacecraft Propulsion Technician ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Other
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Senior Subcontracts Administrator ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Other
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Colorado Springs, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Sr. Flight Software Engineer ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Staff Systems Engineer, Missile Defense ↗
Colorado Springs, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Structural Integrity Lead, Missile Defense ↗
Colorado Springs, CO · Full-time · Other
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Technical Accounting Manager ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Other
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Technical Product Manager (Senior - Staff), Software ↗
Long Beach, CA · Contract · Engineering
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
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Technical Program Manager -Missile Defense ↗
Long Beach, WA · Full-time · Other
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Technical Recruiter (Contract-to-Hire) ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Other
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Denver, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Thermal Engineer (Senior or Staff) ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Engineering
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Denver Metropolitan Area · Full-time · Manufacturing
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.
Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.
Black Flag · Supports Organization
“This company designs and manufactures advanced spacecraft and mission software to provide space defense capabilities for national security and allied partners.”
Linkedin via Bright Data · Supports Organization · company size, Organization · founded, Organization · logo, Organization · url
“{"company_size": "201-500 employees"}”
Payload · Supports Organization, Organization technology, System
“True Anomaly announced today that its autonomous orbital vehicle, Jackal, has completed all of its Mission X-3 test objectives”
Supports System
“Mosaic enables effects-based mission command by translating operator intent into precise, autonomous actions across spacecraft”
DefenseScoop · Apr 24, 2026 · Supports Organization, Organization technology
“The companies that received OTAs are Anduril, Booz Allen Hamilton, General Dynamics Mission Systems, GITAI USA, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Quindar, Raytheon, Sci-Tec, SpaceX, True Anomaly and Turion Space Corp.”
Bloomberg · Apr 28, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd
“Eclipse and Riot Ventures co-led the round”
True Anomaly · Apr 30, 2025 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“The Series C was led by Accel, with participation from Meritech Capital”
Space.com · Dec 12, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount
“won a $17.4 million Small Business Innovation Research contract from the U.S. Space Force”
PR Newswire · Dec 12, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount
“closed a $100M Series B equity raise. The round was led by Riot Ventures”
FinSMEs · Apr 6, 2023 · Supports Funding round
“The round, which brought the total amount to $30M, was led by Eclipse in partnership with Riot Ventures, Champion Hill Ventures, Space.VC, and Narya.”
PR Newswire · Apr 6, 2023 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“announced today it has come out of stealth and raised $30M in funding to date”
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Dec 9, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Total Amount Sold $7,619,000 USD”
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Dec 7, 2022 · Supports Funding round
“Total Amount Sold $16,000,000 USD”
FPDS-NG · Aug 2, 2024 · Supports Government award · obligated amount
“New OTHER TRANSACTION AGREEMENT FA88192490002 awarded to TRUE ANOMALY, INC for the amount of $30,000,000; Description: HIGHLY MANEUVERABLE, MULTI-ORBIT, AUTONOMOUS TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE JACKAL DEVELOPMENT; Total obligated: 30000000.00; Total base and all options: 60000000.00”
True Anomaly · Supports Government award
“Under the Emergent Need Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award, made by SSC’s Space Safari Program Office in partnership with SpaceWERX, the Space Force will fund $30M of a total $60M effort”
USAspending.gov · Supports Government award · obligated amount
“Recipient: TRUE ANOMALY, INC; Total obligation: $1,629,064.00; Base and all options value: $1,629,064.00; Description: SBIR PHASE II PROPOSAL F2D-9879 - RESPONSIVE SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN - EXTENDING JACKAL”
True Anomaly · Feb 4, 2025 · Supports Role
“today announced the appointment of Frank Calvelli to its Board of Directors.”
Crunchbase via Bright Data · Supports Role · founders
“{"founders": [{"id": "daniel-brunski-85f6", "type": "person", "value": "Daniel Brunski"}, {"id": "even-rogers", "type": "person", "value": "Even Rogers"}, {"id": "kyle-zakrzewski-d5d9", "type": "person", "value": "Kyle Zakrzewski"}, {"id": "tom-nichols-60a1", "type": "person", "value": "Tom Nichols"}, {"id": "tom-nichols-a281", "type": "person", "value": "Tom Nichols"}]}”
Crunchbase · Supports Role
“Tom previously worked at True Anomaly as a COO, CPO, CMO and Co-Founder.”
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