Startup · United States
Albedo
HQ BroomfieldFounded 202051-200 employees
Albedo is an American aerospace company pioneering the development of a constellation of very low Earth orbit (VLEO) satellites capable of capturing both visible and thermal imagery at unprecedented resolutions. Their satellites are designed to collect 10-centimeter-resolution visual imagery and 2-meter thermal imagery, providing aerial-quality images from space.
Funding5 rounds · $96.0M
- Equity raised
- $96.0M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$12.0M
- Latest
- ~$12.0MGrant · Mar 3, 2025
- Last valuation
- $150MprePre-money · Series A · Jan 23, 2024
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2025 | Grant | ~$12.0M | — | Air Force Research Laboratory | — | Reported |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Convertible | $3.0M | — | — | — | Confirmed |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Series A | $35.0M | $150Mpre | Standard Investments | Booz Allen Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Cubit Capital, Shield Capital | Confirmed |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Series A | $48.0M | — | Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Shield Capital | — | Confirmed |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Seed | $10.0M | — | Initialized Capital | Liquid 2 Ventures, Rebel Fund, Soma Capital | Reported |
- Grant~$12.0MMar 3, 2025
- ConvertibleConfirmed$3.0MAug 12, 2024
- $35.0MJan 23, 2024
- $48.0MSep 7, 2022
- $10.0MApr 22, 2021
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems1
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
People3
Hiring Observations6 observed listings
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Head of International (Business Development) ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Commercial
Availability unverified · Black Flag job board
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Denver, CO · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Black Flag job board
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Denver, CO · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Black Flag job board
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Systems Engineer - Mission Operations ↗
Denver, CO · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Black Flag job board
Checked Oct 5, 2026
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Sources21
Show all 21 sources and supporting evidence
Profile4
- 1
- 2
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 61)”
- 3
Black Flag · Supports Organization
“Provides ultra-high-resolution visible and thermal satellite imagery from very low Earth orbit for government and commercial clients.”
- 4
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 51-200 employees)”
Systems1
- 5CompanyAlbedo
Albedo · Supports System
“Infrared Image captured by Clarity-1, Rural scene Japan, 2025  Imagery captured by Clarity-1, 2025”
Funding9
- 6
Business Insider · Apr 23, 2025 · Supports Funding round · post money valuation usd
“It was valued in 2023 at a $150 million pre-money valuation, according to Pitchbook.”
- 7
Business Wire · Mar 3, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount
“has been selected for a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) opportunity by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), with potential funding of up to $12 million”
- 8Regulatory filingAlbedo Space Corp. Form D
SEC EDGAR · Aug 27, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Total Amount Sold $3,000,000 USD”
- 9NewsAlbedo closes $35M at boosted valuation to build satellites that orbit very, very close to Earth
TechCrunch · Jan 23, 2024 · Supports Funding round
“New investors Booz Allen Ventures, Cubit Capital, and Bill Perkins also participated in this round”
- 10
Business Wire · Jan 23, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount
“today announced a $35M Series A-1 financing round led by Standard Investments, bringing the company's total funding to $97M.”
- 11Regulatory filingAlbedo Space Corp. Form D
SEC EDGAR · Oct 31, 2023 · Supports Funding round
“Total Amount Sold $ 29,363,260”
- 12
Business Wire · Sep 7, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount
“today announced a $48M Series A financing round co-led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Shield Capital, bringing the company’s total funding to $58M”
- 13
SpaceNews · Apr 22, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount
“raised $10 million in a seed funding round led by Initialized Capital”
- 14
CB Insights · Supports Funding round
“Albedo's latest funding round was a Grant for on March 3, 2025.”
People1
- 15OtherBlack Flag 100
Black Flag · Supports Organization, Role
“Albedo is an American aerospace company pioneering the development of a constellation of very low Earth orbit (VLEO) satellites capable of capturing both”
Other6
- 16
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“General Application”
- 17
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Head of Growth”
- 18
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Head of International (Business Development)”
- 19
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Lead Mechanisms Engineer”
- 20
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Senior Systems Engineer”
- 21
Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Systems Engineer - Mission Operations”
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