Startup · United States
Aphelion Aerospace
HQ Denver, ColoradoFounded 2019501-1000 employeesUpdated
A nanosatellite systems and service company on a mission to operate a dedicated CubeSat-class reusable launch system that allows for regular, scheduled orbital access at an unprecedented rate and cost.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2023 | $148K |
Direct is the company's own reviewed UEIs. Reported by USAspending is subsidiaries as reported by USAspending: recipients that name this company as their parent, not yet reviewed ownership.
Directly matched recipients (up to 12)
UEIs matched to this organization, largest obligations first. Subsidiary recipients are not included in this list; their attributed obligations can appear in the company totals above.
- APHELION AEROSPACE INC · F42USHDNK8L7 · $148K
Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for Aphelion Aerospace only for the period a subsidiary reported Aphelion Aerospace as its parent; reviewed links follow their reviewed dates. Net of de-obligations; these are obligations, not ceilings. They come from the whole USAspending baseline (every recipient size, contracts and assistance) and are a separate view from the curated contract totals on this page. FY2026 and later are partial, as on Markets.
Funding3 rounds · ~$176K
- Equity raised
- ~$176K
- Latest
- UndisclosedPre-Seed · May 18, 2024
- Last valuation
- $8.0M?Basis not stated · Stage undisclosed · 2022
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2024 | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Speculative |
| Jan 1, 2020 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| 2022 | Undisclosed | ~$176K | $8.0M? | — | — | Speculative |
- Pre-SeedSpeculativeUndisclosedMay 18, 2024
- SeedUndisclosedJan 1, 2020
- UndisclosedValuation $8.0M?Speculative~$176K2022
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.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Nanosatellite systems and a reusable CubeSat-class launch system; no defense use is stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Nanosatellite systems and a reusable CubeSat-class launch system; no defense use is stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People3
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Matthew Travis · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder |
| Miguel Ayala · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer |
| Matthew Travis · LinkedIn ↗ | President / CTO |
Sources6
Profile2
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "71bf0ce0-1574-4598-b719-87e8401b055e"}”
- 2
Aphelion Aerospace · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“A nanosatellite systems and service company on a mission to operate a dedicated CubeSat-class reusable launch system that allows for regular, scheduled orbital access at an unprecedented rate and cost.”
Funding3
- 3
KingsCrowd · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd
“Committed $177K”
- 4
PitchBook · Supports Funding round, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership, Organization · x url
“Aphelion Aerospace”
- 5
LinkedIn · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url
“funding round: Seed Round, 2020-01-01”
People1
- 6
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url, Role
“employee_range: 501-1000 (profile: 501-1000)”
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