Startup · New Zealand

Astrix Astronautics

HQ Auckland, New ZealandFounded 20211-10 employees

Inflatable, rigidising deployment enables low-cost spacecraft solar arrays, high gain antennas, powering earth with solar energy from space, and more.

Funding5 rounds · ~$620K

Equity raised: ~$620K
Debt, secondaries & grants: ~$2.5M + NZ$220.61K
Latest: ~$2.5MGrant · Sep 25, 2024

Cumulative raised$620K

Apr 21, 2021Jul 4, 2023

Funding rounds
Announced	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors	Other investors	Confidence
Sep 25, 2024	Grant	~$2.5M	—	—	—	Reported
Jul 4, 2023	Seed	~$120K	—	—	—	Reported
Apr 21, 2021	Pre-Seed	$500K	—	Outset Ventures	Rocket Lab	Reported
2021	Grant	196K NZD	—	—	—	Reported
2023	Grant	25K NZD	—	—	—	Reported

Grant
~$2.5M
Sep 25, 2024
Seed
~$120K
Jul 4, 2023
Pre-Seed
Led by Outset Ventures
With Rocket Lab
$500K
Apr 21, 2021
Grant
196K NZD
2021
Grant
25K NZD
2023

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

Copia

An inflatable, rigidizing solar array for spacecraft that provides large deployed area from a small stowed volume.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

People4

All 4 people →

Sources8

Profile2

1
DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "New Zealand", "hq_iso2": "NZ", "id": "82543889-d03b-4448-976a-c4aa879a6277"}”
2
DatabaseAstrix Astronautics - LinkedIn company profile
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 1-10 (profile: 2-10 employees)”

Systems1

3
CompanyAstrix Astronautics: Inflatable deployment for space
Astrix Astronautics · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Inflatable, rigidising deployment enables low-cost spacecraft solar arrays, high gain antennas, powering earth with solar energy from space, and more.”

Funding4

4
News7 Kiwi startups share NZ$17.5 million in grant funding
Startup Daily · Sep 30, 2024 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“The Kiwi startup was part of Startmate in 2023.”
5
CompanyAstrix Raises $500,000 From Outset Ventures To Power Satellites With Inflatable Space Tech
Astrix Astronautics · Apr 21, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount
“has raised $500,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Outset Ventures”
6
DatabaseAstrix Astronautics Limited - Government Funding & Grant History
NZ Funding Pathways · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“$1,086,708”
7
DatabaseAstrix Astronautics - Caplight company profile
Caplight · Supports Funding round
“Accelerator”

People1

8
DatabaseAstrix Astronautics - Crunchbase company profile
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“employee_range: 1-10 (profile: 1-10)”

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