Startup · United States
AstroForge
HQ Seal Beach, CaliforniaFounded 202211-50 employeesUpdated
AstroForge is pioneering the field of asteroid mining, aiming to extract valuable minerals from space to meet Earth's growing resource demands.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | $15K |
| FY2025 | $150K |
| FY2024 | $150K |
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.
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- ASTROFORGE, INC. · PNJBJRLBTP47 · $315K
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Funding7 rounds · ~$55.8M
- Equity raised
- ~$55.8M
- Latest
- $216KStage undisclosed · Oct 16, 2025
- Last valuation
- $133MPost-money · Series A · Aug 20, 2024
| Announced | Stage | Valuation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2022 | Seed | $78.6M | Post-money |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Series A | $133M | Post-money |
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2025 | Undisclosed | $216K | — | — | Gaingels | Reported |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Series A | ~$2.5M | — | — | Nova Threshold | Reported |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Undisclosed | $50K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Series A | $40.0M | $133M | Nova Threshold | Initialized Capital, Seven Seven Six, Y Combinator | Reported |
| Apr 1, 2023 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| May 26, 2022 | Seed | $13.0M | $78.6M | Initialized Capital | Aera VC, Earthrise, Liquid 2 Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Soma Capital | Reported |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | — | Undeterred Capital | — | Reported |
- UndisclosedWith Gaingels$216KOct 16, 2025
- Series AWith Nova Threshold~$2.5MJan 29, 2025
- Undisclosed$50KDec 23, 2024
- $40.0MAug 20, 2024
- SeedUndisclosedApr 1, 2023
- $13.0MMay 26, 2022
- Pre-SeedLed by Undeterred CapitalUndisclosedMar 18, 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.
Systems4
- DeepSpace-2An interplanetary spacecraft under development for asteroid imaging and characterization.
- DeepSpace busA modular spacecraft bus designed to carry payloads beyond Earth orbit.
- OdinA spacecraft launched in 2025 on a deep-space mission intended to image an asteroid.
- SoloSpacecraft software designed to monitor onboard systems and coordinate their functions.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced manufacturing and materials | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 172, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-19: Asteroid mining and in-space refining of platinum-group metals for civilian markets, with no defense use stated. | Reported |
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Asteroid mining and in-space refining of platinum-group metals for civilian markets; no defense use is stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 172, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-19: Asteroid mining and in-space refining of platinum-group metals for civilian markets, with no defense use stated.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Asteroid mining and in-space refining of platinum-group metals for civilian markets; no defense use is stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Supply Chain1 facility
Facilities1
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AstroForge — Seal Beach | Headquarters | Seal Beach, CA, United States | Operating | Reported |
- AstroForge — Seal BeachHeadquarters · Seal Beach, CA, United StatesOperatingReported
People6
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Jose Acain · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder & CTO |
| Matt Gialich · LinkedIn ↗ | CEO |
| Matthew Gialich | Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer |
| Chapman Snowden | Chief Operating Officer |
| Matt Gialich · LinkedIn ↗ | CEO and Co-Founder |
| Robyn Ringuette | President |
Hiring Observations10 observed listings
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Company Metrics
Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.
Sources18
Show all 18 sources and supporting evidence
Profile2
- 1CompanyAstroForge
Supports Organization
“Our team is building out our second mission DeepSpace-2, which will be the first ever commercial rendezvous with a body outside the planetary gravity well.”
- 2
Built In Los Angeles · Supports Organization · hq city
“HQ Seal Beach, California, USA”
Systems4
- 3CompanyDeepSpace-2 - AstroForge
AstroForge · Supports System
“DeepSpace-2 is a new kind of interplanetary spacecraft: low-cost, autonomous, and built to fly often.** Launching in the fourth quarter of 2026, DeepSpace-2 will travel millions of kilometers to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid”
- 4CompanyOdin Mission – AstroForge
AstroForge · Supports System
“Odin launched on February 26, 2025 with the goal of capturing critical images of asteroid 2022 OB5, a crucial step in advancing our asteroid mining missions.”
- 5CompanyPayloads – AstroForge
AstroForge · Supports System
“DeepSpace bus. ## Technical snapshot of THE DEEPSPACE BUS DeepSpace is our modular platform for low-cost, high-efficiency missions. With a compact, flight-tested architecture and flexible payload options, it’s built for startups, researchers, and commercial teams looking to launch fast - and learn even faster.”
- 6CompanySolo - AstroForge
AstroForge · Supports System
“SOLO AstroForge's spacecraft intelligence model designed to autonomously coordinate a spacecraft’s onboard functions.”
Funding7
- 7
SpaceNews · Aug 20, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount
“AstroForge announced Aug. 20 that it raised the Series A round led by Nova Threshold, bringing the total raised by the Southern California startup to $55 million.”
- 8
TechCrunch · May 26, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount
“the startup has closed a $13 million seed round”
- 9DatabaseAstroForge - CB Insights
CB Insights · Supports Funding round · amount
“Series A - II for $2.49M”
- 10
Forge Global · Supports Funding round · post money valuation usd
“$78.56M”
- 11
PitchBook · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range
“Gaingels, 776 Foundation, Ambush Capital”
- 12
Crunchbase · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Role
“Ambush Capital”
- 13
LinkedIn · Supports Facility, Funding round, Organization · description, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · website, Organization metric · employees in linkedin, Organization metric · followers, Role
“locations: ['Seal Beach, CA 90740, US']”
Supply chain2
- 14Government recordLocation evidence: 1790 Apollo Ct
U.S. Census Bureau · Supports Facility · coordinates
“Census address-range match: 1790 APOLLO CT, SEAL BEACH, CA, 90740; longitude -118.087534430429; latitude 33.758271720937.”
- 15Government recordAstroForge — public business address
Public business location evidence · Supports Facility · street address
“1790 APOLLO CT 907405617 SEAL BEACH”
People2
- 16CompanyAbout - AstroForge
Supports Role
“Matt Gialich CEO and Co-Founder ## Meet the Leaders Behind AstroForge”
- 17OtherBlack Flag 100
Black Flag · Supports Organization, Role
“AstroForge is pioneering the field of asteroid mining, aiming to extract valuable minerals from space to meet Earth's growing resource demands. By focusing on”
Other1
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