Startup · United States
ATLAS Space Operations
HQ Traverse City, MichiganFounded 201511-50 employeesUpdated
ATLAS Space Operations provides Secure Space Access Anytime, Anywhere.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2023 | $1.2M |
| FY2022 | $800K |
| FY2021 | $174K |
| FY2020 | $804K |
| FY2019 | $635K |
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.
- ATLAS SPACE OPERATIONS, LLC · LUU8R95P3JM3 · $3.7M
Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for ATLAS Space Operations only for the period a subsidiary reported ATLAS Space Operations 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.
Funding6 rounds · $47.5M
- Equity raised
- $47.5M
- Latest
- $15.0MStage undisclosed · Sep 4, 2024
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2024 | Undisclosed | $15.0M | — | NewSpace Capital | — | Reported |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Series B | $26.0M | — | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | — | Confirmed |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Convertible | $1.0M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Mar 1, 2020 | Convertible | $5.5M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Feb 11, 2020 | Series A | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Dec 18, 2018 | Series A | Undisclosed | — | — | Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund | Reported |
- UndisclosedLed by NewSpace Capital$15.0MSep 4, 2024
- $26.0MAug 25, 2022
- Convertible$1.0MApr 1, 2021
- Convertible$5.5MMar 1, 2020
- Series AUndisclosedFeb 11, 2020
- Series AUndisclosedDec 18, 2018
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
- Freedom PlatformThe underlying software suite that powers ATLAS’s federated network, offering single‑point access, scheduling, and data handling for satellite communications.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Ground software-as-a-service for satellite access on a global network is a space service, but the text states no defense or security customer; 'secure' is not a defense use. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Ground software-as-a-service for satellite access on a global network is a space service, but the text states no defense or security customer; 'secure' is not a defense use.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People5
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Brad Bode · LinkedIn ↗ | CTO, CIO, Founder |
| Mike Carey · LinkedIn ↗ | CSO & Founder |
| Sean McDaniel · LinkedIn ↗ | CEO & Founder |
| John Williams · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Executive Officer |
| T.I. Weintraub | Chief Growth Officer |
Sources12
Show all 12 sources and supporting evidence
Profile3
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 41)”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "b9989af4-1d99-438e-b6d9-fc430e101d46"}”
- 3CompanyATLAS Space Operations
ATLAS Space Operations · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“ATLAS Space Operations provides Secure Space Access Anytime, Anywhere. Ground Software as a Service on a global federated network.”
Systems1
- 4
ATLAS Space Operations · Supports System
“Freedom® means never having to build custom provider integrations. The Freedom Platform scales as you scale, with one TT&C stream, even for AWS and Viasat, you can add a new location with zero configuration.”
Funding7
- 5
SpaceNews · Sep 4, 2024 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“NewSpace Capital led the pre-Series C funding round”
- 6
Business Wire · Aug 25, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“announced $26 million in Series B Funding led by Mitsui & Co., Ltd.”
- 7
Via Satellite · Aug 25, 2022 · Supports Funding round
“closed a $26 million Series B funding round”
- 8
SatNews · Dec 18, 2018 · Supports Funding round
“has completed their Series A funding, which included an investment from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund”
- 9
- 10
CB Insights · Supports Funding round
“2/11/2020”
- 11
LinkedIn · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“funding round: Convertible Note, 2020-03-01, USD 5,500,000”
People1
- 12
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”
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