Cascade Designer
A web‑based tool for designing and simulating space communication links.
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Startup · United States
Cascade Space
HQ San Francisco, CAFounded 20251-10 employees
Cascade Space builds a commercial ground station network for lunar and deep space missions, using arrays of small dishes with digital beamforming to deliver scalable, cost-efficient communications as a service, targeting a market underserved by oversubscribed government infrastructure.
Funding1 round · $5.9M
- Equity raised
- $5.9M
- Latest
- $5.9MSeed · Jul 24, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2025 | Seed | $5.9M | — | — | Garage Capital, Karman Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Nova Threshold, Pioneer Fund, Undeterred Capital, Y Combinator | Reported |
- Seed$5.9MJul 24, 2025
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Systems2
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
Supply Chain1 facility
Facilities1
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Space San Francisco headquarters | Headquarters | San Francisco, CA, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
- Cascade Space San Francisco headquartersHeadquarters · San Francisco, CA, United StatesOperatingConfirmed
Hiring Observations1 observed listings
San Francisco, CA · FULL-TIME · Engineering
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Checked Oct 13, 2026
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Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.
Sources11
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Profile4
- 1
Business Wire · Jul 24, 2025 · Supports Organization
“Cascade Space is a space communication system company. Founded in 2025”
- 2
Cascade Space · Supports Organization · name
“Cascade Space - Beyond Low Earth Orbit”
- 3
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range
“employee_range: 1-10 (profile: 6)”
- 4
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range
“employee_range: 1-10 (profile: 1-10)”
Systems2
- 5CompanyThe Array - Cascade Space
Cascade Space · Supports System
“The Array We are building the first commercial dish array designed from the ground up for modern space missions. Dish arrays have been studied by NASA for decades, and it is finally time to build them for commercial space.”
- 6
Cascade Space · Supports System
“Cascade Designer Design and simulate your link in minutes. Share your link budgets across your team. Simulate entire trajectories in a single API call. Use vendor-supplied 3D antenna patterns or upload your own”
Funding1
- 7
VC News Daily · Jul 24, 2025 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“The round included participation from Nova Threshold, Undeterred Capital, Y Combinator, Night Capital”
Supply chain2
- 8
- 9DatabaseCascade Space | LinkedIn
LinkedIn · Supports Facility, Organization · employee range, Organization metric · employees in linkedin, Organization metric · followers
“headquarters: San Francisco, CA”
People1
- 10OtherBlack Flag 100.2
Black Flag · Supports Organization, Role
“Cascade Space builds a commercial ground station network for lunar and deep space missions, using arrays of small dishes with digital beamforming to deliver”
Other1
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