Startup · United States
Citra Space Corporation
HQ Colorado Springs, ColoradoFounded 20241-10 employeesUpdated
Veteran-founded Colorado Springs company building telescopes, RF sensors and software that identify and characterize objects in orbit (space object identification).
Funding2 rounds · $15.0M
- Equity raised
- $15.0M
- Latest
- $15.0MSeries A · Apr 13, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Series A | $15.0M | — | Washington Harbour Partners | Alumni Ventures, Flex Capital, Industrious Ventures, Reliable Properties, Scout Ventures, Squadra Ventures | Confirmed |
| 2025 | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | — | Alumni Ventures, Flex Capital, Scout Ventures, Squadra Ventures | — | Reported |
- Series ALed by Washington Harbour PartnersWith Alumni Ventures, Flex Capital, Industrious Ventures, Reliable Properties, Scout Ventures, Squadra VenturesConfirmed$15.0MApr 13, 2026
- Pre-SeedUndisclosed2025
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.
Systems9
- Citra CoreA space domain awareness dashboard that fuses data, maintains a catalog of orbiting objects, and tasks sensors.
- Citra DigestAn application that provides briefings, alerts, and events in real time.
- Citra EdgeA field‑deployed version of the Core services that provides an operating picture offline and syncs when connectivity returns.
- Citra SenseAn autonomous edge‑sensing application for space situational awareness.
- Citra SimA mission‑engineering platform for rehearsal and readiness.
- keplimeA high‑performance orbital mechanics package used for propagation, frames, time, and orbit determination.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities3
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground-based SDA sensor networks | Developer | Development | — | — | Reported |
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Telescopes, RF sensors and software for space object identification; the text does not name a defense or government customer. | Reported |
| Space object identification and characterization | Developer | Development | — | — | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Telescopes, RF sensors and software for space object identification; the text does not name a defense or government customer.—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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citra Space headquarters | Headquarters | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | Operating · 2026 | Reported |
- Citra Space headquartersHeadquarters · Colorado Springs, Colorado, United StatesOperating · 2026Reported
People5
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Brandon Sexton · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-founder |
| Daniel Brunski · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-founder and President |
| Tom Nichols · LinkedIn ↗ | CEO and Co-founder |
| Daniel Brunski · LinkedIn ↗ | Director |
| Tom Nichols · LinkedIn ↗ | Director |
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.
Sources21
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Profile1
- 1CompanySee More. Know More.
Citra Space Corporation · Supports Organization
“Telescopes and antennas, driven and processed at the edge.”
Systems8
- 2CompanySee More. Know More.
Citra Space Corporation · Supports System
“Citra Sense** Online \ Autonomous sensing at the edge”
- 3CompanyCitra Core
Citra Space Corporation · Supports System
“Citra Core is the catalog platform at the center of the network. It fuses external data with Citra’s own observations, keeps a living catalog of orbiting objects, and tasks the sensor network to watch what matters.”
- 4CompanyCitra Edge
Citra Space Corporation · Supports System
“Citra Edge runs Core’s services and UI for one mission on a field-deployed computer. It keeps working when the link is down for days, watches the sensors that check in to it, and syncs with Citra Core when it can”
- 5CompanyPricing
Citra Space Corporation · Supports System
“Citra Sim: mission engineering, rehearsal and readiness”
- 6Companykeplime
Citra Space Corporation · Supports System
“keplime is Citra’s astrodynamics library. Every product propagates, transforms and fits orbits through it, so a prediction in the field matches the one in the catalog.”
- 7Companylimedrive
Citra Space Corporation · Supports System
“limedrive drives cameras, mounts and radios by speaking their wire protocols itself, with no vendor SDK in between.”
- 8Companypixelemon
Citra Space Corporation · Supports System
“pixelemon is native Rust image processing and blind plate solving: FITS, detection, astrometry, stacking and photometry.”
- 9Companysignalemon
Citra Space Corporation · Supports System
“signalemon is Citra’s RF signal processing: generation, filters and channelizers, spectrum estimation, carrier detection and modulation classification, carrier recovery and tracking, and geolocation across sites.”
Technologies2
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Washington Harbour Partners (PR Newswire) · Apr 13, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · founded year, Organization technology, Role
“today announced a $15 million Series A financing led by Washington Harbour Partners, with participation from Industrious Ventures, Reliable Properties, and existing investors including Scout VC, Squadra Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and Flex Capital.”
- 11CompanyCitra Space Corporation
Squadra Ventures · Supports Organization technology
“Citra Space is building ground-based assets that identify objects in space.”
Funding5
- 12Regulatory filingForm D: Citra Space Corp
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Apr 24, 2026 · Supports Facility, Funding round, Role
“Citra Space Corp; 4815 List Dr Ste 102, Colorado Springs, CO”
- 13
FinSMEs · Apr 13, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“The round was led by Washington Harbour Partners, with participation from Industrious Ventures, Reliable Properties, and existing investors including Scout VC, Squadra Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and Flex Capital.”
- 14
LinkedIn (Citra Space) · Nov 20, 2025 · Supports Funding round
“Earlier this year we closed our pre-seed round”
- 15
SpaceNews · Supports Funding round · amount
“Citra Space said it raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Washington Harbour Partners”
- 16
Citra Space Corporation · Supports Funding round · investors, Organization · hq region
“Earlier this year we closed our pre-seed round led by investments from Scout Ventures, Squadra Ventures, Flex Capital, and Alumni Ventures.”
Supply chain2
- 17
OpenStreetMap Nominatim · Oct 4, 2026 · Supports Facility, Facility · lat, Facility · lng
“4815, List Drive, Colorado Springs”
- 18
KRDO · Jun 17, 2026 · Supports Facility
“Opening today, June 17, in Colorado Springs”
People2
- 19OtherBlack Flag 100.2
Black Flag · Supports Organization, Role
“Citra Space Corporation develops modular sensing and software solutions that fuse optical, RF, and orbital data to build identity profiles for space objects”
- 20
Crunchbase via Bright Data · Supports Organization · num employees, Role
“{"num_employees": "1-10"}”
Other1
- 21
Linkedin via Bright Data · Supports Organization · logo, Organization metric · employees in linkedin, Organization metric · followers
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