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ExLabs

HQ Long Beach, CAFounded 202311-50 employees

ExLabs delivers full-stack deep space mission services. Fly your payload to asteroids aboard the SERV Mothership. Rideshare missions launching 2029.

StartupDevelopment
Website
Total raised
~$1.5M
4 rounds
Last round
$1.9M
Grant · Oct 1, 2025
Systems
4
Most mature: development
Mentions
4
Latest Mar 20, 2026

News4

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Funding4 rounds · ~$1.5M

Equity raised
~$1.5M
Debt, secondaries & grants
$5.5M
Latest
$1.9MGrant · Oct 1, 2025

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

ACQR

Robotic arm system for autonomous capture of non-cooperative objects in space.

Development

Apophis EX (ApophisExL)

Commercial deep-space rideshare spacecraft mission to asteroid Apophis.

Development

SERV

A modular spacecraft under development for operations beyond geostationary orbit.

Maturity not rated

SERVSAM

Heavy-class reconfigurable spacecraft derived from ExLabs' SERV architecture.

Development

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

Supply Chain1 facility

Facilities1

  • ExLabs headquarters, Long Beach
    Headquarters · Long Beach, CA, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed

People9

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Company Metrics

LinkedIn employee profiles
20
Observed Oct 11, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗
LinkedIn followers
4,200
Observed Oct 11, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗

Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.

Sources18

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Profile2

  1. 1
    DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind

    “{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "37a1f84e-7f74-4c38-baf3-d107dff73b12"}”
  2. 2
    CompanyExLabs — Deep Space Prime Mission Operator

    ExLabs · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website

    “ExLabs delivers full-stack deep space mission services. Fly your payload to asteroids aboard the SERV Mothership. Rideshare missions launching 2029.”

Systems8

  1. 3
    NewsPrivate company to land on asteroid Apophis as it flies close to Earth

    New Scientist · Mar 20, 2026 · Supports System

    “the US company ExLabs has announced that its mothership spacecraft, called ApophisExL, passed a key review phase ahead of a planned launch in 2028”
  2. 4
    CompanyExLabs to Deliver ChibaTech Payloads to Deep-Space as Part of Apophis Mission

    ExLabs · Jan 7, 2026 · Supports System

    “The ApophisExL spacecraft will reach Apophis before it passes by Earth and remain near the asteroid for observations throughout the encounter on April 13, 2029.”
  3. 5
    NewsExLabs wins $1.9M contract to advance in-space infrastructure

    Evertiq · Nov 3, 2025 · Supports Funding round, System

    “The Direct-to-Phase II contract will advance the US startup’s next-generation spacecraft platform, SERVSAM.”
  4. 6
    NewsExLabs wins Space Force contract for reconfigurable space platform

    SpaceNews · Oct 1, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount, System

    “The U.S. Space Force has awarded a $1.9 million contract to Southern California startups ExLabs for development of its reconfigurable spacecraft platform.”
  5. 7
    CompanyAbout ExLabs — Advancing Deep Space Infrastructure

    ExLabs · Supports Organization · aliases, Organization · founded year, Role, System

    “Exploration Laboratories is a commercial deep space prime mission operator”
  6. 8
    CompanyApophis EX Mission — First Commercial Deep Space Rideshare | ExLabs

    ExLabs · Supports System

    “ExLabs' Apophis EX mission, set for launch in 2028, will be the first-ever commercial rideshare to deep space and an asteroid.”
  7. 9
    Government recordMechanical System for use with Super-Heavy Launch Vehicles for Autonomous Capture and Acquisition (ACQR) of Targets of up to 30m in diameter

    SBIR.gov · Supports Facility, Organization · legal name, System

    “3803 CARFAX AVE LONG BEACH, CA, 90808-2208”
  8. 10
    Government recordContract FA252124P0027 to Exploration Laboratories LLC

    USAspending.gov · Supports System

    “Description: THIS SBIR/TACFI EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON SCALABLE 1 METER AND 2.5 METERS AUTONOMOUS CAPTURE AND ACQUISITION ROBOTIC-ARM (ACQR) SYSTEMS.”

Funding5

  1. 11
    NewsExLabs Receives Space Force Funding Increase to Further Develop System for Advanced Capture Solutions

    PRNewswire (via Mining Stock Education) · Jun 21, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “has received a $1.9 million Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI)”
  2. 12
    DatabaseExLabs - PitchBook company profile

    PitchBook · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url

    “27-Jan-2025”
  3. 13
    NewsExLabs is developing the industry's largest satellite vehicle for multipurpose utility

    SpaceNews · Supports Funding round · amount

    “has been selected by SpaceWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II SBIR contract in the amount of $1.7M”
  4. 14
    DatabaseExLabs - CB Insights company profile

    CB Insights · Supports Funding round

    “Seed for $1.9M”
  5. 15
    Government recordContract FA254125CB050 to Exploration Laboratories LLC

    USAspending.gov · Supports Funding round

    “Award ID: FA254125CB050; Recipient Name: EXPLORATION LABORATORIES LLC; Award Amount: 1888432.0; Start Date: 2025-06-20”

Supply chain1

  1. 16
    NewsA Long Beach aerospace firm is betting on a new industrial boom: capturing asteroids

    AP News (Long Beach Post) · Apr 1, 2026 · Supports Facility, Role

    “The company, which operates out of a 30,000-square-foot warehouse near Long Beach Airport”

People1

  1. 17
    DatabaseExLabs - Crunchbase company profile

    Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · legal name, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · status, Organization · x url, Role

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”

Other1

  1. 18
    DatabaseExLabs - LinkedIn company profile

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership, Organization metric · employees in linkedin, Organization metric · followers

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”

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