Startup · United States
Gravitics
HQ Seattle, WashingtonFounded 202111-50 employeesUpdated
gravitics is developing commercial space station Modules, cargo/logistics, and orbital carriers all using the same 4-meter diameter form factor with shared components, tooling, operations, procedures, and testing.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | $6.8M |
| FY2025 | $0 |
| FY2024 | $1.8M |
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.
- GRAVITICS, INC. · HPXZLGCDGKJ9 · $8.6M
Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for Gravitics only for the period a subsidiary reported Gravitics 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.
Funding2 rounds · $20.0M
- Equity raised
- $20.0M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- Undisclosed
- Latest
- UndisclosedGrant · Mar 26, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2025 | Grant | Undisclosed | — | U.S. Space Force | — | Confirmed |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Seed | $20.0M | — | Type One Ventures | Draper Associates, FJ Labs, Gaingels, Giant Step Capital, Helios Capital, Mana Ventures | Reported |
- UndisclosedMar 26, 2025
- SeedLed by Type One Ventures$20.0MNov 17, 2022
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.
Systems3
- DiamondbackAn orbital carrier designed for space mobility, emergency response, and missile defense.
- MedusaAn orbital carrier that can be quickly configured for specific mission tasks before on‑demand deployment.
- Viper OTXViper Orbital Transfer Express, an orbital transfer vehicle for military, civil, and commercial missions to high‑energy orbits.
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: Develops commercial space station modules, cargo and orbital carriers with no defense use stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Develops commercial space station modules, cargo and orbital carriers with no defense use stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People7
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Colin Doughan · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder & CEO |
| Gary Hudson | Co-founder & Chief Architect |
| Michael DeRosa | Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer |
| Jim Royston | CTO |
| Philip Wong · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Financial Officer |
| Scott Macklin · LinkedIn ↗ | CFO |
| Sundeep Kumar · LinkedIn ↗ | CFO |
Sources7
Profile3
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“country: US”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "4a4cefab-6985-425b-8e3d-e88870473026", "name": "Gravitics"}”
- 3
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url
“country: US”
Systems1
- 4CompanyGravitics
Gravitics · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“gravitics is developing commercial space station Modules, cargo/logistics, and orbital carriers all using the same 4-meter diameter form factor with shared components, tooling, operations, procedures, and testing.”
Funding2
- 5CompanyGravitics Selected by Space Force for $60M STRATFI to Demonstrate Revolutionary Orbital Carriers
Gravitics · Mar 26, 2025 · Supports Funding round
“selected for a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) by SpaceWERX of the United States Space Force with potential funding of up to $60 million”
- 6
TechCrunch · Nov 17, 2022 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“The funding was led by Type One Ventures”
People1
- 7
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url, Role
“country: US”
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