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Momentus

HQ San JoseFounded 201751-200 employeesNASDAQ:MNTS

San Jose space company that builds and flies the Vigoride orbital service vehicle, using water-propellant microwave electrothermal thrusters, for payload delivery, hosted payloads and in-orbit services. It went public through a 2021 SPAC merger and now targets NASA and national security customers.

StartupLimited fielding
Website
Total raised
$50.0M
2 rounds
Last round
$25.0M
Stage undisclosed · Jun 12, 2026
Systems
1
Most mature: limited fielding
Mentions
4
Latest Sep 24, 2026

News4

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Funding2 rounds · $50.0M

Equity raised
$50.0M
Latest
$25.0MStage undisclosed · Jun 12, 2026
Cumulative raised$50.0M
May 27, 2026Jun 12, 2026
  • Undisclosed
    Confirmed
    $25.0M
    Jun 12, 2026
  • Undisclosed
    Confirmed
    $25.0M
    May 27, 2026

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

Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle

Orbital transfer and hosted-payload spacecraft propelled by water-fed microwave electrothermal thrusters.

Limited fielding
First flight
May 25, 2022

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

Supply Chain1 facility

Facilities1

  • Momentus San Jose headquarters and manufacturing facility
    Factory · San Jose, CA, United States
    Operating · 2026
    Confirmed

People8

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  • Lev Khasis

    Co-founder

  • Mikhail Kokorich

    Co-founder

  • John Rood

    Chief Executive Officer

  • John Rood

    Chairman

  • Jon Layman

    Chief Legal Officer

  • Lon Ensler

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Rob Schwarz

    Chief Technology Officer

  • Tom Malko

    SVP, Engineering and Operations

Hiring Observations9 observed listings

A sample of observed listings, not a total vacancy count. Availability may have changed since collection. Categories are inferred from job titles.

Company Metrics

LinkedIn employee profiles
67
Observed Oct 13, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗
LinkedIn followers
22,938
Observed Oct 13, 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.

Sources13

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Profile1

  1. 1
    DatabaseMomentus - Crunchbase company profile

    Crunchbase · Supports Organization · legal name, Organization · ownership, Organization · status, Organization · ticker

    “legal_name: Momentus, Inc.”

Systems3

  1. 2
    CompanyMomentus Delivering On-Orbit Success as Vigoride 7 Maneuvers Cleanly and Payload Mission Execution Continues

    Momentus · Jul 30, 2026 · Supports System

    “The Vigoride 7 mission began on March 30, 2026 when the OSV was launched to low-Earth orbit on the SpaceX Transporter 16 mission.”
  2. 3
    CompanyMomentus' Vigoride 8 Spacecraft Successfully Completes Critical Design Review Milestone for 2027 Mission Launch

    Momentus · Jul 28, 2026 · Supports Role, System

    “said Tom Malko, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations at Momentus”
  3. 4
    CompanyOur Missions | Momentus

    Momentus · Supports Organization · description, System

    “Momentus offers in-space infrastructure services, including in-space transportation, hosted payloads and in-orbit services.”

Funding2

  1. 5
    CompanyMomentus Announces Pricing of a $25 Million Registered Direct Offering of Common Stock Priced At-The-Market Under Nasdaq Rules with New and Existing Fundamental Institutional Investors

    Momentus · Jun 12, 2026 · Supports Funding round

    “The gross proceeds from the Offering are expected to be approximately $25 million”
  2. 6
    CompanyMomentus Announces Pricing of a $25 Million Private Placement of Common Stock Priced At-The-Market Under Nasdaq Rules with Existing Fundamental Institutional Investors

    Momentus · May 27, 2026 · Supports Funding round

    “The gross proceeds from the offering are expected to be approximately $25 million”

Supply chain2

  1. 7
    CompanyMomentus Space Expands Production Capacity with Move to New San Jose Facility

    Momentus (Business Wire) · Mar 25, 2026 · Supports Facility

    “announced today that the Company has completed its relocation to a new facility at 1762 Automation Parkway in San Jose, California”
  2. 8
    CompanySpace Transportation and Infrastructure Services | Momentus

    Momentus · Supports Facility

    “Momentus Inc. 1762 Automation Parkway, San Jose, CA 95131”

People3

  1. 9
    OtherMomentus space - Wikipedia

    Wikipedia · Supports Organization · aliases, Role

    “Momentus Inc. (doing business as Momentus Space) is an American commercial space company headquartered in San Jose, California.”
  2. 10
    CompanyJohn C. Rood | Board Member, Management | Momentus Inc

    Momentus · Supports Role

    “John Rood is Momentus' Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of its Board of Directors.”
  3. 11
    CompanyManagement | Momentus Inc

    Momentus · Supports Role

    “Rob Schwarz Chief Technology Officer”

Other2

  1. 12
    CompanyMomentus public job board

    Supports Job posting

    “Staff Mechanical Design Engineer”
  2. 13
    DatabaseMomentus - LinkedIn company profile

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · website, Organization metric · employees in linkedin, Organization metric · followers

    “company_size: 51-200 employees”

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