Startup · United States
Orb Aerospace
HQ Lowell, MichiganFounded 201911-50 employeesUpdated
Orb Aerospace builds resilient communications and autonomous systems that keep critical operations connected when infrastructure fails.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | $140K |
| FY2025 | $0 |
| FY2024 | $0 |
| FY2023 | $1.8M |
| FY2022 | $750K |
| FY2021 | $150K |
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.
- ORB AEROSPACE INC · SJHBK88T2JU6 · $2.8M
Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for Orb Aerospace only for the period a subsidiary reported Orb Aerospace 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.
Funding3 rounds · $4.5M
- Equity raised
- $4.5M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- Undisclosed
- Latest
- $4.5MStage undisclosed · Aug 13, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2025 | Undisclosed | $4.5M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Grant | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
- Undisclosed$4.5MAug 13, 2025
- GrantUndisclosedOct 4, 2024
- SeedUndisclosedMar 22, 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.
Systems2
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft and aeronautics | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Aviation and autonomous aircraft (ARC Edge, Lassie) for resilient communications after infrastructure loss; the conflict mention is not a stated military customer. | Reported |
| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Aviation and autonomous aircraft (ARC Edge, Lassie) for resilient communications after infrastructure loss; the conflict mention is not a stated military customer. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Aviation and autonomous aircraft (ARC Edge, Lassie) for resilient communications after infrastructure loss; the conflict mention is not a stated military customer.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 52, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Aviation and autonomous aircraft (ARC Edge, Lassie) for resilient communications after infrastructure loss; the conflict mention is not a stated military customer.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People1
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Alex Taylor | Founder and Janitor |
Sources5
Profile2
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "8dcec08e-aaf6-412b-8cb0-fff5c4f2da65"}”
- 2
Orb Aerospace · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Orb Aerospace builds resilient communications and autonomous systems that keep critical operations connected when infrastructure fails. Meet ARC Edge and Lassie.”
Systems2
- 3
Orb Aerospace · Supports System
“ARC EDGE // FIELD COMMUNICATIONS LAYER ARC EDGE / RESILIENT COMMS LAYER LIVE · \[ HURRICANE HELENE · NC ] # When connectivity decides the outcome. The resilient communications layer that makes your existing infrastructure ready for autonomous operations. Redundant connectivity with **no single point of failure**, deployable in minutes, so your decision makers have the awareness they need to keep their teams operational”
- 4
Orb Aerospace · Supports System
“LASSIE MK1 — tail](images/lassie-hero-tail.jpg) LASSIE // MK1 — Group 1 sUAS # LASSIE Communication, visibility, and awareness when your mission outruns your infrastructure. Scroll Coming Soon ## When the mission takes you beyond the edge, LASSIE ensures you are never cut off, never out of control, and never alone so you can hold the line.”
Funding1
- 5DatabaseOrb Aerospace company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“funding round: Venture Round, 2025-08-13, USD 4,500,000”
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