Startup · United Kingdom
Space Forge
HQ Cardiff, United KingdomFounded 201811-50 employeesUpdated
In-space manufacturing of semiconductor materials.
Funding8 rounds · ~$40.5M
- Equity raised
- ~$40.5M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$23.1M
- Latest
- ~$13.3MGrant · Jun 11, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | Grant | ~$13.3M | — | — | — | Reported |
| May 14, 2025 | Series A | ~$30.2M | — | NATO Innovation Fund | — | Reported |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Undisclosed | $61K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Nov 22, 2023 | Grant | ~$9.8M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Seed | $10.2M | — | SpaceFund, Type One Ventures, World Fund | — | Reported |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
- Grant~$13.3MJun 11, 2026
- Series ALed by NATO Innovation Fund~$30.2MMay 14, 2025
- Undisclosed$61KSep 25, 2024
- SeedUndisclosedJun 18, 2024
- Grant~$9.8MNov 22, 2023
- UndisclosedUndisclosedMar 1, 2023
- SeedLed by SpaceFund, Type One Ventures, World Fund$10.2MDec 18, 2021
- UndisclosedUndisclosedNov 16, 2021
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novel space vehicle thermal management | Developer | — | — | Pridwen heat shield tested in parabolic flight in October 2025; does not establish completed orbital reentry qualification. | Reported |
| Semiconductors and microelectronics | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: In-space manufacturing of semiconductor materials; no defense use is stated. | Reported |
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: In-space manufacturing of semiconductor materials; no defense use is stated. | Reported |
- DeveloperPridwen heat shield tested in parabolic flight in October 2025; does not establish completed orbital reentry qualification.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: In-space manufacturing of semiconductor materials; no defense use is stated.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: In-space manufacturing of semiconductor materials; no defense use is stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People2
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Andrew Bacon | CTO & Co-Founder |
| Joshua Western | CEO & Co-Founder |
Sources8
Profile3
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Supports Organization · website
“Space Forge — Advanced materials, made in space”
Systems3
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Space Forge · Supports System
“# ForgeStar The world’s first returnable and reusable in-space manufacturing platform.”
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Space Forge · Supports System
“# In-Space Growth Tool INFO ↴ 01 Flexible Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) tool for in-space growth 02 Space removes the need for complex UHV systems.”
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Supports Organization technology, System, System · system technology:space-technologies-novel-space-vehicle-thermal-management
“Its high temperature material combats heat flux through radiation”
Funding1
- 7DatabaseSpace Forge — hq city
Supports Funding round, Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url
“funding round: Grant, 2026-06-11, GBP 10,000,000, lead: European Space Agency”
People1
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Supports Role
“Joshua Western CEO & Co-Founder”
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