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Maneuverable satellite for space domain awareness imaging and proximity operations.


Startup · United States
HQ Irvine, CAFounded 2021201-500 employees
Spacecraft developer; one of 12 Space-Based Interceptor prototype OTA awardees for Golden Dome.
| Fiscal year | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $14.1M |
| FY2025 | $8.0M |
| FY2024 | $3.6M |
| FY2023 | $5.8M |
| FY2022 | $1.0M |
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.
Each action counts for the company USAspending reported on that row, so a subsidiary's dollars count for Turion Space only for the period it reported Turion Space as its parent. 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. Fiscal year 2027 is partial.
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | Series B | $75.0M | — | Washington Harbour Partners | Aurelia Foundry, Center15 Capital, Forward Deployed VC, FoundersX Ventures, HOF Capital, Industrious Ventures, Magnetar | Reported |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Series A | $15.0M | — | Veteran Ventures Capital | — | Confirmed |
| Aug 16, 2021 | Seed | $11.1M | $36.0M? | — | Y Combinator | Reported |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Speculative |
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.
| Program | Role | Program status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) | Prime | Development | Reported |
Maneuverable satellite for space domain awareness imaging and proximity operations.
A satellite system designed for resource extraction from near‑earth asteroids.
Astrodynamics and mission-planning software library for ground and flight software.
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air and missile defense | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Named as one of 12 Space-Based Interceptor prototype OTA awardees for Golden Dome, a missile-defense program. | Reported |
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Named as one of 12 Space-Based Interceptor prototype OTA awardees for Golden Dome, a missile-defense program. | Reported |
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turion Space Irvine headquarters | Headquarters | Irvine, CA, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Patryk Wiatr · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder |
| Ryan Westerdahl · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder |
| Tyler James Pierce · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder |
| Patryk Wiatr · LinkedIn ↗ | CIO & Co-Founder |
| Rich Minford | Chief Operating Officer |
| Rob Brady | Chief Product Officer |
| Ryan Westerdahl · LinkedIn ↗ | CEO & Co-Founder |
| Tyler James Pierce · LinkedIn ↗ | CTO & Co-Founder |
Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.
DefenseScoop · Apr 24, 2026 · Supports Organization
“The companies that received OTAs are Anduril, Booz Allen Hamilton, General Dynamics Mission Systems, GITAI USA, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Quindar, Raytheon, Sci-Tec, SpaceX, True Anomaly and Turion Space Corp.”
Supports Organization · founded year
“It was founded in 2021 and is based in Irvine,California.”
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · hq city, Organization · legal name, Organization · website
“Location: Irvine, California, United States”
Turion Space · Apr 15, 2026 · Supports Organization · hq city, System
“Turion employs approximately 200 people at its Irvine, California headquarters.”
Turion Space · Jan 13, 2026 · Supports Role, System, System · maturity
“said Ryan Westerdahl, CEO and Co-Founder of Turion Space Corp.”
Supports Funding round · amount, Role, System · first fielded year
“$15 Million Series A”
Multiples · Oct 6, 2026 · Supports Funding round · post money valuation usd
“Turion Space is valued at $36M as of September 2021.”
Tracxn · Oct 6, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“Reinforced Ventures, located in Pittsburgh (United States), made their first investment in Turion Space on Nov 17, 2020 in its Seed round.”
Los Angeles Times · Jun 2, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“raised a $75 million Series B financing round led by Washington Harbour Partners”
Pulse 2.0 · Apr 15, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“raised more than $75 million in a Series B funding round led by Washington Harbour Partners”
Orange County Business Journal · Apr 15, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · announced on
“Space infrastructure company Turion Space said today it has raised more than $75 million in a Series B financing round led by Washington Harbour Partners”
PR Newswire · Dec 2, 2024 · Supports Funding round
“Veteran Ventures Capital invested in Turion's recently closed and oversubscribed Series A funding round.”
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Nov 2, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Total Amount Sold $11,118,933 USD”
Turion Space · May 6, 2026 · Supports Facility
“Turion is headquartered in Irvine, California.”
U.S. Census Bureau · Supports Facility · coordinates
“Census address-range match: 5 TECHNOLOGY DR, IRVINE, CA, 92618; longitude -117.735678409581; latitude 33.648529947638.”
LinkedIn · Supports Facility, Facility · street address, Organization · linkedin url, Organization metric · employees in linkedin, Organization metric · followers
“headquarters: Irvine, California”
Supports Organization · employee range, Role
“200+ people in Irvine, California and Washington, DC”
Y Combinator · Supports Role
“Ryan Westerdahl ... Founder ... Engineer working in aerospace over the last decade, coming most recently from 8.5 years at SpaceX.”
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