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Zenno Astronautics

HQ Los AngelesFounded 201711-50 employeesUpdated

Develops superconducting magnetic systems for spacecraft applications.

StartupSpace, launch and counterspace
Website
Total raised
~$6.6M
6 rounds
Last round
Undisclosed
Seed · Nov 29, 2024
Systems
2
Capabilities
1

Funding6 rounds · ~$6.6M

Equity raised
~$6.6M
Debt, secondaries & grants
~$281K
Latest
UndisclosedSeed · Nov 29, 2024
  • Seed
    Undisclosed
    Nov 29, 2024
  • Grant
    ~$27K
    Jul 4, 2024
  • Grant
    ~$37K
    Sep 1, 2023
  • Grant
    ~$18K
    Aug 24, 2022
  • Seed
    ~$6.6M
    Aug 5, 2022
  • Grant
    ~$200K
    May 15, 2020

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

  • Z01 SupertorquerA superconducting magnetic actuator for spacecraft attitude control.
    —
  • ZO1 CREWA proposed magnetic attitude-control system for space stations.
    —

Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.

Capabilities1

  • Space, launch and counterspace
    Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Superconducting magnetic systems for spacecraft; no defense use is stated.
    —Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

People5

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People
PersonRole
Sebastian WieczorekCo-Founder & CIO
Erica LlyodChief Revenue Officer
Malcolm SnowdonCTO
Max ArshavskyCEO
Reuben BrownCOO

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Sources5

Profile1

  1. 1
    DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind

    “{"group": "startups", "id": "d986d15e-0770-422d-aae5-8bf7af342653", "name": "Zenno Astronautics"}”

Systems2

  1. 2
    CompanyZenno

    Zenno Astronautics · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System

    “Zenno is building that future by harnessing one of the fundamental forces of the universe, electromagnetism. Our superconducting technologies enable fuel-free spacecraft positioning, radiation shielding, and electromagnetic acceleration systems for defense, transportation, and industrial activity in space.”
  2. 3
    CompanyZenno

    Zenno Astronautics · Supports System

    “The Z01 Supertorquer delivers efficient, high-dipole magnetic actuation for MEO/GEO spacecraft, enabling control authority in weak-field environments without the mass, complexity, and risk of oversized torque rods or thruster-based systems.”

Funding1

  1. 4
    DatabaseZenno Astronautics - LinkedIn company profile

    LinkedIn · Supports Funding round, Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership, Role

    “funding round: Seed Round, 2022-08-05, NZD 10,500,000, lead: GD1 (Global From Day One);Nuance Capital”

People1

  1. 5
    NewsZenno Astronautics to relocate to the United States

    spacenews.com · Supports Role

    “Zenno Astronautics CEO Max Arshavsky with the company's superconducting magnetic actuator.”

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