Planetary Resources
Facts
- HQ
- Redmond, Washington, USA
- Sectors
- Space, Aerospace, Earth observation, Asteroid mining
- Stage
- null
- Total raised
- $34.8M SEC Form D filings Total of this company's SEC Form D filings
- Last round
- $34.8M · Oct 2015 SEC Form D
Frank Mycroft
Frank Mycroft is the co-founder and CEO of Booster, the leading mobile energy delivery platform that delivers fuels including renewables to fleets and consumers in the U.S. Prior to Booster, Mycroft worked as a rocket scientist for NASA and Boeing. He also served as the Vice President of Strategy for Planetary Resources, a robotics company that aspired to mine asteroids in space. Mycroft and colleagues Tyler Raugh and Diego Netto founded Booster Fuels in 2014. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Booster Fuels launches public mobile gas service at three Seattle Safeway lots, first in Washington
Booster Fuels has begun offering mobile gasoline service to the general public at three Safeway parking lots in the Seattle area, marking the first consumer-facing deployment of its trucks in Washington state. Customers pay by smartphone while a Booster employee refuels vehicles, with prices tied to nearby station averages and no immediate expansion plans announced.
GeekWire 200 update: Remitly No. 3 as proposed IPO looms; Hootsuite debuts No. 6, Convoy rises to No. 7
GeekWire updated its GeekWire 200 list highlighting Pacific Northwest private tech startups amid record investment and M&A activity, with trends toward virtual experiences, at-home healthcare, remote education, and e-commerce. Notable rankings: Remitly at No. 3 (last valued $1.5B, proposed IPO), Hootsuite debuted at No. 6, Convoy rose to No. 7 (valued $2.75B in 2019), and Fabric jumped 26 spots to No. 95.
