Stoke Space
Stoke Space develops fully and rapidly reusable rockets designed to provide commercial, civil, and defense customers with reliable, high-frequency access to any orbit. Its Nova launch vehicle aims to lower costs and enable seamless space transportation, supporting applications such as satellite constellations, in-space manufacturing, and cargo return. The organization’s mission is to unlock the space economy by turning space transportation into infrastructure.
Facts
- HQ
- Kent, WA
- Sectors
- Defense and Space Manufacturing
- Founded
- 2019
- Employees
- 445
- Stage
- startup
- Total raised
- $1.1B SEC Form D filings Total of this company's SEC Form D filings
- Last round
- $275M · Feb 2026 SEC Form D
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People
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Lapsa Founder, Co-founder and CEO
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Tom Feldman Founder, Co-Founder
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Kevin Weil Board Member
