Xplore
Facts
- HQ
- Bellevue, Washington, US
- Sectors
- Defense and Space Manufacturing
- Founded
- 2017
- Employees
- 36
Cowboy Space Raises $275M at $2B Valuation, Plans 40-60 Hires for Seattle Satellite and Rocket Hub
Cowboy Space Corp., founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt, raised $275 million in a Series B round valuing the company at $2 billion and is hiring 40-60 employees for its new Seattle satellite and rocket engineering hub. The company develops solar-powered satellites that function as data centers and builds integrated rockets to launch them, competing for talent in Seattle's aerospace sector.
Xplore says it has raised $16.2M to back ‘Space as a Service,’ with $4M in non-dilutive agency contracts
Xplore, a Redmond startup founded in 2017, reports it has raised $16.2 million in venture funding and contracts to support its 'Space as a Service' satellite program, including about $4 million in non-dilutive awards from agencies like the Air Force, NASA and NOAA. The company of roughly 20 employees is preparing its first mission, scheduled for late this year, supported by investors such as Alumni Ventures and Dylan Taylor.
Xplore wins $2 million NSIC contract to accelerate Xcraft development, first LEO launch planned for 2023
Xplore received a $2 million contract from the Pentagon’s National Security Innovation Capital to accelerate development and component acquisition for its Xcraft spacecraft platform, which is slated for a first low-Earth-orbit launch in 2023 and will support payload hosting and space telescopes in partnership with the W.M. Keck Observatory.
