# Isar Aerospace: space company profile

> Isar Aerospace: Isar Aerospace, a German launch company founded in 2018, is developing the Spectrum rocket for dedicated and rideshare small-to-medium satellite launches.

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## Profile facts

- Name: Isar Aerospace
- What it does: Isar Aerospace, a German launch company founded in 2018, is developing the Spectrum rocket for dedicated and rideshare small-to-medium satellite launches. (SpaceNexus analyst note)
- Sector: launch
- Headquarters: Ottobrunn, Bavaria, DE
- Founded: 2018
- Employees: 201-500
- Chief executive: Daniel Metzler
- Status: active
- Ownership: private
- Publicly traded: no
- Website: [https://www.isaraerospace.com](https://www.isaraerospace.com) (SpaceNexus profile)
- Profile claimed by the company: no
- Profile last verified: 2026-02-09

## Funding

- Total funding on the profile: $1.07B
- Last round: Series D
- Valuation on the profile: $1.00B

| Date | Round | Amount (USD) | Lead investor | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-09 | Series D | $312.0M | - | [Isar Aerospace](https://isaraerospace.com/press/isar-aerospace-secures-eur-270m-to-provide-sovereign-space-capabilities-globally) |
| 2025-07-01 | Convertible Note | $162.0M | Eldridge Industries | [Tech Funding News](https://techfundingnews.com/isar-aerospace-funding-270m-molten-ventures/) |
| 2024-03-01 | Series C | $165.0M | HV Capital | - |
| 2022-07-01 | Series B | $75.0M | Lombard Odier | - |
| 2021-07-21 | Series B | $140.0M | Lombard Odier | Press Release |

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## Space Score

- Rank 63, score 536 of 1000, tier Emerging, medium confidence (81% of pillar weight backed by data); measured 2026-09-30 02:10 UTC.
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## Operations

- Open roles on the SpaceNexus jobs board: 97

## Sources

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- Each funding round's cited source: SEC filings, company announcements and press reports, linked per round
- Federal award records: contract awards

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