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SpinLaunch is developing a kinetic launch system that uses ground-based centrifugal acceleration to propel payloads toward orbit at lower cost.
ACTIVESpinLaunch is a California-based company developing a kinetic launch system. In September 2026 it separated from its Meridian Space satellite communications business and said it will continue to pursue a lower-cost approach to launch, with applications in hypersonics and the lunar economy.
SpinLaunch is a California-based company developing a kinetic launch system. In September 2026 it separated from its Meridian Space satellite communications business and said it will continue to pursue a lower-cost approach to launch, with applications in hypersonics and the lunar economy.
Not ranked: Only 44% of applicable weight is backed by data; 50% is needed to rank.
2 of 6 inputs measured · Insufficient data · 44% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Headcount, Market value, Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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7 private rounds on record. Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Ground-based kinetic launch system using centrifugal force for orbital payload delivery.
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Compiled Oct 15, 2026 from 8 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Form D notices
8 offerings reported on Form D
Latest filed Aug 14, 2025; first sale Aug 18, 2025; 1 of them last updated by an amendment (D/A)
Each offering counts once: a later amendment (Form D/A) replaces its original. Form D names no round label and no investors. Filings for a merger or SPAC deal are left out.
Latest sourced round
Series C: $30.0M
Reported on Form D filed Aug 14, 2025; the date shown is the first sale
Source: Payload
First sale Aug 18, 2025
Sourced rounds on record
9 rounds, $190.7M disclosed
Every round has a disclosed amount
Published rounds with a source link only, on the same rules as the funding tracker. Each round links the source that states its figure; amounts in other currencies are converted to dollars at the rate shown on the funding tracker.
Co-led Equity round (Jan 16, 2020)
TechCrunch, Jan 16, 2020
Byers Family
Took part in Equity round (Jan 16, 2020)
TechCrunch, Jan 16, 2020
Took part in Equity round (Jan 16, 2020)
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 15). SpinLaunch: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/spinlaunch
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "SpinLaunch: Company dossier." Data as of October 15, 2026. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/spinlaunch.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_spinlaunch_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{SpinLaunch}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/spinlaunch}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/spinlaunch},
urldate = {2026-10-15},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-15; each fact links its primary source}
}Co-led Equity round (Jan 16, 2020)
TechCrunch, Jan 16, 2020
John Doerr
Took part in Equity round (Jan 16, 2020)
TechCrunch, Jan 16, 2020
Co-led Equity round (Jan 16, 2020)
TechCrunch, Jan 16, 2020
Lauder Partners
Took part in Equity round (Jan 16, 2020)
TechCrunch, Jan 16, 2020