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Starfish Space develops satellite servicing vehicles that use autonomous rendezvous and proximity operations for life extension and debris capture.
ACTIVEStarfish Space develops satellite servicing vehicles using autonomous rendezvous and proximity operations for life extension and debris capture.
Starfish Space develops satellite servicing vehicles using autonomous rendezvous and proximity operations for life extension and debris capture.
Rank 19 of 93 ranked companies
5 of 8 inputs measured · High confidence · 100% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Market value, Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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Sources: Founded, Headquarters, CEO, Employees, Legal name
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4 private rounds on record. Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Hiring
13 open roles right now →
Latest government contract
STARFISH SPACE, INC. OTTER SBIR PHASE III WITH THE APFIT PROGRAM
DoD · $49M · Jan 30, 2026
Latest funding round
Series B · $112M
Apr 7, 2026 · led by Point72 Ventures / Activate Capital / Shield Capital
Satellite servicing vehicle capable of autonomous docking for orbit adjustment and life extension.
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Compiled Oct 15, 2026 from 10 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Space federal awards
1 award, $48.5M obligated
Awards with activity since Oct 1, 2018, as searched Sep 24, 2026. Awarded Jan 30, 2026 to Jan 30, 2026; most from DoD (1 award)
Counts awards the government's own product code or programme title marks as space work, or the space research industry code; the satellite-telecoms industry code counts only together with a space agency, office or a space word in the award's own description. Obligated dollars, not ceilings; umbrella contracts (IDVs) are left out because their orders are counted one by one. Amounts as USAspending reported them on Sep 24, 2026.
Source: USAspending.gov recipient profile (all awards, not only space)
Latest award Jan 30, 2026
Latest space award
$48.5M from DoD
STARFISH SPACE, INC. OTTER SBIR PHASE III WITH THE APFIT PROGRAM
Source: USAspending.gov award record
Awarded Jan 30, 2026
Form D notices
4 offerings reported on Form D
first sale Apr 7, 2026; 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.
Sourced rounds on record
4 rounds, $163.2M 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.
Open roles
13 open roles
90 days ago: before our daily count began (Aug 13, 2026)
Roles on the company's own jobs board, read by our daily sync. Listings posted or paid for on SpaceNexus are not counted. Earlier daily counts include every listed role.
Source: Company jobs board (Ashby)
Counted Oct 14, 2026
Satellites owned or operated
1 in orbit of 2 launched
Latest: Otter Pup 2
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation code STFISH. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Jun 23, 2025
Satellites built
2 payloads launched, 1 in orbit
Latest: Otter Pup 2
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as manufacturer. Counted under GCAT organisation code STFISH. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Jun 23, 2025
Department of Defense
1 space award, $48.5M obligated
USAspending.gov award record, Jan 30, 2026
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 15). Starfish Space: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/starfish-space
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Starfish Space: Company dossier." Data as of October 15, 2026. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/starfish-space.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_starfishspace_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Starfish Space}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/starfish-space}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/starfish-space},
urldate = {2026-10-15},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-15; each fact links its primary source}
}