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Investor portfolio, from our funding record
Counted rounds
3
Led
2
1 as participant
Companies
3
Disclosed round value
$135M
3 of 3 rounds disclosed; whole rounds, not this investor's share
First deal
2026-01-20
Samara Aerospace
Latest deal
2026-06-16
Dawn Aerospace
Balerion Space Ventures appears on 3 counted private space funding rounds in our records, into 3 companies: recorded as lead on 2 and as a participant on 1.
The earliest is Samara Aerospace on 20 January 2026; the latest is Dawn Aerospace on 16 June 2026.
3 of the 3 rounds disclosed a size, together $135M. That is the size of the rounds Balerion Space Ventures took part in, not the amount Balerion Space Ventures invested: we hold no per-investor allocations and do not estimate them.
The investor most often on the same counted rounds as Balerion Space Ventures is Access Venture Partners, on 1 round.
1 other recorded transaction naming Balerion Space Ventures is not counted in this portfolio; it is listed separately with the class that keeps it out (owner funding: 1).
Private funding rounds into space companies that name Balerion Space Ventures as lead or participant, newest first, each with its source. Round size is the whole round; a blank size was never disclosed and is not estimated.
| Date | Company | Stage | Role | Round size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Aerospace | Series B | Lead | $25.0M | Payload Space (opens the source for this round) | |
| Northwood Space | Series B | Participant | $100M | Payload (opens the source for this round) | |
| Samara Aerospace | Seed | Lead | $10.0M | Payload (opens the source for this round) |
Rounds come from company announcements, regulatory filings and press reports. Amounts, valuations and investors are as reported and may be incomplete or later revised. Not investment advice, and not an offer or solicitation for any security. Full disclaimer
| Stage | Rounds |
|---|---|
| Seed | 1 |
| Series B | 2 |
| Sector | Rounds |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 |
| Ground segment | 1 |
| Year | Rounds |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 |
Investors named on the same counted rounds, by the number of rounds shared.
Other recorded transactions that name Balerion Space Ventures. Each class below is kept out of every figure on this page by the same rule our quarterly funding editions use; they are listed so nothing is hidden.
| Date | Company | Class | Role | Round size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VastRecorded as Series A | Owner funding (a founder or owner putting in their own money) | Lead | $300M | Vast (opens the source for this round) |