# Firefly Aerospace

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/firefly-aerospace

- Industry: Aerospace
- Headquarters: Cedar Park, US
- Website: www.fireflyspace.com
- Total disclosed funding: $320M
- Latest round: Series D (Oct 31, 2024)
- Investors on record: 14

## About

Founded in 2017 and based in Texas, US, Firefly Aerospace Inc. operates as a manufacturer and designer of launch vehicles for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). In November 2023, Firefly Aerospace Inc. raised a series C amount of funding led by AE Industrial Partners. New investor Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and others. As of 2024, the company is led by its CEO, Bill Weber.

The company develops aerospace products such as Firefly Alpha, Lunar Lander, Firefly Beta, Firefly Gamma, and Firefly’s Space Utility Vehicle (SUV) that enable NASA to access and track outer space. Firefly Aerospace also provides an online e-commerce platform that allows customers to buy Firefly collections such as skateboards, jackets, socks, T-shirts, backpacks, coasters, lapel pins, and H2Go water bottles.

The organization plans to use the November 2023 funding to support business expansion and extend its market reach.

## Funding rounds

- Series D, Oct 31, 2024, $176M — RPM Ventures, AE Industrial Partners, Human Element Solutions, LLC, Giantleap Capital
- Series C, Nov 10, 2023 — Mitsui & Co. – Corporate Development Business Unit, AE Industrial Partners
- Series B, Mar 22, 2022, $50M — AE Industrial Partners
- Series A, Apr 16, 2021, $75M — Reuben Brothers, SMS Capital, Dada Life, Raven Capital, XBTO Group, Astera Institute, Canon Ball LLC
- Series A, May 26, 2016, $19M — Tank Stream Ventures, SeedInvest

## Investors

- Tank Stream Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tank-stream-ventures) — Series A
- SeedInvest — Series A
- Reuben Brothers (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/reuben-brothers) — Series A
- SMS Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sms-capital) — Series A
- Dada Life — Series A
- Raven Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/raven-capital) — Series A
- XBTO Group — Series A
- Astera Institute — Series A
- Canon Ball LLC — Series A
- AE Industrial Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ae-industrial-partners) — Series B, Series C, Series D
- Mitsui & Co. – Corporate Development Business Unit — Series C
- RPM Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/rpm-ventures) — Series D
- Human Element Solutions, LLC — Series D
- Giantleap Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/giantleap-capital) — Series D