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Apex

Productized satellite bus manufacturer building spacecraft at scale.
Space 📍 Los Angeles, CA Founded 2022
Current Valuation
$1.0B
as of 2025-Q3
UNICORN

IPO Outlookprivate

Is Apex going public?
No. Apex is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Apex's valuation in 2026?
Apex is valued at $1.0B as of 2025-Q3, set by its Series D ($200M, Sep 2025). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Apex filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Apex.
Who are Apex's investors?
Apex's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, Shield Capital, Costanoa Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, Point72 Ventures.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Apex Space manufactures standardized, productized satellite buses out of Los Angeles, enabling commercial and government customers to launch spacecraft faster and cheaper than custom-built alternatives. The first Aries satellite is healthy on-orbit since 2024; Series D in September 2025 nearly doubled manufacturing capacity.

Company Profile

CEO
Ian Cinnamon
Founded
2022
HQ
Los Angeles, CA
Employees
~250
Total Raised
$415M
Est. Revenue
$60M (2024)
Growth
High-growth
Last Round
Series D — $200M (Sep 2025) · Lead: Undisclosed
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Series D · $200M · 11 mo ago
privateTotal raised $415M

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series D$200MSep 2025Undisclosed—

Vertical Intelligence — Defense / Aerospace

Federal awards
4+
prime contracts, last 36 months
Obligated
$32.78M+
top: Department of Defense
Largest award
$22M
Department of Defense
Latest award
2025-02-13
Largest award: SBIR PHASE II STRATFI TO APEX TECHNOLOGY, INC FOR MULTI-MISSION SATELLITES FOR LEO AND GEO DYNAMIC SPACE OPERATIONS (FA880925CB005)
Name-verified against recipient "APEX TECHNOLOGY, INC." on USASpending.gov as of 2026-08-19. Prime awards only — subcontracts and classified work are not visible in the public registry. Verify on USASpending.gov ↗

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
● First snapshot
trend accrues with monthly sweeps
Open roles
77
via ashby
Product-build share
73%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
heavy product build — 73% of open roles are product-building functions (engineering/research/product) — 33 of 77 open roles are engineering.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month77Aug '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionEngineering33Hardware17Other17Design3Security2Ops & People2Sales & GTM1Legal & Policy1Research1
■ product-building   ■ go-to-market / G&A
Principal Spacecraft GNC EngineerMission Integration EngineerSenior Flight Software EngineerLaunch EngineerThermal Engineer (Senior)Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer
Counted from Apex's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Ian CinnamonMaximilian Benassi

Investors

Andreessen Horowitz · 8VC · Shield Capital · Costanoa Ventures · XYZ Venture Capital · Point72 Ventures

Products

  • Aries (100kg-class satellite bus)
  • Nova (300kg-class satellite bus)
  • Comet (500kg-class satellite bus)

Competitors

Terran Orbital · Astranis · Loft Orbital · York Space Systems · Maxar
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q3. Refreshed quarterly.