Builder of the Dream Chaser spaceplane and partner on Orbital Reef commercial space station
Sierra Space, spun out of Sierra Nevada Corporation in 2021, builds Dream Chaser, the only winged commercial spacecraft, and the inflatable LIFE habitat. Partners with Blue Origin on the Orbital Reef commercial space station, a leading candidate to replace the ISS after 2030.
Defense & Space📍 Louisville, COFounded 2021
Current Valuation
$8.0B
as of 2026-Q1
UNICORN
IPO Outlookprivate
Is Sierra Space going public?
No. Sierra Space has no imminent IPO plans on record. It is still private.
What is Sierra Space's valuation in 2026?
Sierra Space is valued at $8.0B as of 2026-Q1, set by its Series C ($550M, Mar 2026). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Sierra Space filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Sierra Space.
Who are Sierra Space's investors?
Sierra Space's investors include MUFG, BlackRock, AE Industrial Partners, Coatue, Moore Strategic Ventures.
How much has Sierra Space raised?
Sierra Space has raised $2.3B in total, most recently a Series C of $550M in Mar 2026.
Is Sierra Space publicly traded — can you buy Sierra Space stock?
No. Sierra Space is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Sierra Space on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
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.
Company Profile
CEO
Tom Vice
Founded
2021
HQ
Louisville, CO
Employees
~2000
Total Raised
$2.3B
Last Round
Series C — $550M (Mar 2026)
IPO Status
no imminent plans
Fundraising Status
Series C · $550M · 7 mo ago
no imminent plansTotal raised $2.3B
Secondary Market
Implied price / share
$28.29
Last round price / share
$30.5
vs last round
-7.2%
Open interest
1
Last round price vs secondary price
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Aug 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series C
$550M
Mar 2026
—
$8.0B
Vertical Intelligence — Defense / Aerospace
Federal awards
27
prime contracts, last 36 months
Obligated
$135.47M
top: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Largest award
$27.27M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Latest award
2026-05-26
Largest award: IGF::OT::IGF NASA BAA/NRA AWARD. PROPOSAL TITLE "NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIP - NEXTSTEP-2. THE NEXTSTEP-2 STUDY CO (80HQTR17C0009)
Name-verified against recipient "SIERRA SPACE CORP" on USASpending.gov as of 2026-10-04. Prime awards only — subcontracts and classified work are not visible in the public registry. Verify on USASpending.gov ↗
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▼ Hiring downtrend
-33% vs 2026-08
Open roles
120
via workday
Product-build share
63%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
strengthening
product-led hiring — 63% of open roles build product; the rest are go-to-market and G&A.
From trusted-source news extraction (deep-enrich pipeline); dates approximate publication, not effective date.
Guidance, Navigation & Controls Engineer III (Clearance Required)Guidance, Navigation & Controls Engineer III (Clearance Required)Principal Material Science Engineer – Propulsion Systems & ThrustersSystems Engineer ISystems Engineer ISystems Engineer II
Counted from Sierra Space's live job board as of 2026-09-15; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
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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 2026-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.