AstroForge is an asteroid mining company. Instead of bringing back the entire asteroid, we break it up, refine, and return only what’s valuable.
Location: United States, California, Huntington Beach
Total raised: $53M
Investors 6
| Date | Name | Website |
| 23.02.2022 | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
| - | Undeterred... | undeterred... |
| 30.05.2023 | Industriou... | industriou... |
| - | BBQ Capita... | bbq.capita... |
| - | Initialize... | initialize... |
| 10.03.2024 | Kohala Ven... | kohalavent... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 21.08.2024 | Series A | $40M | - |
| 27.05.2022 | Seed | $13M | - |
Persons 9
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Nha | Tran | - | linkedin.c... | - | n*a@astrof... | - |
| - | Colin | Helms | Principal ... | linkedin.c... | - | c***n@astr... | - |
| - | Jose | Acain | Chief Tech... | linkedin.c... | - | j**e@astro... | - |
| - | Won Suk | You | Senior Mec... | linkedin.c... | - | w*n@astrof... | - |
| - | Michael | Sheppard I... | Engineer | linkedin.c... | - | m*****l@as... | - |
| - | Ari | Santos-Alb... | Business D... | linkedin.c... | - | a*i@astrof... | - |
| - | Allan | Chen | Head Of Sc... | linkedin.c... | - | a***n@astr... | - |
| - | Roshan | B. | GNC / Robo... | linkedin.c... | - | r****n@ast... | - |
| - | Lindsay | Langford | Electrical... | linkedin.c... | - | l*****y@as... | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.08.2024 | AstroForge Raises $40M in Series A Funding | AstroForge, a Huntington Beach, Calif.,-based asteroid mining startup, raised $40m in Series A funding. The round, which brought total funding raised to date to raised to date to $55M, was led by Nova Threshold withy participation from 776,... |
| 30.01.2024 | Первая добыча с астероида в этом году: почему её держат в секрете | Уже почти 70 лет, особенно в США, космические миссии в основном проводятся открыто. Все знают, куда они направляются, зачем они туда направляются и что планируют там делать. Но сейчас космос переходит в руки частных компаний. Начиная от Без... |
| 18.12.2023 | Max Q: See you next year | Hello and welcome back to Max Q! Quick heads up: We’ll be taking a brief break for the next two weeks due to Christmas and New Years, respectively, but we’re excited to dive back in with you in 2024. In this issue: AstroForge reviews setbac... |
| 11.12.2023 | Asteroid mining startup AstroForge faces setbacks – and successes – on demonstration mission | Asteroid mining startup AstroForge is racing against the clock to complete its refinery demonstration on orbit after encountering a number of unexpected setbacks before and after launch, the startup said in a candid blog post published toda... |
| 24.01.2023 | Commercial Asteroid Mining Now Has A 2023 Launch Date To Scout Its First Target | a group of asteroids in front of the Milky Way galaxygetty |
| 30.05.2022 | Max Q: Mines and metals | Hello and welcome back to Max Q. There is SO much news this week, so let’s dive in. In this issue: Astroforge’s asteroid mining ambitions Boeing’s Starliner comes home News from Virgin Orbit, Rocket Lab and more Don’t forget to sign up to g... |
| 27.05.2022 | AstroForge takes off with $13M | Asteroid mining startup AstroForge has reportedly raised a $13 million seed round led by Initialized Capital. The California-based company, which has received backing from Y Combinator, will use the funds in part to support an initial demon... |
| 26.05.2022 | AstroForge Takes Home $13M in Seed Round to Advance Asteroid Mining Aspirations With Test Launch | Ryan Epps, Tech Times 26 May 2022, 10:05 am Despite several attempts over the past several years to perform such a remarkable feat as mine floating asteroids in space, none of yet succeeded in acquiring the materials and thus bringing them ... |
| 26.05.2022 | Astroforge raises $13M seed round for asteroid mining ambitions | Although we’ve long understood that asteroids are not simply the rubble of the universe, but potentially profitable stores of precious minerals, humanity has never been able to unlock this value. Y Combinator startup Astroforge wants to suc... |
| 26.05.2022 | Astroforge Raises $13M To Mine Asteroids | Y Combinator startup Astroforge wants to use its new $13 million seed round to mine asteroids. The Huntington Beach-based company aims to become the first company to bring asteroid resources back to Earth, TechCrunch reported Thursday. Init... |
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