Lodestar Space

Lodestar Space is a space tech company in El Segundo, United States, founded in 2023. It has raised $2.5M across 2 rounds, most recently a Grant in October 2025.

Building the last piece of deterrence

Employees
11–50
Founded
2023
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$2.5M
Last Round
GrantOct 2025
Rounds
2

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

Indexed holds 2 funding rounds and 2 investors for this company. The full record is or through the API.

About

Lodestar Space is a spacecraft and space-defense company building in-space, bodyguard-like technology designed to protect and defend space assets for the UK and Western defense sectors. Headquartered in El Segundo, California with operations in London, the company partners with best-in-class teams to deliver mission-ready capabilities at speed and scale, and has an active mission (ALECTO) flying aboard a Momentus Vigoride-7 spacecraft bus.

Summary

It lists 11–50 employees. It has raised $2.5M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a Grant round in Oct 2025. Investors include UK Space Agency and Inflection.xyz.

Funding History

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GrantUK Space Agency International Bilateral Fund AwardOct 2025

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Funding: Pre-Seed through Grant. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

Investors

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