50 Best Aerospace Companies to Watch in 2026

The most prominent aerospace companies ranked by global prominence, funding activity, and market position. Showing the top 50 out of 18,053 companies tracked on Fsome.

18,053
Total Companies
$398.7B
Total Funding
$22.1M
Avg Funding
London
Top Location
# Company Location Employees Total Funding Last Round Last Funded
1
Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab is an aerospace company that provides launch services, spacecraft des…
Long Beach 1K - 5K $2.0B Post Ipo Equity 2026-04-08
2
Firefly Aerospace
Firefly Aerospace is a space company that develops and operates launch vehicles,…
Cedar Park $796.6M Corporate Round 2025-05-29
3
Hadrian
Hadrian builds AI-powered automated factories that manufacture precision parts f…
Hawthorne $607.8M Series C 2025-12-30
4
Quantum Systems
Quantum Systems builds AI-powered eVTOL drones for defense, security, and survey…
Gilching $775.7M Debt Financing 2026-02-12
5
Starlab Space
Developing the next-generation, AI-enabled commercial space station
Webster 11 - 50 $232.5M Series Unknown 2026-01-06
6
Voyager Technologies
Voyager Technologies is a defense and space technology company that develops sol…
Denver 501 - 1K $818.2M Post Ipo Debt 2025-11-05
7
Cambium
Cambium specializes in advanced materials for defense and aerospace, focusing on…
El Segundo 101 - 250 $127.0M Series B 2026-01-05
8
JetZero
JetZero is an aerospace startup developing all-wing aircraft to cut fuel use and…
Long Beach 251 - 500 $436.4M Series B 2026-01-13
9
Archer
Archer is an aerospace company that developed an electric vertical takeoff and l…
San Francisco 501 - 1K $3.5B Post Ipo Equity 2025-11-06
10
Planet
Planet is an aerospace and data analytics company that builds small satellites a…
San Francisco 501 - 1K $1.0B Post Ipo Debt 2025-09-09
11
K2 Space
K2 Space develops high-power satellite platforms for orbital missions, using ver…
Torrance 101 - 250 $425.5M Series C 2025-12-11
12
SkyFi®
SkyFi® is an earth intelligence platform that provides satellite imagery and ana…
Austin 11 - 50 $41.0M Series A 2026-01-14
13
Starcloud
Starcloud is building a network of large data centers in space.
Redmond 1 - 10 $23.9M Seed 2025-02-26
14
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that specializes in developin…
Costa Mesa 5K - 10K $6.4B Grant 2026-01-29
15
Slingshot Aerospace
Slingshot Aerospace builds space data, analytics, and simulation solutions.
Windsor 101 - 250 $148.9M Series Unknown 2025-09-30
16
Axiom Space
Axiom Space is a space infrastructure company that develops commercial human spa…
Houston 501 - 1K $850.0M Debt Financing 2026-02-12
17
Vertical Aerospace
Vertical Aerospace is an aerospace manufacturer, specializing in electric aviati…
Bristol 251 - 500 $595.2M Grant 2026-02-03
18
ZeroAvia
ZeroAvia develops hydrogen-electric powertrains for zero-emission aviation solut…
Hollister 251 - 500 $306.0M Series Unknown 2025-12-22
19
Array Labs
Array Labs designs and operates space-based radar systems and delivers 3D Earth …
Palo Alto 11 - 50 $35.6M Series A 2026-01-05
20
Beta Technologies
Beta Technologies builds electric VTOL and CTOL aircraft, charging systems, and …
South Burlington 501 - 1K $2.0B Post Ipo Secondary 2026-02-10
21
X-Bow Launch Systems
X-Bow Systems is a space technology company that produces solid rocket motors an…
Albuquerque 101 - 250 $200.8M Debt Financing 2025-11-20
22
MDA Space
MDA Space is a space technology company that develops geointelligence, space ope…
Brampton 1K - 5K $183.0M Post Ipo Debt 2025-12-04
23
Aeon
Aeon develops advanced capabilities at scale for maximum deterrence.
Austin 11 - 50 $16.6M Seed 2025-03-14
24
Hydrosat
Hydrosat leverages thermal satellite intelligence and AI to address critical glo…
Washington 51 - 100 $95.6M Series B 2026-01-15
25
HawkEye 360
HawkEye 360 detects, geolocates, and characterizesvarious RF signals using its s…
Herndon 251 - 500 $585.3M Series E 2026-03-04
26
Digantara
Digantara develops infrastructure and data solutions for monitoring objects and …
Bengaluru 101 - 250 $64.4M Series B 2025-12-16
27
True Anomaly
True Anomaly is builds space security and resilience at the intersection of spac…
Centennial 101 - 250 $418.0M Debt Financing 2025-04-30
28
Pixxel
Pixxel is a space data company that develops a constellation of hyperspectral ea…
Bengaluru 101 - 250 $95.0M Grant 2025-06-11
29
Castelion
Castelion is a defense tech company that applies modern hardware development and…
Torrance 101 - 250 $469.6M Series B 2025-12-05
30
Fly Exclusive
Fly Exclusive provide high quality, safe &reliable private jet travel at industr…
Kinston 501 - 1K $116.2M Post Ipo Equity 2026-01-09
31
Stoke Space
Stoke Space develops fully reusable Nova rockets for orbital space mobility.
Kent 251 - 500 $1.4B Series D 2025-10-08
32
Apex
Apex designs and manufactures satellite buses tailored for various space mission…
Los Angeles 101 - 250 $522.0M Series D 2025-09-12
33
Vannevar Labs
Vannevar Labs is a technology startup providing defense and national security te…
Palo Alto 101 - 250 $87.0M Series B 2023-01-18
34
Muon Space
Muon Space is a space systems company that designs, builds, and operates LEO sat…
Mountain View 101 - 250 $225.8M Grant 2025-10-08
35
XTI Aerospace
XTI Aerospace specializes in aircraft technology and development of vertical-lif…
Englewood 11 - 50 $140.0M Post Ipo Debt 2026-02-11
36
Aequs
Aequs is a manufacturing company that offers integrated products across the aero…
Belgami 1K - 5K $117.4M Private Equity 2025-11-11
37
Joby Aviation
Joby Aviation is an aerospace transportation company developing electric aircraf…
Santa Cruz 1K - 5K $4.2B Post Ipo Debt 2026-01-29
38
Open Cosmos
Open Cosmos is a space technology company that designs, builds, and operates low…
Harwell 101 - 250 $62.6M Series B 2023-09-11
39
Karman Space & Defense
Karman Space & Defense offers production solutions for hypersonics, spacecraft, …
Huntington Beach 1K - 5K $1.5B Post Ipo Debt 2025-10-24
40
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise is a global aviation services company that provides a…
Dubai 101 - 250 $8.7B Debt Financing 2026-03-24
41
Interstellar Technologies
Interstellar Technologies is an aerospace company that develops cost-effective a…
Hiroo 101 - 250 $245.2M Debt Financing 2026-01-16
42
CesiumAstro
CesiumAstro provides out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, …
Austin 101 - 250 $655.2M Series C 2026-02-02
43
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides tra…
Falls Church c 10001 max $3.7B Post Ipo Debt 2025-05-27
44
Avelo Airlines
Avelo Airlines is an aviation company that offers an affordable, convenient, and…
Houston 1K - 5K $175.2M Series Unknown 2025-01-16
45
Pyka
Pyka is a robotics company on a mission to build the most useful autonomous airc…
Alameda 101 - 250 $88.1M Series B 2024-09-23
46
ICEYE
ICEYE operates a radar satellite constellation, providing all weather earth obse…
Espoo 501 - 1K $762.4M Secondary Market 2025-12-05
47
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that specializes in a…
Bethesda c 10001 max $6.1B Post Ipo Debt 2025-12-05
48
Ursa Major
Ursa Major is an aerospace and defense company that provides a propulsion system…
Berthoud 251 - 500 $434.7M Debt Financing 2025-11-18
49
Destinus
Destinus is a transportation technology company building near-space vehicles and…
Payerne 501 - 1K $116.8M Debt Financing 2025-12-18
50
Momentus
Momentus is a commercial space company providing satellite buses, in-space trans…
Santa Clara 51 - 100 $182.1M Post Ipo Equity 2026-01-05