Starfish Space, founded in 2019, is a space technology company focused on on-orbit satellite servicing. They are developing the "Otter" servicer vehicle to provide services like life extension and debris removal for satellites in both Geostationary orbit (GEO) and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). Starfish Space has contracts with Intelsat and the U.S. Space Force, positioning themselves as a key player in the emerging in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) market.
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Starfish Space has selected Gilmour Space Technologies as the docking partner for the Otter Pup 2 on-orbit demonstration mission.
The U.S. Space Force awarded Starfish Space $52.5 million for proliferated LEO deorbit services in January 2026.
Starfish Space received its first Space Force contract in 2024 under a Strategic Funding Increase contract to dock with a national security spacecraft in orbit.
The Space Development Agency awarded Starfish Space a contract in January to deorbit a Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture satellite.
Starfish Space is preparing its deorbiting mission for launch in 2027.
Booz Allen Ventures has previously invested in Albedo, Quindar, and Starfish Space.
Nomi Capital, Gaingels, and Overlap Holdings joined Starfish Space’s Series B funding round as new investors.
Starfish Space will use the Series B proceeds to execute contracted Otter missions, scale the Otter business line, and grow the team.
Starfish Space has Otter missions under contract with the U.S. Space Force, SDA, NASA, SES, and other customers.
Starfish Space is operating the Otter Pup 2 mission.
Starfish Space completed the Remora mission in 2025.
Activate Capital and Shield Capital co-led Starfish Space’s Series B funding round.
NFX, Munich Re Ventures, Toyota Ventures, and PSL Ventures participated in Starfish Space’s Series B funding round as existing investors.
Starfish Space is on track to fly its first full Otter missions later in the year.
Starfish Space has successfully launched and operated three demonstration missions in orbit.
Starfish Space raised over $100 million in a Series B funding round led by Point72 Ventures.
Industrious Ventures and NightDragon were additional major participants in Starfish Space’s Series B funding round.
Point72 Ventures led Starfish Space’s Series B round.
Point72 Ventures led Starfish Space’s Series B round.
The Starfish Space funding round was co-led by Activate Capital and Shield Capital.