Series A
$65M
B Capital · LeadShield Capital · LeadGreatPoint VenturesOceans VenturesHelena Group FoundationMVP VenturesCerberus Ventures · Lead
Open roles0
Total raised$65M
Team size11-50
Founded · Stage2024 · Series A
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About the company
What they build and who they serve.
Star Catcher Industries is a Jacksonville, Florida-based aerospace startup building the first power grid in space, using optical power beaming to deliver concentrated solar energy on demand to satellites and other spacecraft. The company's approach is designed to lift the power ceiling on existing satellite hardware — claiming up to 10x more available power with no retrofit or custom receiver — addressing what its team calls the binding constraint on space connectivity, computing, sensing and security workloads. Founded in 2024 by CEO Andrew Rush, Star Catcher has set a world record for optical power beaming, completed an on-orbit subsystem demonstration, and serves both commercial space operators and U.S. national security customers.
Why it matters
Signals from funding, traction, and product direction.
- Series A was oversubscribed and brings Star Catcher's total capital raised to $88M, following a roughly $23M seed.
- Round led by B Capital with co-leads Shield Capital and Cerberus Ventures; GreatPoint Ventures, Helena, Oceans Ventures and MVP Ventures also participated.
- Three new board seats announced alongside the round: General John W. "Jay" Raymond (Ret.), former first Chief of Space Operations of the U.S. Space Force, from Cerberus; B Capital General Partner and Head of Energy Jeff Johnson; and SHIELD Principal David Rothzeid.
- Commercial traction cited at close: seven signed power purchase agreements, multiple government contracts, and a qualified pipeline representing more than $3B in projected annual recurring revenue.
- Proceeds will fund the first space-based optical power beaming demonstration later in 2026, accelerate a second orbital mission already in development, and scale engineering and operations headcount.
Funding history
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Investors
B CapitalShield CapitalGreatPoint VenturesOceans VenturesHelena Group FoundationMVP VenturesCerberus Ventures
Focus areas
Series ARenewable EnergySpace Technology
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