Series B
$75M
Forward Deployed VCAurelia FoundryIndustrious VenturesMagnetar CapitalHOF CapitalFoundersXWashington Harbour Partners · LeadCenter15 Capital
Open roles0
Total raised$75M
Team size51-200
Founded · Stage2021 · Series B
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About the company
What they build and who they serve.
Turion Space is an Irvine, California–based space domain awareness and on-orbit servicing startup founded in 2021 by veterans of SpaceX, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, and Boeing Phantom Works. Its maneuverable Droid-series satellites track objects in orbit, monitor debris, and conduct non-Earth imaging — inspecting other spacecraft up close. The company operates a mission-control software platform called Starfire and has secured 28 US government contracts, including from Space Force, NASA, and the National Reconnaissance Office.
Why it matters
Signals from funding, traction, and product direction.
- Turion has secured 28 US government contracts to date including awards from US Space Force, NASA and the National Reconnaissance Office — primary market is defense space domain awareness.
- Round led by Washington Harbour Partners (Mina Faltas, Partner). New institutional investors Center15 Capital, Magnetar Capital, HOF Capital and Industrious Ventures joined, with follow-on from Aurelia Foundry, Forward Deployed VC, and FoundersX.
- Droid.002 was deployed in March 2026 to track objects and monitor debris; Droid.001 completed a three-year mission and has been deorbited. Company has about 200 employees.
- Founded in 2021 by veterans of SpaceX, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Boeing Phantom Works; CEO Ryan Westerdahl is a co-founder.
Funding history
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Investors
Forward Deployed VCAurelia FoundryIndustrious VenturesMagnetar CapitalHOF CapitalFoundersXWashington Harbour PartnersCenter15 Capital
Focus areas
Series BDefenseEnterprise SoftwareSatellite ServicesSpace Technology
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