Agile Space Industries
Durango, Colorado-based designer and manufacturer of in-house 3D-printed chemical propulsion systems (thrusters and rocket engines) for spacecraft, serving NASA, DoD, and prime-contractor customers.
Founded by Daudi Barnes in 2009 as Advanced Mobile Propulsion Test and rebranded as Agile Space Industries in 2019, the company designs, additively manufactures, and hot-fire tests in-space chemical propulsion — primarily hypergolic thrusters and rocket engines — at its own facilities in Durango, CO and Mount Pleasant, PA. Customers include NASA, Lockheed Martin, Astrobotic, ispace, Masten Space Systems, Team Draper, Sierra Space, and The Exploration Company, spanning lunar landers, national-security payloads, and commercial spacecraft; the company states it is 'trusted by NASA, the DoD, and their Prime contractors,' and its thruster technology traces back to a 2011 Missile Defense Agency qualification program.
Overview
- Headquarters
- Durango, CO
- Founded
- 2009
- Employees
- Total funding
- $40.6M+
- Stage
- Series A
- Status
- active
- Domains
- agilespaceindustries.com
- Website
- agilespaceindustries.com/
Founders3
- FounderDaudi BarnesFounder, President, and CTO of Agile Space Industries; founded the company's predecessor, Advanced Mobile Propulsion Test, in 2009 in Durango, Colorado.
- FounderJulian MillerCo-founder of Agile Space Industries, Inc.; later served as CRO and then CEO of Agile Space Propulsion before moving to Ascent Solar Technologies as Director of Space Solutions.
- FounderJeffrey MaxCo-founder and Chairman & CEO of Agile Space Industries, Inc.; a serial space/deep-tech entrepreneur and investor who spent roughly three decades investing in and scaling high-tech businesses in Chicago and New York before relocating to Durango, Colorado.
Cap table0
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Raised per round
Percentages marked ~ are not disclosed. Some are a generic VC-pattern model (founders/team weighted heaviest, option pool lightest, other holders evenly) sized to whatever's left undisclosed — a standard industry shape, not this company's actual cap table.
| Holder | Instrument | Ownership |
|---|---|---|
Cortado VenturesNew | Preferred (Series A) | ~16.7% |
Denver VenturesNew | Preferred (Series A) | ~16.7% |
| Preferred (Series A) | ~16.7% | |
| Preferred (Series A) | ~16.7% | |
Howdy PartnersNew | Preferred (Series A) | ~16.7% |
Caruso VenturesNew | Preferred (Series A) | ~16.7% |
Programs0
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Frequently asked
- What does Agile Space Industries do?
- Founded by Daudi Barnes in 2009 as Advanced Mobile Propulsion Test and rebranded as Agile Space Industries in 2019, the company designs, additively manufactures, and hot-fire tests in-space chemical propulsion — primarily hypergolic thrusters and rocket engines — at its own facilities in Durango, CO and Mount Pleasant, PA. Customers include NASA, Lockheed Martin, Astrobotic, ispace, Masten Space Systems, Team Draper, Sierra Space, and The Exploration Company, spanning lunar landers, national-security payloads, and commercial spacecraft; the company states it is 'trusted by NASA, the DoD, and their Prime contractors,' and its thruster technology traces back to a 2011 Missile Defense Agency qualification program.
- Where is Agile Space Industries headquartered?
- Agile Space Industries is headquartered in Durango, CO and was founded in 2009.
- How much funding has Agile Space Industries raised?
- Agile Space Industries has raised $40.6M+ in disclosed funding.
- What does Agile Space Industries specialize in?
- Agile Space Industries works across agilespaceindustries.com.
- Does Agile Space Industries hold government contracts?
- Defense Tech Atlas links Agile Space Industries to 1 government contract.
Sources & citations4
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Agile Space Industries designs, 3D-prints, and hot-fire tests in-space chemical propulsion for NASA, DoD, and prime-contractor customers; raised an oversubscribed $17M Series A led by Caruso Ventures and Howdy Partners
SpaceNews: Agile Space Industries Oversubscribed $17M Series A Accelerates Growth of In-Space Propulsion CapabilitiesVerified2026-02-19 - 2
Veteran Ventures Capital announced a strategic investment in Agile Space Industries in September 2024, the first deployment from VVC's second fund
PR Newswire: Veteran Ventures Capital Announces Strategic Investment in Agile Space Industries, Expanding Portfolio of Advanced Space Propulsion Solutions Amid Rapid Market GrowthVerified2024-09-26 - 3
Veteran Ventures Capital participated again in Agile Space Industries' $17M Series A alongside Lockheed Martin Ventures, Denver Ventures, and Cortado Ventures
SpaceNews: Agile Space Industries Oversubscribed $17M Series A Accelerates Growth of In-Space Propulsion CapabilitiesVerified2026-02-19 - 4
Agile Space Industries was founded by Daudi Barnes in 2009 as Advanced Mobile Propulsion Test, rebranded in 2019, with current CEO Chris Pearson
Agile Space Industries: AboutVerified2026-08-10