Axiom Space
Commercial human spaceflight services and developer of the world's first commercial space station.
Axiom Space operates end-to-end human spaceflight missions to the ISS while developing Axiom Station, the commercial successor to the International Space Station. The company also builds next-generation spacesuits under a $228M NASA contract for the Artemis lunar program. Axiom has raised over $1.4B in total funding and was awarded a NASA contract worth up to $3.5B for spacesuit development through 2034.
Overview
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- Founded
- 2016
- Employees
- 800+
- Total funding
- $1.47B
- Valuation
- ~$2B (Series D, 2026)
- Stage
- Growth
- Status
- active
- Domains
- Commercial space stations, Human spaceflight, Spacesuit systems
- X / Twitter
- x.com/Axiom_Space
- Website
- axiomspace.com
Founders3
Investors10
- FundAlumni VenturesMulti-manager venture platform giving individual/accredited investors co-investment access alongside lead VCs across sectors.
- FundQatar Investment AuthoritySovereign wealth fund of the State of Qatar, investing globally across public and private markets including space and defense-adjacent technology.
- FundType One VenturesEarly-stage venture capital firm investing in space, defense, and deep-tech startups.
- Fund1789 CapitalAmerican venture capital firm based in Palm Beach, Florida.
- Fund4iG Space and DefenceSpace and defense investment arm of Hungarian telecommunications and technology group 4iG.
- FundLuminArx Capital ManagementNew York-based investment management firm participating in growth-stage private financings.
- FundMUFG BankJapanese multinational bank and a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, participating in strategic corporate and growth-stage investments.
- FundC5 CapitalLondon-based venture capital firm focused on space, cybersecurity, and national-security technology.
- FundAljazira CapitalInvestment banking and asset management arm of Saudi Arabia's Bank AlJazira.
- FundBoryungSouth Korean pharmaceutical company and strategic investor in space-biotech and human-spaceflight ventures.
Cap table7
Approximate ownership by holder. Indexed holders link to their records.
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 |
|---|---|---|
Founders & team | Common | ~37.5% |
Other investors | Preferred / Common | ~25.0% |
Series C investorsNew | Preferred (Series C) | ~25.0% |
Employee option pool | Options | ~12.5% |
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Frequently asked
- What does Axiom Space do?
- Axiom Space operates end-to-end human spaceflight missions to the ISS while developing Axiom Station, the commercial successor to the International Space Station. The company also builds next-generation spacesuits under a $228M NASA contract for the Artemis lunar program. Axiom has raised over $1.4B in total funding and was awarded a NASA contract worth up to $3.5B for spacesuit development through 2034.
- Where is Axiom Space headquartered?
- Axiom Space is headquartered in Houston, TX and was founded in 2016.
- How much funding has Axiom Space raised?
- Axiom Space has raised $1.47B in disclosed funding, at a most recent valuation of ~$2B (Series D, 2026).
- What does Axiom Space specialize in?
- Axiom Space works across Commercial space stations, Human spaceflight, Spacesuit systems.
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