Top 10 Aerospace Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – April 1st – May 31st, 2026
Several interesting transactions closed in the Aerospace sector over the past month. If you would like more info on these deals or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
PIPE
- Merlin Labs, autonomous flight software for legacy and next-generation airborne systems, received $80 million of development capital.
Merger/Acquisition
- Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing, manufactures fitting systems and supplies for the aerospace industry, was acquired by Howmet Aerospace for $1.80 billion.
- Precision Aviation Group, manufactures aircraft parts and provides maintenance, repair and overhaul services for rotary and fixed-wing aircraft, was acquired by VSE for $2.02 billion.
Later Stage VC
- Anduril Industries, autonomous defense technology that automates surveillance and threat detection for national security purposes, raised $5 billion of Series H venture funding.
- Astranis, small satellites for high-orbit deployment that serves defense and commercial communications sectors, raised $455 million of venture funding through a combination of debt and equity.
- Hermeus, develops hypersonic aircraft quickly and cost-effectively, raised $350 million of Series C venture funding.
- Reliable Robotics, autonomous aircraft systems for commercial and defense aviation, raised $160 million of Series D venture funding.
- Starfish Space, autonomous satellite servicing vehicles for in-space satellite maintenance, raised $111.69 million of Series B venture funding.
Early Stage VC
- Cowboy Space, orbital computing infrastructure that provides space-based power generation and artificial intelligence compute capacity, raised $305 million of Series B venture funding.
- HavocAI, autonomous systems technology that enables collaborative, multi-domain fleet operations, raised $187.49 million through the combination of Series A venture funding.
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Jesus Tueme
Managing Director
Finance and banking executive with a global perspective, broad professional practice and extensive network in Latin America. 22 years at BBVA, BNPP and Credit Agricole. Successful deal-making track record with multinationals, major Latin American issuers and government agencies. Extensive experience in restructuring/special situations, initial public offerings, corporate strategy, evaluating alliances, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, risk management, customer centric and digital strategies, and financial analytics. BS in Economics from Mexico Monterrey Institute of Technology. MBA from the University of California Los Angeles in 1987. Graduated from Harvard Business School General Management Program. Further academic work on Risk Management at Stanford University and as a research and finance scholar at the Monterrey Institute of Technology.
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