Top 10 Aerospace Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – June 1st – 30th, 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.
Buyout/LBO
- Leesta Industries, precision aerospace components for jet engines and landing gear systems, was acquired by Pursuit Aerospace via its financial sponsors through an LBO.
Later Stage VC
- REGENT Craft, an all-electric wing-in-ground-effect vessel that transforms regional transportation between coastal cities, raised venture funding from Dolby Family Ventures.
- Impulse Space, aviation and aerospace components for economical and last-mile space payload delivery, raised $500 million of Series D venture funding.
- Apex, modular satellite platforms and orbital infrastructure for long-term lunar and deep-space missions, raised $200 million of venture funding.
- Katalyst, autonomous robotic spacecraft that shifts the satellite paradigm away from single-use models towards an active in-orbit upgrade economy, raised $12 million of venture funding.
Early Stage VC
- 9 Mothers, counter-unmanned aircraft systems that detect, track, and counter small unmanned aircraft using AI, raised venture funding from Streamlined Ventures Management.
- Dispatch, a space cargo return platform that transports materials from space back to Earth, raised venture funding from Rebel Fund.
- HoverSafe, low-altitude aviation software for drone safety and operations, raised venture funding from City Side Ventures and BRIDGE Angel Investors.
Seed Round
- Ravee Optics, a compact optical communication terminal that provides bandwidth data transmission for small satellites, raised $6 million of seed funding.
- Askari Defense, a counter-drone platform that offers intelligent kinetic defense for the age of robotic warfare, raised $8.99 million of Seed-1 funding in a deal.
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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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