SpaceX
Aerospace / Defence · Hawthorne, United States · #86 globally
0.60%
Spawner rate
66
Funded founders
10,912
Alumni tracked
$5.1B
Capital raised by spawns
Founder DNA
Sectors spawned founders go on to build in
Over-indexed on Aerospace / Defence. Founders spawned from SpaceX pick it 32.3× more often than the global founder population.
Aerospace / Defence
32.3×
Mobility / Transport
7.0×
Energy / Climate Tech
3.5×
Manufacturing / Industrial
3.0×
Hardware / Semiconductors
2.8×
Cybersecurity
1.0×
Enterprise Software
0.7×
AI / Machine Learning
0.4×
← under · 1× market average · over →
The SpaceX network
Where the founders came from, when spawns were founded, and how much they have raised since
Spawned companies
| Company | Founders from SpaceX | Role at SpaceX | Raised | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Impulse SpaceAerospace / Defence | Tom Mueller(2020) | Propulsion CTO (Part-time) | 2021 | $1.0B |
HadrianAerospace / Defence | Thomas Cobbs | — | 2021 | $609M |
CastelionAerospace / Defence | Andrew Kreitz(2022)Bryon Hargis(2022)Sean Pitt(2022) | Senior Finance ManagerSr. Director, Government SalesDirector, Commercial Sales | 2022 | $474M |
AmcaEdTech | Eli Giovanetti(2024) | Senior Director, Falcon integration and subassemblies | 2024 | $377M |
XonaAerospace / Defence | Brian Manning(2018) | Responsible Engineer - Thrust Structure | 2019 | $331M |
Reliable Robotics CorporationMobility / Transport | Juerg Frefel(2017) | Senior Hardware Development Manager | 2017 | $294M |
StarcloudAerospace / Defence | Adi Oltean(2024) | Principal Software Engineer | 2024 | $216M |
RevelEnterprise Software | Scott Morton(2024) | Software Engineering Manager, Starship | 2024 | $180M |
Arc Boat CompanyMobility / Transport | Ryan Cook(2021) | Lead Engineer | 2021 | $158M |
AntaresAerospace / Defence | Julia DeWahl(2022) | Director of Starlink Business Operations | 2023 | $134M |
Turion SpaceAerospace / Defence | Ryan W(2021) | Dynamics Engineer II | 2021 | $128M |
FreeformManufacturing / Industrial | Erik Palitsch(2018) | Propulsion Development Manager | 2018 | $126M |
GradialConsumer Internet | Deip Kumar(2023)Doug Tallmadge(2023)Douglas Tallmadge(2023) | Lead Software EngineerSoftware Engineering ManagerSoftware Engineering Manager | 2023 | $118M |
TerraFirmaAI / Machine Learning | Noah McGuinness(2023)Noah S(2023) | Software Engineer (Spacecraft Engineering)Starship Engineer | 2023 | $115M |
Senra SystemsAerospace / Defence | Benjamin Shanahan(2023)Jordan Black(2023) | Software Engineer IIManager Avionics R&D & NPI Production | 2023 | $92M |
ParallelMobility / Transport | Benjamin Stabler(2020)John Howard(2020)Matt Soule(2019) | Manager, Avionics SoftwareSr. Manager, Avionics HW.Principal Avionics Engineer | 2020 | $92M |
Endurance EnergyEnergy / Climate Tech | Andrew Redd(2025) | Life Support Engineer II (Dragon) | 2024 | $79M |
Arbor EnergyEnergy / Climate Tech | Brad Hartwig(2018) | Manufacturing Engineer | Crew Dragon Engines | 2022 | $69M |
SiftEnterprise Software | Karthik Gollapudi(2022) | Dragon Flight Software Lead | 2022 | $67M |
Mesh Optical TechnologiesHardware / Semiconductors | Cameron Ramos(2024)Serena G(2024)Travis Brashears(2025) | Manager, Starlink GNCLead Mechanical Engineer (Starlink Mechanisms)Manager Space Lasers Engineering | 2025 | $50M |
CX2Aerospace / Defence | Lee T(2024) | Lead RF Engineer | 2024 | $46M |
AnySignalAerospace / Defence | John Malsbury(2022) | Lead DSP, FPGA and Software Engineer | 2022 | $46M |
Vital LyfeEnergy / Climate Tech | Andrew Harner(2021)Jon C(2024) | Mission ManagerManager, Starlink Development Engineering | 2024 | $42M |
PlantedEnergy / Climate Tech | Richard Erb(2020) | Structures Analyst | 2020 | $34M |
Electric EraManufacturing / Industrial | Quincy Edmund Lee(2020) | Manager of Starlink Gateways | 2019 | $33M |