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101 Top Aerospace Startups & Companies (California)
Aerospace companies have been making some huge strides over the last year with innovations driven by both established players and startups entering the scene. With an impressive 7% CAGR and an expected value of $430 billion by 2025 it is a huge industry ripe for growth.
California is home to a range of established and new aerospace companies. With a strong foundation & a maturing regulatory space California offers a wide range of opportunities for aerospace companies.
This list aims to showcase some of the top aerospace companies and startups in California focusing on companies with great track records, innovative products or huge future potential.
Pixxel
Pixxel is a space technology startup that builds a constellation of advanced earth imaging small satellites. Based out of Palo Alto, California, United States
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Hadrian
Hadrian is a machine-parts startup that manufactures precision components for cutting-edge technology companies. Based out of Hawthorne, California, United States
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SpaceX
SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. Based out of Hawthorne, California, United States
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Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab delivers a range of complete rocket systems and technologies for fast and low-cost payload deployment. Based out of Huntington Beach, California, United States
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Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic is a commercial spaceline that develops commercial spacecrafts. Based out of Mojave, California, United States
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Planet
Planet is an aerospace and data analytics company that builds small satellites and delivers information about the changing planet. Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Epirus
Epirus builds cutting-edge directed energy & power management systems to solve some of the world’s most complex problems. Based out of Hawthorne, California, United States
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Wisk Aero
Wisk is an urban air-mobility company on a mission to leave traffic on the ground and make sustainable flight a reality for everyday life. Based out of Mountain View, California, United States
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Astranis
Astranis is a space startup that builds small and low-cost telecommunications satellites to provide internet access in remote regions. Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Akash Systems
Akash Systems is focused on developing and supplying the next generation of communications gear for space satellites. Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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ZeroAvia
ZeroAvia produces practical zero emission aviation powertrain targeting 9-19-passenger airplanes to start replacing dirty jet fuel. Based out of Hollister, California, United States
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SpinLaunch
SpinLaunch develops a kinetic launch system for sending satellites to low-Earth orbit. Based out of Long Beach, California, United States
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Joby Aviation
Joby Aviation is an aerospace transportation company developing electric aircrafts. Based out of Santa Cruz, California, United States
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Archer
Archer Aviation aims to accelerate the benefits of sustainable air mobility. Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Virgin Orbit
Virgin Orbit operates LauncherOne, a flexible launch service for commercial and government-built satellites. Based out of Long Beach, California, United States
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Capella Space
Capella Space is an information services company that provides on-demand 24/7 SAR data for government and commercial customers. Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Loft Orbital
Loft Orbital leases space on satellites for any organization to collect information about the Earth, from space. Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Skyryse
Skyryse is an air mobility company on a mission to democratize the sky. Based out of Hawthorne, California, United States
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Kitty Hawk
Kitty Hawk is an aerospace company that manufactures eVTOL vehicles that makes airtaxis affordable, ubiquitous, and eco-conscious. Based out of Mountain View, California, United States
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ABL Space Systems
ABL Space Systems specializes in building rockets to launch satellites. Based out of El Segundo, California, United States
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INTERSTELLAR LAB
Interstellar Lab is developing and building modules for sustainable living on Earth and life-support in space. Based out of Los Angeles, California, United States
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Anuvu
Anuvu provides connectivity and content solutions to mobility markets. Based out of Santa Ana, California, United States
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AeroVironment
AeroVironment designs, develops, produces, and supports a portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems supplied to organizations. Based out of Monrovia, California, United States
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Varda
Varda is a space manufacturing startup that focuses on creating products in space for terrestrial applications. Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Universal Hydrogen
Universal Hydrogen is the company fueling carbon-free flight by making hydrogen-powered commercial flight a near-term reality. Based out of Venice, California, United States
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XWING
XWING develops the suite of technologies for pilotless commercial flight of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and fixed-wing aircraft. Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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LeoLabs
LeoLabs is an aerospace company that supplies and provides low Earth orbit mapping and space situational awareness services. Based out of Menlo Park, California, United States
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Odys Aviation
Odys Aviation is an aircraft startup making hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft for regional mobility. Based out of Long Beach, California, United States
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AirMap
AirMap operates as an airspace services platform for unmanned aircraft. Based out of Santa Monica, California, United States
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HyPoint
HyPoint is a provider of a hydrogen fuel cell system for air transportation market. Based out of Menlo Park, California, United States
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Orbit Fab
Orbit Fab offers a supply of satellite propellant in Earth Orbit that expands the operational potential of new and existing space assets. Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Swarm Technologies
Swarm enables global connectivity with the world's most affordable satellite network. Based out of Palo Alto, California, United States
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ARRIS
ARRIS is a technology company enabling the design and manufacture of the highest-performance products at scale. Based out of Berkeley, California, United States
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First Resonance
First Resonance builds ION, the Factory Operating System that manufacturers trust for speed, collaboration, and visibility. Based out of Los Angeles, California, United States
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Orbital Sidekick
Orbital Sidekick develops a space-based infrastructure of hyperspectral sensors to provide monitoring services to the energy sector. Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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SkySafe
SkySafe allows governments, law enforcement, airports, cities, and more to manage their airspace with real-time drone data and analytics. Based out of San Diego, California, United States
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Kespry
Kespry provides an aerial intelligence platform that transforms how organizations capture, analyze, and share insights about their business. Based out of Menlo Park, California, United States
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings is an innovative, technology-based company that provides solutions to aerospace, defence & real estate markets. Based out of El Segundo, California, United States
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Inversion
Inversion builds space capsules to return cargo back to Earth for the commercial, civil, and defense industries. Based out of Los Angeles, California, United States
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uAvionix
uAvionix develops the world’s smallest, lightest and most affordable ADS-B transponder, Ping. Based out of Palo Alto, California, United States
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Umbra
Space and Earth based datasets for your defense, intelligence and analytics solutions. Based out of Santa Barbara, California, United States
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Kairos Aerospace
Kairos Aerospace combines innovative aerospace systems with advanced data science to solve pressing global problems Based out of Mountain View, California, United States
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Muon Space
Muon Space is an aerospace company Based out of Mountain View, California, United States
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BlackBird
BlackBird is on a mission to make flying as convenient and affordable as driivng Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Jet Edge International
Jet Edge specializes in jet charter and aircraft management and provides flex based one way jet charter. Based out of Van Nuys, California, United States
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Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries is a defense product company that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance. Based out of Irvine, California, United States
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Phase Four
Phase Four is a provider of electric propulsion (EP) for small satellites. Based out of El Segundo, California, United States
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General Radar Corp.
High resolution mm-wave radars for automotive Based out of Mountain View, California, United States
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Pyka
Pyka makes technologies that make aviation safer, more affordable, and more accessible than has ever been possible in human history. Based out of Oakland, California, United States
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ICON Aircraft
ICON Aircraft manufactures consumer-friendly, safe, technologically advanced aircrafts. Based out of Vacaville, California, United States
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Astro Digital
Astro Digital is a global imaging and analysis company that develops a platform for fast and easy access to satellite imagery. Based out of Mountain View, California, United States
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MightyFly
Remaking the future of logistics Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Relimetrics
Relimetrics develops full stack computer vision and machine learning software for QA and process control in Industry 4.0 applications. Based out of Sunnyvale, California, United States
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Turion Space
Turion Space produces spacecraft to remove orbital debris and provide services to existing satellites. Based out of Irvine, California, United States
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Grid Raster
Grid Raster is a provider of cloud-based XR platforms that powers high-performance and scalable AR/VR/MR experiences on mobile devices. Based out of Mountain View, California, United States
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DASH Systems
DASH Systems is a tech company developing hardware and software to enable precision airdrop deliveries. Based out of Hawthorne, California, United States
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TransAstra
TransAstra develops a technology to find, prospect, harvest and use space resources. Based out of Los Angeles, California, United States
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Venus Aerospace
Venus Aerospace is a start-up company pushing the boundaries of high speed transportation. Based out of Seal Beach, California, United States
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Loon
Loon is a network of high altitude balloons used to provide stable internet coverage on the ground. Based out of Mountain View, California, United States
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Morpheus Space
Morpheus Space is disrupting the NewSpace industry by introducing Agile Constellations, a fusion between cutting edge propulsion and AI. Based out of Los Angeles, California, United States
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Armada Aeronautics
Aerial is a developer of modern aircraft to improve the future of air transportation. Based out of Santa Clara, California, United States
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Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American global aerospace and defense technology company formed by Northrop's 1994 purchase of Grumman. Based out of Los Angeles, California, United States
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SkySelect
SkySelect is an algorithmic purchasing system for $100B aircraft material industry Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Impulse Space Propulsion
Impulse Space Propulsion is the developer of in-space transportation services for the inner solar system. Based out of El Segundo, California, United States
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Delos
Delos is building a digital property insurance company for customers in high catastrophe risk regions. Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Relativity Space
Relativity Space is an aerospace company that designs, develops, and builds 3D printed rockets. Based out of Long Beach, California, United States
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Ampaire
Ampaire is making flying accessible to more people by building electric aircraft that are greener, quieter, and less costly to operate. Based out of Hawthorne, California, United States
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Starburst Ventures
Starburst Ventures is a global aviation, space, and defense focused venture capital fund. Based out of Los Angeles, California, United States
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UTVATE
Unlocking satellite internet capacity through user terminal innovation Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Momentus
Momentus offers the infrastructure services necessary to enable enterprise and human existence to flourish in space. Based out of Santa Clara, California, United States
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Zenith Aerospace
Zenith Aerospace provides live 24/7 global asset monitoring solutions through a fleet of high altitude solar unmanned aircraft. Based out of Palo Alto, California, United States
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Cluster
Connecting engineers to Industrial Tech careers in Aviation, Aerospace & Defense Based out of Los Angeles, California, United States
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Skyway
ANSP - UAM ATC Infrastructure for Smart Cities to support UTM, UAV & EVTOL systems. Based out of San Rafael, California, United States
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Panhwar Jet
Panhwar Jet is a technology start-up that aims to design and build the world’s first all-electric self-charging luxury business aircraft. Based out of Newport Beach, California, United States
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Astra
Astra is a rocket launch startup that provides satellite delivery and launch services. Based out of Alameda, California, United States
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Elroy Air
Elroy Air is a logistics company that specializes in the fields of logistics, robotics, and air transportation. Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Phizzle
The First IoT Solution to Remotely Operate Multi-Vendor Particle Counters in Scientific Data Applications. Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Cuberg
Cuberg is a company delivering lithium metal cells produced on existing lithium-ion manufacturing lines for electromobility solutions. Based out of Emeryville, California, United States
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Exosonic
Exosonic builds a passenger aircraft that can fly super-sonically overland and overwater with a muted sonic boom. Based out of Los Angeles, California, United States
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PreNav
PreNav develops precision drone system for industrial inspection. Based out of Redwood City, California, United States
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Buoyant Aero
Buoyant Aero builds unmanned new drone airships that enables middle mile cargo logistics. Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Bluefield Technologies
Precise, always-on methane leak detection via microsatellites (http://bluefield.co) Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Karem Aircraft
Karem Aircraft is an aviation and aerospace company that provides aircraft systems and subsystems. Based out of Lake Forest, California, United States
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Hydroplane
Emission free aviation and energy storage technology company Based out of Sherman Oaks, California, United States
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Planck Aerosystems
Planck technology ushers in a new era of drone flight, unlocking a world of new applications. Based out of San Diego, California, United States
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Precious Payload
Space is hard, but the business of space does not have to be. After being party to more than 100 successful space missions, Precious Payload developed a universal syntax for space missions that translates business objectives into task orders for disparate teams. Their software primitives can be deployed — in part or as a suite of services — by both legacy space companies and new entrants alike. Within months of Precious Payload's first release, they acquired twelve space mission customers with a CAC under $500 and LTV of $180,000, and registrations are growing 30% MoM. The product is naturally viral, relevant for all space industry participants, and will accelerate the volume and velocity of missions across the space industry.
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Atomus
Atomus Builds trust with your customers and scale securely with Atomus Aegis, the smartest way to achieve compliance. Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Skyfront
Skyfront builds extreme endurance, fully autonomous aircraft for public safety and commercial applications. Based out of Menlo Park, California, United States
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Hera Systems
Hera Systems is a satellite information and analytics company that collects images of the Earth. Based out of San Jose, California, United States
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Uvify
UVify is a team with strong background in engineering and design for building autonomous drone for everyone. Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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Frontier Aerospace
Frontier Aerospace focuses on conceptualizing, designing, and proving-out innovative in-space. Based out of Simi Valley, California, United States
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Elite Aerospace Group
Elite Aerospace Group manufactures premier aircraft component design and engineering. Based out of Irvine, California, United States
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Kray Technologies
Kray Protection - the most efficient form of crop protection application. It is industrial productivity drone built by Kray Technologies. Based out of Novato, California, United States
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LaunchPoint EPS
LaunchPoint EPS develops advanced electric and hybrid-electric propulsion and power generation systems for the aerospace industry. Based out of Goleta, California, United States
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SkyThread
SkyThread is an aviation consortium and technology ecosystem company enabling friction free transactions in the aviation industry. Based out of Irvine, California, United States
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Airbus Ventures
Empowering our entrepreneurs to shift the future of aerospace. Based out of Menlo Park, California, United States
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Avion
Avion is an autonomous aerial network that delivers medicals and vaccine supplies via drones. Based out of San Francisco, California, United States
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AVIAA
AVIAA is building a community around business aviation procurement through transparency, committed volume, and aggregated buying power. Based out of Irvine, California, United States
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ObjectSecurity
Security Automation: Security Policy Automation, Supply Chain Risk Analysis Automation, Vulnerability Assessment & Pentesting Automation Based out of San Diego, California, United States
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Ramon.Space
Ramon.Space builds space-resilient super-computer systems that bring cloud computing to space. Based out of Palo Alto, California, United States
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RightHook, Inc.
RightHook builds simulation software for the autonomous robotics industry. Based out of San Jose, California, United States
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