Albedo Space Corp.

Englewood, CO · Founded 2020 · Aerospace · Private

Very low earth orbit (VLEO) electro-optical and thermal infrared satellite constellation for high-resolution Earth observation imagery

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Updated Oct 16, 2026 · albedo.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Englewood, CO
Founded: 2020
Latest Form D: $3M, Aug 2024
Total capital: $38.1M

Federal grants: $2.6M; 3 awards · 2022–2023; Rank in peer group#92 of 112
Private capital raised: $32.4M; 3 Form D · last Aug 2024; 26 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $3.1M; 2 awards · Defense; Rank in Aerospace#414 of 1335
Granted patents: 0; 3 pending

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
Aug 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3M
Nov 2023Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$29.4M
Feb 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Resolution night time LWIR Performance$1.2M
Feb 2023Federal contractDefense · Thermal Infrared (long Wave Infrared) Imagery For Nighttime Imaging$3.1M
Oct 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Albedo - 10cm Imagery for Tactical ISR Missions$75K
May 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Commercial NIIRS 7 Imagery for Government ISR$1.2M

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

1 record has no date or no amount, so it isn’t placed on the timeline.

Federal first

18months

from Albedo Space Corp.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · May 2022: Defense · $1.2M
First Form D · Nov 2023: $29.4M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 4 awards

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Standing among 112 peers

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Aerospace · Satellite · Device

Federal grantsBelow median

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Andrew LasaterExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
Ben SampsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Christian GarciaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Christopher HaddadExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
Dylan BettsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Kathryn TobeyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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Raj ShahDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Winston TriExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 3

PendingSatellite For High-performance Remote SensingUSPTOApplication PCTUS2023075154
PendingSatellite for High-Performance Remote SensingUSPTOApplication 63377457
PendingSatellite For High-performance Remote SensingUSPTOApplication 19104783

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 16, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Jul 3, 2026.