ASTROFORGE, INC.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA · Founded 2021 · Aerospace · Private

in-situ laser-based ablative refining system for extracting platinum group metals from asteroids in space

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · astroforge.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
Founded: 2021
Latest Form D: $40.8M, Aug 2024
Total capital: $41.5M

Federal grants: $425K; 2 awards · 2024; Rank in peer group#30 of 39
Private capital raised: $40.8M; 1 Form D · last Aug 2024; 26 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $300K; 2 awards · NASA; Rank in Aerospace#617 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · Phase III SBIR 80NSSC25C0416 Astroforge Mission Concept Study: Rapid-response Neo Characterization$150K
Aug 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$40.8M
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Cold Ablation Drilling: Non-contact Planetary Sampling Technology$150K
Jul 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Cold Ablation Drilling: Non-contact Planetary Sampling Technology$150K
Feb 2024Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Electromagnetic-ablative PGM Refining for In-situ Asteroid Mining$275K

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.

Federal first

6months

from ASTROFORGE, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Feb 2024: NSF · $275K
First Form D · Aug 2024: $40.8M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 3 awards

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Standing among 39 peers

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Aerospace · System

Federal grantsBelow median

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Jose AcainExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Justin HamiltonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Matthew GialichExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

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.

How to read this page

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.