SPINLAUNCH INC.
Kinetic launch system for deploying satellites to orbit via rotational acceleration
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- LONG BEACH, CA
- Founded
- 2014
- Latest Form D
- $15M, Aug 2025
- Total capital
- $140M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $140M
- 8 Form D · last Aug 2025
- 14 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 8
- 6 pending · first 2018
- Rank in peer group#13 of 181
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 8th filing$15M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$11.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$71.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$34.7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$2.9M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.1M
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.
Standing among 181 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Launch · System
- Granted patents#13 · top 7%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Jonathan YaneyResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 2 patents
- Andy WheelerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Antonio Ruiz-GimenezDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Asher Isaac DelugDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David WrennExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jack LiuDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 14 people
- John WanamakerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kerry PropperDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Massimiliano LadovazExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Matthew MejiaExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mel TangExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Shaun Isaac MaguireDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Sophia EDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Wen Isaac HsiehDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 8 granted of 14- GrantedRepeating Ground Track OptimizationUSPTOUS 12,345,823
- GrantedCircular Mass Accelerator for Off-World ApplicationsUSPTOUS 12,263,963
- GrantedRuggedized Avionics with Stiffening Frames for Use on Kinetically Launched VehiclesUSPTOUS 11,825,623
Show all 14 patent records
- Repeating Ground Track OptimizationJul 1, 2025 · US 12,345,823Granted
- Circular Mass Accelerator for Off-World ApplicationsApr 1, 2025 · US 12,263,963Granted
- Ruggedized Avionics with Stiffening Frames for Use on Kinetically Launched VehiclesNov 21, 2023 · US 11,825,623Granted
- Ruggedized Reaction Wheel Apparatus For Use On Kinetically Launched SatellitesFeb 28, 2023 · US 11,591,117Granted
- Ruggedized Avionics For Use On Kinetically Launched VehiclesOct 25, 2022 · US 11,483,942Granted
- Ruggedized Reaction Wheel for Use on Kinetically Launched SatellitesJun 1, 2021 · US 11,021,271Granted
- Ruggedized Solar Panel for Use on a Kinetically Launched SatelliteSep 5, 2019 · Application 15910825Pending
- Circular Mass AcceleratorFeb 12, 2019 · US 10,202,210Granted
- Circular Mass AcceleratorAug 28, 2018 · US 10,059,472Granted
- Ruggedized Reaction Wheel For Use On Kinetically Launched SatellitesApplication PCTUS2018033892Pending
- Ruggedized Avionics For Use On Kinetically Launched VehiclesApplication PCTUS2020017768Pending
- Repeating Ground Track OptimizationApplication PCTUS2023080877Pending
- Ruggedized Solar Panel For Use On A Kinetically Launched SatelliteApplication PCTUS2018021619Pending
- Circular Mass AcceleratorApplication PCTUS2018018725Pending
Related companies, and why
- Helios Tech Group, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · null in contracts
- EDWARD POPE DRSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · null in contracts
- AST & Science, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · null in contracts
- Silicon Space Technology CorporationSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · null in contracts
- Sidus Space Inc.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · null in contracts
- XTENSOR SYSTEMS INCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · null in contracts
Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special 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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