STARFISH SPACE, INC.
Orbital servicing vehicle (Otter) for satellite repair, refueling, and life extension in space
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Kent, WA
- Founded
- 2019
- Latest Form D
- $112M, Apr 2026
- Total capital
- $164M
- Federal grants
- $10.3M
- 11 awards · 2022–2025
- Rank in peer group#16 of 89
- Private capital raised
- $154M
- 4 Form D · last Apr 2026
- 7 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$112M
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I - Project Theseus: Orbital Infrastructure Outfitting Enabled By A Universal Osam Connector For Cost-effective In-space Assembly$150K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$21M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Strategic Funds Increase (stratfi) Project For Space Mobility And Logistics (sml) Tech Using Starfish Space Otter Spacecraft To Improve Maneuverability On-orbit And Enable Dynamic Space Operations Docking And Maneuvering DOD Assets On-orbit By 2026.$1.1M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Software And Hardware Development For Manta, An Articulating Thruster Boom Enabling Responsive Servicing By The Otter Space Vehicle$1.7M
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Nautilus: GEO Survivability of Novel In-Space Docking Hardware & Capture Mechanism for High-Radiation Orbital Environments$150K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · CETACEAN: Autonomous and Modular Onboard Relative Navigation Software for On-Orbit Proximity Operations & Docking$850K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$13.4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$7.9M
Show 6 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Developing CETACEAN computer vision-based relative navigation system for RPOD using synthetic data pipeline$1.7M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Development of Otter Autonomous Satellite Servicing Vehicle, and Design for Umbra Satellite Disposal Mission$1.7M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Otter Pup: A Platform for Rapid RPOD Testing$250K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · NAUTILUS: Capture Mechanism for On-Orbit Acquisition of Satellites and Debris$250K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · CEPHALOPOD: 21st Century Software for Satellite Proximity Operations$1.7M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · The Otter Space Tug: High Performance, Low Cost In-Space Logistics$750K
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 89 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Orbital_ops · System
- Federal grants#16 · top 18%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Austin LinkResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $2.7M in grants as PI
- Trevor BennettResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $250K in grants as PI
- Chris MoralesDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Letitia LongDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Morgan BellerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Peter OrtezDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 8 people
- Raj ShahDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Steven LayneDirectorNamed 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
- 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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