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STOKE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

RENTON, WA · Founded 2019 · Aerospace · Private

Reusable rockets with advanced heat shield technology for propulsive landing and atmospheric reentry

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Sector
Aerospace
Headquarters
RENTON, WA
Founded
2019
Latest Form D
$275M, Apr 2026
Total capital
$1.1B
Federal grants
$2M
4 awards · 2020–2022
Rank in peer group#129 of 155
Private capital raised
$1.1B
6 Form D · last Apr 2026
6 months since last filing
Federal contracts
$5.7M
5 awards · NASA, Defense
Rank in Aerospace#314 of 1335
Granted patents
13
27 pending · first 2023
Rank in peer group#21 of 155

Capital timeline

2020202120222023202420252026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $1.1B$225K$125K$750K$1M$482K$5M1st Form D$9.1M2nd Form D$65M3rd Form D$184M6th Form D$275M
2020202220242026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $1.1B$750K$1M$482K$5M3rd Form D$184M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$275M
  • Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$410M
  • Federal contractDefense · National Security Space Launch (nssl) Phase 3 Lane 1 Launch Services Procurement$5M
  • Federal contractDefense · Stoke Space OSP-4 Quintessential Studies Task Order North American Industry Classification System (naics): 481212$482K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$146M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$184M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$65M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$9.1M
Show 6 earlier federal awards
  • Federal contractDefense · Launch Service User Guide (lsug) Minimum Award Task Order$50K
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II:Integrated propulsion solution to enable reusable upper stages of space vehicles$1M
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Advanced Rocket Nozzle for Planetary Landers and Reusable Space Vehicles$750K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Fabrication method for reusable hypersonic heat shield$50K
  • Federal contractNASA · Advanced Rocket Nozzle For Planetary Landers And Reusable Space Vehicles$125K
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Integrated propulsion solution to enable reusable upper stages of space vehicles$225K

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

11months

from STOKE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Jun 2020
NSF · $225K
First Form D · May 2021
$9.1M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise
3 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 155 peers

Line = median

Aerospace · Launch · Device

  • Federal grantsBelow median
  • Granted patents#21 · top 14%

Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.

Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Andrew LapsaResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent · $2M in grants as PI
  • Christian GarciaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Elizabeth SteinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Hans KoenigsmannDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Jennifer LurieExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • John ShawDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 14 people
  • Kelly HennigExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Matthew WhiteDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Morgan BellerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Peter TagueDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Phil HarrisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Steve AngelDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Thomas FeldmanExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Timothy BeardExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 13 granted of 40
  • PendingVehicle That Converts Heat From Atmospheric Reentry Environment Into Energy For Powering Reaction Control System, And Related System And MethodUSPTOApplication 19450588
  • PendingHeat Shield With Recessed Dual-expansion Nozzle, And Vehicle Including The SameUSPTOApplication 19131710
  • PendingNozzle with Widely-Spaced Thrust Chambers, Engine Including the Nozzle, and Vehicle Including the EngineUSPTOApplication 18917585
Show all 40 patent records

Related companies, and why

  • ALCHLIGHT, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $5.8M in contracts
  • SENVOL LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $5.8M in contracts
  • PUMPKIN, INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $5.7M in contracts
  • ZECOAT CORPORATIONSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $5.6M in contracts
  • PORTAL SPACE SYSTEMS INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $5.6M in contracts
  • SPACE SCIENCES CORPORATIONSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $5.5M in contracts

Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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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

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