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VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES, INC.

Torrance, CA · Founded 2020 · Aerospace · Private

Orbital manufacturing platform for producing materials and crystals in microgravity

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Sector
Aerospace
Headquarters
Torrance, CA
Founded
2020
Latest Form D
$2.8M, Jan 2022
Total capital
$132M
Federal grants
$30.9M
3 awards · 2021–2024
Rank in peer group#4 of 89
Private capital raised
$54M
3 Form D · last Jan 2022
57 months since last filing
Federal contracts
$47.3M
10 awards · Defense, NASA
Rank in Aerospace#77 of 1335
Granted patents
2
12 pending · first 2025
Rank in peer group#26 of 89

Capital timeline

202120222023202420252026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $132M$27M$29.5M$1.4M$5M$9.1M$4.1M3rd Form D$2.8M
202120222023202420252026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $132M$27M$29.5M$5M$9.1M3rd Form D$2.8M

Latest events

  • Federal contractDefense · This Task Order Is For The Order Of Launch Services In The Month Of October 2026.$4.1M
  • Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
  • Federal contractDefense · This Task Order Is For The Order Of Eleven (11) Monthly Reports To Provide Status Updates From 30 Nov 2025 Through 30 Sept 2026$160K
  • Federal contractDefense · Task Order 3 - Two Nominal Schedule Interior Payload Launches For October 2025.$9.1M
  • Federal contractDefense · This Task Order Is For The Order Of One Accelerated Interior Payload Launch With A Launch Date Of March 2025.$5M
  • Federal contractDefense · This Task Order Is For The Order Of Ten (10) Monthly Reports To Provide Status Updates From 01 December 2024 Through 30 September 2025.$145K
  • Federal contractNASA · Minimum Guaranteed$25K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$2.8M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$42.2M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$9M
Show 6 earlier federal awards
  • Federal contractDefense · High Deltav, High Thrust, High-availability Commercial Satellite Bus$1.4M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Deltav, High Thrust, High-availability Commercial Satellite Bus$1.4M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Economical Reentry Capsules for Hypersonic Testing$29.5M
  • Federal contractDefense · Stratfi, Small Business Innovative Research, Economical Reentry Capsules For Hypersonic Testing$27M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Satellite and Reentry to Manufacture Fiber Optics$46K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Award Iso Afnwc Innovation AF212-DCSO1.$444K

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 = median

Aerospace · Components · System

  • Federal grants#4 · top 4%
  • Granted patents#26 · top 29%

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

From SEC Form D filings
  • Daniel MarshallDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Delian AsparaouhovDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Delian AsparouhovExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Josh WolfeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Michael AnnunziataDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Samir KaulDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 9 people
  • Shahin FarshchiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Trae StephensDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • William BrueyExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 14
Show all 14 patent records
  • Gravity-independent Crystallization SystemFeb 10, 2026 · US 12,544,688Granted
  • Processes For Preparing Solid State FormsNov 27, 2025 · Application 19192748Pending
  • Processes For Preparing Solid State FormsJun 3, 2025 · US 12,318,370Granted
  • Hypergravity Crystallization Payload SystemJan 30, 2025 · Application 18361615Pending
  • Gravity-independent Thermal Payload SystemJan 30, 2025 · Application 18361606Pending
  • Hypergravity Thermal Payload SystemJan 30, 2025 · Application 18361599Pending
  • Processes for Preparing Solid State FormsApplication 63403258Pending
  • Hypergravity Thermal Payload SystemApplication PCTUS2024038393Pending
  • Methods For Improving Crystallization Of Small MoleculesApplication PCTUS2024050394Pending
  • Methods for Improving Crystallization of Small MoleculesApplication 19518180Pending
  • Processes For Preparing Solid State FormsApplication 63510042Pending
  • Processes for Preparing Solid State FormsApplication 63404090Pending
  • Gravity As A Knob For Tuning Particle Size Distributions Of Small MoleculesApplication 63588810Pending
  • Processes For Preparing Solid State FormsApplication PCTUS2023031719Pending

Related companies, and why

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.

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Data freshness

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