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Company Snapshot
Blue Origin is a space company, based in Kent, Washington, USA, founded 2000 by Jeff Bezos.
Recent changes
- Sep 14, 2026Sep 14, 2026Rocket Lab Protests NASA's $700M Blue Origin Mars Deal Pulse story
- Jul 9, 2026Jul 9, 2026Reportedly raised ~$10B First outside roundRumored The Spokesman-Review (Reuters)
- Jul 9, 2026Jul 9, 2026First reported valuation: $130BRumored CNBC
- Jul 9, 2026Jul 9, 2026New investor: Coatue ManagementRumored The Spokesman-Review (Reuters)
- Jul 9, 2026Jul 9, 2026Blue Origin Raises Outside Capital for the First Time, at $130B Pulse story
Earlier changes (1)
- Jul 2026Jul 2026First reported total funding: $10B (first outside round, July 2026)Rumored Value Add Pulse enrichment
Funding history
1 equity event · newest first · sources dated per row| Date | Round | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2026 | First outside roundRumorednot counted: rumored | ~$10B | — | Coatue ManagementCNBC · unverified | The Spokesman-Review (Reuters) |
Equity only. “Equity raised” above sums the rounds with a dated, linked source; rumored rounds, tender offers and secondary sales are listed but not counted, and debt financing is listed separately.
Investors
Latest Pulse
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- Sep 15, 2026Rocket Lab Fully Funds Its $8B Iridium BuyoutRocket Lab completed a $1.944 billion public share sale, fully funding its pending $8 billion acquisition of satellite operator Iridium and canceling the $3.6 billion bridge facility it had lined up as a backstop.→
- Sep 14, 2026Rocket Lab Protests NASA's $700M Blue Origin Mars DealRocket Lab filed a GAO bid protest challenging NASA's award of a $700 million Mars communications orbiter contract to Blue Origin, triggering an automatic stay on the work.→
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- Aug 25, 2026SpaceX Plans $100 Billion Louisiana SpaceportSpaceX unveiled a $100 billion, 125,000-acre Starship launch complex in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana -- its fourth and largest site -- targeting first liftoff as soon as 2029.→
- Aug 14, 2026Orbital Data Centers Open Talks With Space InsurersCompanies backed by SpaceX and Blue Origin have begun early talks with insurers about covering orbital AI data centers, a nascent risk category where global space-insurance premiums total only $500-750 million a year today.→
- Aug 4, 2026July Set a Record: 14 Billion-Dollar Venture RoundsFourteen startups raised billion-dollar-plus rounds in July, the most in a single month ever, with $65B in total mega-round capital deployed -- up 100% year-over-year.→
- Aug 4, 2026July Sets Record With 14 Billion-Dollar RoundsFourteen startups raised billion-dollar-plus rounds in July, the highest monthly count on record, with $65B in combined capital led by a $10B round for Blue Origin.→
Coverage Timeline
newest first- Sep 14, 2026REGULATIONRocket Lab Protests NASA's $700M Blue Origin Mars Deal$700M contract protested→
- Aug 14, 2026FUNDINGOrbital Data Centers Open Talks With Space Insurers→
- Aug 4, 2026FUNDINGJuly Sets Record With 14 Billion-Dollar Rounds→
- Jul 9, 2026FUNDINGBlue Origin Raises Outside Capital for the First Time, at $130B~$10B raise, $130B valuation→
All Coverage
REGULATION$700M contract protested
Rocket Lab Protests NASA's $700M Blue Origin Mars Deal
Rocket Lab filed a GAO bid protest challenging NASA's award of a $700 million Mars communications orbiter contract to Blue Origin, triggering an automatic stay on the work.
DEEP DIVE
Orbital Data Centers Open Talks With Space Insurers
FUNDING
Orbital Data Centers Open Talks With Space Insurers
Companies backed by SpaceX and Blue Origin have begun early talks with insurers about covering orbital AI data centers, a nascent risk category where global space-insurance premiums total only $500-750 million a year today.
DEEP DIVE
July Sets Record With 14 Billion-Dollar Rounds
FUNDING
July Sets Record With 14 Billion-Dollar Rounds
Fourteen startups raised billion-dollar-plus rounds in July, the highest monthly count on record, with $65B in combined capital led by a $10B round for Blue Origin.
Blue Origin Raises Outside Capital for the First Time, at $130B
FUNDING~$10B raise, $130B valuation
Blue Origin Raises Outside Capital for the First Time, at $130B
Blue Origin is raising roughly $10 billion in its first-ever outside funding round, valuing Jeff Bezos's rocket company at $130 billion with Coatue Management as the anchor investor.
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Blue Origin FAQ
When was Blue Origin founded and where is it based?
Blue Origin was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Kent, Washington, USA, according to Wikipedia.
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Where these figures come from
- The Spokesman-Review (Reuters)Value Add VC data1 fact
Figures are labelled Reported (a source states it), Estimated, Derived (computed from other facts) or Rumored (in talks / unconfirmed). Rumors never replace a confirmed figure. Each figure keeps its own as-of date; history is preserved rather than overwritten.