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Relativity Space

Relativity Space is a Long Beach, California-based aerospace company building 3D-printed reusable rockets (Terran R) and now leading NASA's Aeolus Mars orbiter mission under CEO Eric Schmidt.

SpaceLong Beach, California, USAFounded 2015Founders: Tim Ellis, Jordan NooneWebsite ↗See connections →Compare with Anthropic
Last verified Sep 5, 2026

Key Metrics

Valuation
$4.2B
As of Jun 8, 2021TechCrunch
Total funding
$1.34B
As of Sep 5, 2026Tracxn

Company Snapshot

Relativity Space is a Space company, based in Long Beach, California, USA, founded 2015 by Tim Ellis, Jordan Noone. Latest valuation $4.2B (As of Jun 8, 2021, TechCrunch). Total funding $1.34B (As of Sep 5, 2026).

Recent changes

  1. Sep 5, 2026First reported total funding: $1.34B Tracxn
  2. Jun 19, 2026NASA Picks Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space for a 2028 Mars Mission, Setting Up a Race With SpaceX Pulse story
  3. Jun 19, 2026NASA Picks Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space for a 2028 Mars Mission, Setting Up a Race With SpaceX Pulse story
  4. Jun 8, 2021Raised $650M Series E at a $4.2B valuation TechCrunch
  5. Jun 8, 2021First reported valuation: $4.2B TechCrunch
Earlier changes (9)
  1. Jun 8, 2021New investor: Mark Cuban TechCrunch
  2. Jun 8, 2021New investor: Baillie Gifford TechCrunch
  3. Jun 8, 2021New investor: Coatue Management TechCrunch
  4. Jun 8, 2021New investor: Tribe Capital TechCrunch
  5. Jun 8, 2021New investor: BlackRock TechCrunch
  6. Jun 8, 2021New investor: K5 Global TechCrunch
  7. Jun 8, 2021New investor: Tiger Global Management TechCrunch
  8. Jun 8, 2021New investor: Fidelity Investments TechCrunch
  9. Nov 1, 2020Raised $500M Series D at a $2.3B valuation Wikipedia

Funding History

2 events · sources dated per row
DateEventAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Jun 8, 2021Series E$650M$4.2B
Fidelity InvestmentsLeadBaillie GiffordBlackRockCoatue ManagementK5 GlobalMark CubanTiger Global ManagementTribe Capital
TechCrunch
Nov 2020Series D$500M$2.3B
Wikipedia
Funding timeline · 2 rounds · $1.1B tracked
$0.0M$364M$728M$500MSeries DNov 20$650MSeries EJun 21

Investors

Fidelity InvestmentsBaillie GiffordBlackRockCoatue ManagementK5 GlobalMark CubanTiger Global ManagementTribe CapitalAllen & CompanyBondPlayground GlobalY Combinator

Latest Pulse

  1. Hardware Is Getting Software's Round Sizes NowStoke Space's $1 billion round joins Castelion's $1.05 billion and Atoms' $1.7 billion as capital-intensive physical-hardware startups now command the round sizes and speed that used to be reserved for software.→
  2. Stoke Space Raises $1B to Out-Reuse SpaceXStoke Space closed a $1 billion Series E led by Point72 Ventures and Spark Capital, pushing total funding to $2.3 billion as it builds a rocket designed so both stages fly back and refly.→
  3. Blue Origin Raises Outside Capital for the First Time, at $130BBlue 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.→
  4. NASA Picks Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space for a 2028 Mars Mission, Setting Up a Race With SpaceXNASA selected Relativity Space -- the rocket company Eric Schmidt took over and now runs as CEO -- to build and fly the Aeolus orbiter to Mars in 2028, funded by an unnamed philanthropic backer. It's an audacious bet on an unproven launcher and, if it works, could make Relativity the first private mission to reach the Red Planet.→
  5. NASA Picks Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space for a 2028 Mars Mission, Setting Up a Race With SpaceXNASA has selected Relativity Space -- the rocket company now led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt -- for Aeolus, a commercial science mission that will put a NASA-instrumented orbiter around Mars targeting a 2028 launch. The deal hands a company that has never reached orbit one of the most demanding interplanetary timelines in the program's history, and pits Schmidt's deep pockets against Elon Musk's Mars ambitions.→

Coverage Timeline

newest first
  1. Jun 19, 2026BIG TECHNASA Picks Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space for a 2028 Mars Mission, Setting Up a Race With SpaceX2028 Mars mission→

All Coverage

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NASA Picks Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space for a 2028 Mars Mission, Setting Up a Race With SpaceX

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NASA Picks Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space for a 2028 Mars Mission, Setting Up a Race With SpaceX

NASA selected Relativity Space -- the rocket company Eric Schmidt took over and now runs as CEO -- to build and fly the Aeolus orbiter to Mars in 2028, funded by an unnamed philanthropic backer. It's an audacious bet on an unproven launcher and, if it works, could make Relativity the first private mission to reach the Red Planet.

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Relativity Space FAQ

What is Relativity Space's valuation?

Relativity Space's valuation is $4.2B (As of Jun 8, 2021, TechCrunch).

How much has Relativity Space raised?

Relativity Space has raised $1.34B in total funding (As of Sep 5, 2026, Tracxn).

Who are Relativity Space's investors?

Relativity Space's investors include Fidelity Investments, Baillie Gifford, BlackRock, Coatue Management, K5 Global, and 7 more (As of Sep 5, 2026).

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