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Stoke Space

Reusable-rocket startup building Nova, designed so both the booster and upper stage land and refly (full reusability SpaceX hasn't yet demonstrated on Starship); valued at $10B after a $1B Series E in September 2026, roughly 18 months before its first orbital launch.

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Last verified Sep 8, 2026
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Key Metrics

Valuation
$10B
As of Sep 8, 2026TechCrunch
Total funding
$2.3B
As of Sep 8, 2026TechCrunch

Company Snapshot

Stoke Space is a Space company, based in Kent, USA, founded 2019. Latest valuation $10B (As of Sep 8, 2026, TechCrunch). Total funding $2.3B (As of Sep 8, 2026).

Recent changes

  1. Sep 8, 2026Raised $1B Series E at a $10B valuation TechCrunch
  2. Sep 8, 2026First reported valuation: $10B TechCrunch
  3. Sep 8, 2026First reported total funding: $2.3B TechCrunch
  4. Sep 8, 2026New investor: General Innovation TechCrunch
  5. Sep 8, 2026New investor: Spark Capital TechCrunch
Earlier changes (12)
  1. Sep 8, 2026New investor: Washington Harbour Partners TechCrunch
  2. Sep 8, 2026New investor: Woven Capital TechCrunch
  3. Sep 8, 2026New investor: Glade Brook Capital TechCrunch
  4. Sep 8, 2026New investor: Y Combinator TechCrunch
  5. Sep 8, 2026New investor: Point72 Ventures TechCrunch
  6. Sep 8, 2026Stoke Space Raises $1B to Out-Reuse SpaceX Pulse story
  7. Feb 10, 2026Raised $860M Series D at a $3.42B valuation Value Add Pulse enrichment
  8. Feb 6, 2026Raised $275M SEC EDGAR Form D
  9. Jan 2025Raised $260M Series C at a <$1B valuation Value Add Pulse enrichment
  10. Oct 2023Raised $100M Series B Value Add Pulse enrichment
  11. Dec 2021Raised $65M Series A Value Add Pulse enrichment
  12. Feb 2021Raised $9.1M Seed Value Add Pulse enrichment

Funding History

7 events · sources dated per row
DateEventAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Sep 8, 2026Series E$1B$10B
Point72 VenturesLeadSpark CapitalLeadGeneral InnovationGlade Brook CapitalWashington Harbour PartnersWoven CapitalY CombinatorUS Innovation Technology
TechCrunch
Feb 10, 2026Series D$860M$3.42B
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Feb 6, 2026funding round$275M—
SEC EDGAR Form D
Jan 2025Series C$260M<$1B
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Oct 2023Series B$100M—
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Dec 2021Series A$65M—
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Feb 2021Seed$9.1M—
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Funding timeline · 7 rounds · $2.6B tracked
$0.0M$560M$1.1B$9.1MSeedFeb 21$65MSeries ADec 21$100MSeries BOct 23$260MSeries CJan 25$275MRoundFeb 26$860MSeries DFeb 26$1.0BSeries ESep 26

Investors

Point72 VenturesSpark CapitalGeneral InnovationGlade Brook CapitalWashington Harbour PartnersWoven CapitalY CombinatorBreakthrough Energy VenturesFlorida FundersIndustrious VenturesLiquid 2 VenturesMaC Venture CapitalNFXScribble VenturesUS Innovative Technology (Thomas Tull)Winklevoss Capital

Latest Pulse

  1. Flow Engineering Raises $50M Series B At $750MFlow Engineering raised a $50 million Series B at a $750 million valuation to build agentic AI tools for hardware design, led by Valor Equity Partners and Atreides Management.→
  2. Flow Engineering Hits $750M ValuationFlow Engineering raised a $50 million Series B at a $750 million valuation, co-led by Valor Equity Partners and Atreides Management, to speed up hardware design iteration with AI agents.→
  3. Venture's Quiet Return To $400M+ Mega-RoundsSix financings of $1 billion or more have closed in the past 30 days alone, per Pulse's own funding tracker -- a concentration of mega-checks that rivals 2021's zero-rate peak, just with real revenue attached this time.→
  4. Impulse Space Adds $308M, Valuation Jumps To $5.4BImpulse Space closed a $308 million Series D extension at a $5.4 billion valuation, growing its Series D to $808 million total as demand for in-space transportation outpaces the company's launch manifest.→
  5. Rocket 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.→
  6. Nine US Rounds, $8.7B, Ten Days: September's Real PaceValue Add Pulse totaled the nine largest US venture rounds of September 5-11 and found $8.7 billion committed, with three deals at $1 billion or more.→
  7. This Week Showed AI Funding's Two Speeds at OnceStoke Space and Mistral raised a combined $4.2 billion this week while Sapien and NavigateAI, two real vertical-AI companies with paying customers, raised a combined fraction of that -- the same split Pulse has tracked in AI money all year.→
  8. 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.→
  9. 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.→
  10. The Exploration Company Raises $450M for NyxThe Exploration Company raised a $450 million Series C, the largest ever for a European space startup, to scale its reusable Nyx cargo capsule toward crewed and lunar missions.→
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Coverage Timeline

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  1. Sep 8, 2026FUNDINGThis Week Showed AI Funding's Two Speeds at Once→
  2. Sep 8, 2026FUNDINGHardware Is Getting Software's Round Sizes Now→
  3. Sep 8, 2026FUNDINGStoke Space Raises $1B to Out-Reuse SpaceX$1B Series E→

All Coverage

FUNDING

This Week Showed AI Funding's Two Speeds at Once

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FUNDING

This Week Showed AI Funding's Two Speeds at Once

Stoke Space and Mistral raised a combined $4.2 billion this week while Sapien and NavigateAI, two real vertical-AI companies with paying customers, raised a combined fraction of that -- the same split Pulse has tracked in AI money all year.

BY THE NUMBERS
FUNDING

Hardware Is Getting Software's Round Sizes Now

Illustration for: Hardware Is Getting Software's Round Sizes Now
FUNDING

Hardware Is Getting Software's Round Sizes Now

Stoke 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.

DEEP DIVE
FUNDING

Stoke Space Raises $1B to Out-Reuse SpaceX

Illustration for: Stoke Space Raises $1B to Out-Reuse SpaceX
FUNDING$1B Series E

Stoke Space Raises $1B to Out-Reuse SpaceX

Stoke 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.

DEEP DIVE

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Stoke Space FAQ

What is Stoke Space's valuation?

Stoke Space's valuation is $10B (As of Sep 8, 2026, TechCrunch).

How much has Stoke Space raised?

Stoke Space has raised $2.3B in total funding (As of Sep 8, 2026, TechCrunch).

Who are Stoke Space's investors?

Stoke Space's investors include Point72 Ventures, Spark Capital, General Innovation, Glade Brook Capital, Washington Harbour Partners, and 11 more (As of Sep 8, 2026).

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