Firefly Aerospace: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Firefly was created for one simple reason: provide low-cost, high-performance space launch capability for the under-served small satellite market, where secondary-payload launches are often the only option. The technologies employed in their state-of-the-art rockets provide a clear pathway for future incremental improvements in vehicle capability. Later vehicles will also have reusable elements and employ air-breathing propulsion. Small satellites are playing an increasingly significant role in space. Smaller, lighter, and cheaper satellite technologies have led to functional systems that are a fraction of the size of their predecessors. Meanwhile, constellations of small satellites are showing promise for replacing larger custom-built systems, thus providing redundancy and the ability to regularly refresh system technology. Lastly, many advanced technologies languish at middle TRL levels. Low-cost rides to space will allow these technologies to be proven and advance their collective space-flight capabilities. Firefly Aerospace was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Cedar Park, Texas, United States.

Firefly Aerospace has raised $105M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is a Series C of $30.2M announced in Feb 2023.

Firefly Aerospace's most recent funding round on record is a Series C of $30.2M, announced in Feb 2023.

FundedIQ lists Max Polyakov (Founder) at Firefly Aerospace.

Thomas Markusic is listed as CEO at Firefly Aerospace.

Firefly Aerospace is based in Cedar Park, Texas, United States.

Firefly Aerospace is in the 251-500 employee band.

Firefly Aerospace's latest round of $30.2M is above the $10M median round size for Hardware companies on FundedIQ across 1,454 tracked companies over the last two years.