The TrueUpSpaceTech Report
Apr 2025
Top Space Tech Co’s by Trajectory
Factors incl. fundraising history, hiring trends, industry factors, layoff data, TrueUp member interest & more
| company | all‑tech rank | |
|---|---|---|
1. |  ABL Space Systems | #261 |
2. |  SpaceX | #336 |
3. |  Astranis | #455 |
4. |  Relativity Space | #487 |
5. |  Loft Orbital | #647 |
6. |  Axiom Space | #653 |
7. |  Firefly Aerospace | #796 |
8. |  HawkEye 360 | #878 |
9. |  Rocket Lab | #942 |
10. |  Umbra | #985 |
Apr 2025
Top Space Tech co’s by valuation
| company | valuation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1. | SpaceX | $350B | |
2. | Rocket Lab ($RKLB) | $8.1B | |
3. |  Maxar | $6.4B | |
4. |  Sierra Space | $4.5B | |
5. | Relativity Space | $4.2B | |
6. | ABL Space Systems | $2.4B | |
7. | Firefly Aerospace | $2.0B | |
8. | Astranis | $1.6B | |
9. |  GalaxySpace | $1.6B | |
10. |  Viasat ($VSAT) | $1.4B |
Apr 2025
4,103 open Space Tech jobs
↑35.5% from low (3,029)
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Remote Index
8.9
% of Space Tech jobs with a remote option
Apr 2025
Bay Area Index
5.9
% of Space Tech jobs listed in the Bay Area
Apr 2025
Space Tech Co’s w/ Most Open Jobs
| company | jobs | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1. | SpaceX | 1,164 | |
2. |  Blue Origin | 420 | |
3. | Relativity Space | 259 | |
4. | Viasat | 200 | |
5. | Rocket Lab | 199 | |
6. |  Vast | 157 | |
7. |  Arianespace | 142 | |
8. | Astranis | 96 | |
9. | Sierra Space | 93 | |
10. | Maxar | 76 | |
11. | Axiom Space | 62 | |
12. |  Turion Space | 57 | |
13. |  Planet | 56 | |
14. |  Astroscale | 53 | |
15. | Firefly Aerospace | 51 | |
16. |  Stoke Space | 50 | |
17. |  Apex | 45 | |
18. |  Varda | 38 | |
19. |  ICEYE | 34 | |
19. | Loft Orbital | 34 |
Apr 2025
Top Space Tech Job Categories
jobs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Engineering (Software) | 899 | |
2. | Engineering (Hardware) | 579 | |
3. | Business Operations & Program Management | 184 | |
4. | Finance | 114 | |
5. | Data & Analytics | 109 | |
6. | Supply Chain | 103 | |
7. | IT & Business Systems | 78 | |
8. | Legal | 58 | |
9. | People | 58 | |
10. | Customer Success | 55 |
Apr 2025
Top Space Tech Job Locations
jobs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
1. | 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 1096 | |
2. | 🇺🇸 Seattle | 507 | |
3. | 🇺🇸 Austin | 375 | |
4. | 🇺🇸 San Francisco Bay Area | 176 | |
5. | 🇺🇸 Washington D.C. | 95 | |
6. | 🇺🇸 Miami | 89 | |
7. | 🇺🇸 Denver | 74 | |
8. | 🇺🇸 San Diego | 61 | |
9. | 🇫🇷 Paris, France | 57 | |
10. | 🇺🇸 Houston | 54 |
Apr 2025
Space Tech Jobs by Company Stage
jobs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
🌱 Early-Stage Startup | 511 | ||
🦄 Unicorn | 1763 | ||
📈 Public Tech | 736 | ||
🐳 FAANG+ | 235 | ||
Other | 1096 |
Apr 2025
Most Common Tech/Tools
From Space Tech job descriptions
1. | Python | |
2. | C++ | |
3. | Linux | |
4. | MATLAB | |
5. | SQL | |
6. | Electron | |
7. | AWS | |
8. | Kubernetes | |
9. | Jira | |
10. | Git |
Apr 2025
Biggest Space Tech Layoffs
Past 12 months
| company | ppl let go | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Blue Origin | 1000 | Feb 2025 | |
2. | Planet | 180 | Jun 2024 | |
3. |  Satellogic | 70 | Jun 2024 | |
4. | Satellogic | 34 | May 2024 | |
5. |  True Anomaly | 25 | Apr 2024 | |
6. |  Capella | 22 | Jul 2024 | |
7. | ABL Space Systems | Sep 2024 |
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