Orbex key facts
- Developer of an orbital launch technology designed for small satellites.
- Orbex’s last known valuation is $209.3M (Apr 2024).
- It has raised $97.9M across 5 recorded rounds; the latest was Series D ($28.5M) in Jan 2025.
- Notable investors include High-Tech Gründerfonds, European Union, Octopus Ventures, InnoFounder, BGF (Financial Services) — 23 tracked in total.
- Status: Out of Business.
Orbex leadership
- Phillip ChambersChief Executive Officer
- Miguel Belló MoraExecutive Chair
- Kristian von BengtsonCo-Founder & Chief Development Officer
- Andy BradfordChief Technology Officer
Who backs Orbex
23+- ·The complete investor list: 23 names
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Orbex funding rounds
5 roundsOrbex valuation
Orbex's last known valuation is $209 million, from Apr 2024. The figure stands until a priced round, a secondary trade or an institutional fund mark prices the stock again.
How much has Orbex raised?
Orbex has raised $97.9 million across 5 recorded rounds since 2018. The largest was a $45.8 million Series C in Oct 2022; the most recent was a $28.5 million Series D in Jan 2025.
Orbex investors
23 investors are on record for Orbex, including High-Tech Gründerfonds, European Union, Octopus Ventures and InnoFounder. By type, the record holds 5 venture capital firms and 1 growth equity firm.
Who runs Orbex
4 people are listed on the Orbex team: 4 executives, including Kristian von Bengtson (Co-Founder) and Phillip Chambers (Chief Executive Officer).
Comparable companies
Comparable aerospace names by valuation on PrivateMarketView: Xona ($787 million), Northwood Space ($450 million) and Dawn Aerospace ($200 million).
About Orbex
Developer of an orbital launch technology designed for small satellites. The company uses a wide range of advanced materials and techniques to create each launch vehicle technology and develops in-house, including rocket engines, avionics, guidance and navigation computers, software, and structure technologies to launch small, micro, and nano-satellites into low orbits, enabling businesses to get their small satellites to orbit on time.
- Industry
- Aerospace
- Sector
- Business Products and Services (B2B)
- HQ
- Forres, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2015
- Employees
- 163
- Website
- orbex.space/
- Ownership
- Out of Business
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Orbex’s last known valuation, Apr 2024. A PrivateMarketView mark is published once fund marks, secondary prints or a priced round let us confirm it.