Tech Company Financing Transactions
Rocket Factory Augsburg Funding Round
Rocket Factory Augsburg, based in Augsburg, secured $32.9 million in investment from KKR.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
8/7/2023
Transaction Type
Debt
Venture Equity
Venture Equity
Amount
$32,901,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
The KKR investment will enable Rocket Factory Augsburg to complete the company's launchpad at SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland and to eventually bring its RFA ONE microlauncher to the site.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Manufacturing
Mailing Address
Berliner Allee 65
Augsburg, D-86153
DE
Augsburg, D-86153
DE
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) was founded with the vision to enable business in space to better understand, connect and protect our planet Earth. Our first launch system, RFA ONE, features high efficiency staged combustion rocket engines and offers up to 1,300kg performance to SSO. Thanks to its Redshift OTV and access to a global portfolio of spaceports, RFA ONE provides unrivalled affordability and agility for all orbits including deployment of satellite constellations in LEO as well as launch services to MEO, HEO, GTO, GEO and even cislunar domain.
Profile
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Company News
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Stefan Tweraser
Chief Operating Officer
Stefan Brieschenk
Co-Founder
Jörn Spurmann
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