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Stellar Alpina Funding Round
Stellar Alpina, based in Zurich, secured $4.5 million from Founderful and LP&E.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
5/28/2026
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$4,500,000
Round
Seed
Investors
Founderful (Lead Investor) (Alex Stöckl)
Proceeds Purpose
The funding will now help Stellar Alpina turn that momentum into engines designed for the next era of in-space mobility.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Defense
Mailing Address
Wangenstrasse 68, Innovation Park Zurich, Dübendorf
Zurich, 8600
Zurich
Zurich, 8600
Zurich
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
Stellar Alpina is a Zurich-based space venture developing high-performance Rotating Detonation Engines, modular in-space vehicles and lunar delivery systems. Our mission is to build upstream hardware that gives Europe a sovereign path to the Moon. Founded by ARIS Alumni, we combine hands-on engine development, system design expertise and shared leadership to create a scalable architecture for propulsion and lunar access. Our work is grounded in Swiss precision and driven by the belief that world-class space systems can be built in Zurich. Stellar Alpina is shaping the next chapter of European space infrastructure: engines, vehicles and landers built to deliver reliably to the lunar surface.
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Co-Founder
Patrick Egli
Co-Founder
Victor Elliesen
Co-Founder
Rick Röthlisberger
Co-Founder
Simi Wespi
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