Top 9 Space Material startups

Sep 09, 2025 | By Boris Maslennikov

These startups are developing durable but lightweight materials specifically tailored for the extreme conditions of space.
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Country: USA | Funding: $10.4M
Making space safe with world leading & mission proven nanocomposite radiation shielding materials
2
Space Forge
Country: UK | Funding: $51M
Space Forge make super materials in space that cannot be made on earth.
3
iComat
Country: UK | Funding: $25.9M
Revolutionary production equipment for the manufacturing of advanced carbon fibre composite parts.
4
FibreCoat
Country: Germany | Funding: $25.4M
FibreCoat produces thermoplastic-coated fibres for composites and aluminium-coated fibres for shielding applications.
5
Oxford Space Systems
Country: UK | Funding: $23.6M
OSS Is a space technology business that provides multi-award winning deployable antennas & structures made from proprietary materials.
6
Atomic-6
Country: USA | Funding: $13.6M
Atomic-6 is a manufacturing startup bringing next-generation composite products for orbital constructions
7
Orbital Composites
Country: USA | Funding: $2M
Orbital Composites specializes in the fields of 3D printing, Composites, robotics automation, and carbon fiber.
8
Raven Space Systems
Country: USA | Funding: $2M
Raven Space Systems creates 3D-printed reentry capsules to return cargo from space.
9
TakeMe2Space
Country: India
Building an Orbital Infrastructure accessible for everyone. Students, Researchers & Enterprises. Its powered by CubeSat(s) built indegenously by TakeMe2Space in India.
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  See also:
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Editor: Boris Maslennikov
Boris Maslennikov is a senior editor for Space-Startups. He has spent more than a decade covering the global space industry as a business journalist. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science from the California Institute of Technology. In his free time, Boris enjoys studying history and mathematics, with a particular interest in the history of mathematics. You can contact Boris at borismaslenikov(at)space-startups(dot)com