Dawn Aerospace

📍 Christchurch, New Zealand🗓 Founded 2017👥 146 employees💰 Last funded Jun 2026
Defense and Space Manufacturing🌐 dawnaerospace.com
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Based in the Netherlands, New Zealand, France and the United States, Dawn Aerospace’s mission is to enable the next generation of space users by providing dramatically more scalable and sustainable ways to access and move around in space. Spaceplane Dawn’s suborbital spaceplanes operate much like a fleet of aircraft, taking off and landing horizontally at airports. The Aurora is a suborbital plane designed to fly 100 km above the Earth and aims to be the first vehicle to access space multiple times per day. An active test flight program of the Aurora spaceplane demonstrator has seen 60+ flights completed. In 2024 the Aurora broke the sound barrier, reaching Mach 1.12 at 82,500 feet, and set a record for the fastest climb to 20 kilometers (65,600 feet). In-space propulsion Dawn is now a leading supplier of turnkey green propulsion systems for NanoSat, MicroSat, ESPA, and ESPA Grande-class satellites, as well as actively developing refueling in space with its Loop program. Dawn propulsion technology often achieves superior performance than traditional hydrazine systems by using a unique, green-propellant combination; nitrous oxide and propylene. Having proven this technology on orbit for both CubeSats and small satellites, Dawn propulsion systems have now flown on Electron, Vega, Falcon 9, and Soyuz launchers with over 200 thrusters in space across 50+ satellites and counting.
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Total investors
5
Early stage
4
Mid stage
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Late stage
2017
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Investors

10 investors
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Investor geography4 countries
New Zealand
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United States
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Netherlands
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Japan
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Investor activity2016–2026 · investors recorded per year
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Frequently asked questions
Who invested in Dawn Aerospace?
Dawn Aerospace has 10 investors on record on gritt.io, including 5 early-stage backers, 4 mid-stage and 1 late-stage investors.
When did Dawn Aerospace last raise funding?
The most recent investment in Dawn Aerospace recorded on gritt.io was in June 2026.
When was Dawn Aerospace founded?
Dawn Aerospace was founded in 2017.
What industry is Dawn Aerospace in?
Dawn Aerospace operates in Defense and Space Manufacturing. Find similar Defense and Space Manufacturing investors on gritt.io.
Where is Dawn Aerospace based?
Dawn Aerospace is headquartered in Christchurch, New Zealand.