Stoke - About the company
Stoke is a series E company based in Kent (United States), founded in 2019. It operates as a Manufacturer of reusable launch vehicles. Stoke has raised $2.3B in funding from investors like Spark Capital, SVB and In-Q-Tel, with a current valuation of $9B. The company has 180 active competitors, including 57 funded and 11 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like SpaceX, Skyroot and Astra.
Sectors and market segments that Stoke operate in
Stoke serves in the Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech market segments.The primary business model of Stoke is:Company Details
Manufacturer of reusable launch vehicles. It provides users with a platform that designs and develops reusable rocket systems that can deeply satellite in their orbits. It also offers routine-based launching services to satellite operators.
- Website
- stokespace.com
- Social
- Registered Address
- Renton, Washington
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2019
Location
Kent, United States
Stage
Series E
Total Funding
$2.3B in 12 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$9B as on Aug 01, 2026
Investors
Ranked
12th among 180 active competitors
Employee Count
446 as on Sep 30, 2026
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Legal entities associated with Stoke
Stoke is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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Stoke Space Technologies, Inc. CIN: 197695993 , United States, Active | Jun 01, 2022 | - | - | - |
STOKE Space Technologies, Inc. CIN: 84-3147790 , Belgium, Active | Dec 31, 2017 | - | 30 (As on Dec 31, 2021) | - |
STOKE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CIN: 843147790 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 171 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
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Stoke's funding and investors
Stoke has raised a total funding of $2.3B over 12 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 01, 2020. Its latest funding round was a Series E round on Sep 08, 2026 for $1B. 8 investors participated in its latest round. Stoke has 41 institutional investors and 5 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Stoke:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Sep 08, 2026 | $1B | Series E | - | - | ||
Feb 06, 2026 | $350M | Series D | - | - | - | - |
Feb 2025 | $100M | Conventional Debt | - | - | - |
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Stoke's founders and board of directors
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Stoke's board has 7 active members. Phil Harris, Christian Garcia, Kelly Hennig, Steve Angel, Tom Feldman, John Shaw and Andrew Lapsa are independent board members.Here is the list of Stoke's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
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Independent board member | - | Current | 1y 8m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 4y 9m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 1y 8m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 1y 8m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 5y 4m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 1y 8m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 5y 4m |
Stoke's employee count trend
Stoke has 446 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Stoke's employee count trend over the years:
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Stoke's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Stoke include SpaceX, Skyroot and Astra. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Stoke, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  SpaceX 2002, Hawthorne (United States), Public | Provider of advanced aerospace and space transportation services | $11.9B | 83/100 | |
2nd | Manufacturer of orbital launch vehicles for small satellite deployment missions | $145M | 74/100 | ||
3rd |  Astra 2016, Alameda (United States), Series B | Provider of launch services and electric propulsion systems for spacecraft | $137M | 70/100 | |
4th |  Firefly Aerospace 2014, Cedar Park (United States), Public | Provider of small and medium satellite launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles | $589M | 68/100 | |
5th |  Rocket Lab 2006, Long Beach (United States), Public | Provider of launch services, spacecraft design, manufacturing, satellite components, and software | $288M | 68/100 | |
6th | Manufacturer of orbital launch vehicles for micro and nano satellites | $62.2M | 66/100 | ||
7th | Relativity Space 2015, Inglewood (United States), Series E | Provider of AI-powered 3D printed launch vehicles for small payloads | $1.34B | 65/100 | |
8th | Blue Origin 2000, Kent (United States), Series D | Manufacturer of reusable launch vehicles for large payloads | $10B | 64/100 | |
9th |  The Exploration 2021, Planegg (Germany), Series C | Developer of reusable space vehicles for cargo transport to space stations | $680M | 64/100 | |
10th | Developer of reusable medium-lift launch vehicles and related propulsion systems | $28.3M | 61/100 | ||
12th |  Stoke 2019, Kent (United States), Series E | Manufacturer of reusable launch vehicles | $2.3B | 63/100 |
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Stoke's Investments and acquisitions
Stoke has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Stoke
Here is the latest report on Stoke's sector:
News related to Stoke
Filter this listMedia has covered Stoke for a total of 14 events in the last 1 year, 4 of them have been about company updates and 1 about people movement.
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Stoke Space Technologies Secures $1 Billion in Series E Fundingintelligence360•Oct 07, 2026•Spark Capital, Stoke
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SpaceX plans $100 Billion expansion project in Lafayette, Louisiana, creating 3,000 jobsintelligence360•Oct 02, 2026•SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke
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Stoke Space Raises $1 Billion Ahead of First LaunchDefense Daily•Sep 08, 2026•Spark Capital, Point72 Ventures, Stoke, Spark Capital and 1 other
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OpenAI’s Kevin Weil joins Stoke Space board as rocket startup growsThe American Bazaar•Jul 08, 2026•Stoke
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Celestis Selects Stoke Space’s Nova for Infinite Flight: Humanity’s Next Deep-Space Memorial MissionSpaceNews•Dec 04, 2025•Stoke, Celestis
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Global Sam Altman Explored Deal to Build Competitor to Elon Musk’s SpaceXMint•Dec 04, 2025•Stoke, SpaceX
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Stoke Space orders five MetalFab 420K 3D printers from Additive Industries for rocket productionTCT Magazine•Nov 12, 2025•Stoke, Additive Industries
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