Taking a look at their website, Reflect Orbital has received:
- $6.5M in seed funding from Sequoia Capital
- $20M in Series A funding from Lux Capital, Sequoia Capital and Starship Ventures
- $1.25M through AFWERX for a Phase II SBIR contract
So roughly about $28M reported ....
- $6.5M in seed funding from Sequoia Capital
- $20M in Series A funding from Lux Capital, Sequoia Capital and Starship Ventures
- $1.25M through AFWERX for a Phase II SBIR contract
So roughly about $28M reported ....
April 5, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Taking a look at their website, Reflect Orbital has received:
- $6.5M in seed funding from Sequoia Capital
- $20M in Series A funding from Lux Capital, Sequoia Capital and Starship Ventures
- $1.25M through AFWERX for a Phase II SBIR contract
So roughly about $28M reported ....
- $6.5M in seed funding from Sequoia Capital
- $20M in Series A funding from Lux Capital, Sequoia Capital and Starship Ventures
- $1.25M through AFWERX for a Phase II SBIR contract
So roughly about $28M reported ....
this was fucking stupid when AFWERX started doing it a decade ago and hasn't gotten any better since, in fact this is worse since at least Spark Tank is an unfunded charade, this apparently has $ behind it
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October 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
this was fucking stupid when AFWERX started doing it a decade ago and hasn't gotten any better since, in fact this is worse since at least Spark Tank is an unfunded charade, this apparently has $ behind it
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In a significant shift of its strategy, the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX Agility Prime program has acknowledged that the battery-powered eVTOL aircraft it has been funding and testing lacks the range to be useful over the vast reaches of its operational theaters aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
AFWERX Says Agility Prime eVTOLs Lack Range, Shifts To Hybrid | Aviation Week Network
AFWERX does not have any specific requirements, a program of record, or impending contracts for hybrid eVTOLs.
aviationweek.com
December 17, 2024 at 11:12 AM
In a significant shift of its strategy, the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX Agility Prime program has acknowledged that the battery-powered eVTOL aircraft it has been funding and testing lacks the range to be useful over the vast reaches of its operational theaters aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
OSC as a whole from the beginning was a nugget of a good idea immediately fucked by personnel since it was staffed primarily with what I am going to derogitorily call the AFWERX mafia
September 14, 2026 at 1:19 AM
OSC as a whole from the beginning was a nugget of a good idea immediately fucked by personnel since it was staffed primarily with what I am going to derogitorily call the AFWERX mafia
Air Force will transition eVTOL efforts under Agility Prime to new program theaircurrent.com/defense/air-... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
Air Force will transition eVTOL efforts under Agility Prime to new program
AFWERX says it will share more details on the shift in the pioneering eVTOL program before the AFA Warfare Symposium in March.
theaircurrent.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Air Force will transition eVTOL efforts under Agility Prime to new program theaircurrent.com/defense/air-... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
Umbra sats possibly: umbra.space/blog/umbra-s...
Umbra selected by AFWERX for $1.25M SBIR phase II contract • Umbra
Santa Barbara, Calif. – August 22, 2023 – Umbra, a leader in advanced space radar technology, announced it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II contract in the amount of $1.25 million focus...
umbra.space
May 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Umbra sats possibly: umbra.space/blog/umbra-s...
Viridian wins $1.25 million AFWERX award for VLEO propulsion technology
SAN FRANCISCO – Viridian Space Corp. won a $1.25 million award from the U.S. Air Force for very low Earth orbit (VLEO) electric-propulsion technology. With funding from the Phase II award from Air Force technology innovation…
SAN FRANCISCO – Viridian Space Corp. won a $1.25 million award from the U.S. Air Force for very low Earth orbit (VLEO) electric-propulsion technology. With funding from the Phase II award from Air Force technology innovation…
Viridian wins $1.25 million AFWERX award for VLEO propulsion technology
SAN FRANCISCO – Viridian Space Corp. won a $1.25 million award from the U.S. Air Force for very low Earth orbit (VLEO) electric-propulsion technology. With funding from the Phase II award from Air Force technology innovation arm AFWERX, the Southern California startup will develop an air-fed cathode able to withstand erosion in the oxygen-rich VLEO environment. “Because erosion is a major concern, this is an important win for us,” Matthew Feldman, Viridian co-founder and chief technology officer, told…
spacenews.com
August 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Viridian wins $1.25 million AFWERX award for VLEO propulsion technology
SAN FRANCISCO – Viridian Space Corp. won a $1.25 million award from the U.S. Air Force for very low Earth orbit (VLEO) electric-propulsion technology. With funding from the Phase II award from Air Force technology innovation…
SAN FRANCISCO – Viridian Space Corp. won a $1.25 million award from the U.S. Air Force for very low Earth orbit (VLEO) electric-propulsion technology. With funding from the Phase II award from Air Force technology innovation…
The viable test article shown here has been making #aviation over Virginia skies (and elsewhere) over the past year proving the concept—and the results have put TOLDs less than 150 feet. That’s critical for customers like #AFWERX and other military & civilian applications.
November 13, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Yup PVT Snuffy a this months war fighter exercise and PVT Smith next month's exercise is not conducive to quality results. One of my main gripes with AFWERX or UON type equipment is it always fell to the unit to train and utilize.
November 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Yup PVT Snuffy a this months war fighter exercise and PVT Smith next month's exercise is not conducive to quality results. One of my main gripes with AFWERX or UON type equipment is it always fell to the unit to train and utilize.
ClearCam™ Chosen for AFWERX Award to Enhance Surgical Visualization with ClearScope IQ™ Technology#United_States#Austin#AFWERX#ClearCam#ClearScope_IQ
ClearCam™ Chosen for AFWERX Award to Enhance Surgical Visualization with ClearScope IQ™ Technology
ClearCam™, a medtech leader from Austin, has secured a $74,360 AFWERX award to advance its ClearScope IQ™ surgical visualization technology designed for military applications.
third-news.com
July 9, 2026 at 12:44 PM
ClearCam™ Chosen for AFWERX Award to Enhance Surgical Visualization with ClearScope IQ™ Technology#United_States#Austin#AFWERX#ClearCam#ClearScope_IQ
An Airforce plane flying on its own? ✈️
It's true!
History was made in 2024 with the first US Airforce autonomous logistics mission at McClellan Airfield in CA. AFWERX conducted several autonomous demonstrations with partners Reliable Robotics and Xwing Inc.
More: www.afrl.af.mil/News/Video/?...
It's true!
History was made in 2024 with the first US Airforce autonomous logistics mission at McClellan Airfield in CA. AFWERX conducted several autonomous demonstrations with partners Reliable Robotics and Xwing Inc.
More: www.afrl.af.mil/News/Video/?...
September 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM
An Airforce plane flying on its own? ✈️
It's true!
History was made in 2024 with the first US Airforce autonomous logistics mission at McClellan Airfield in CA. AFWERX conducted several autonomous demonstrations with partners Reliable Robotics and Xwing Inc.
More: www.afrl.af.mil/News/Video/?...
It's true!
History was made in 2024 with the first US Airforce autonomous logistics mission at McClellan Airfield in CA. AFWERX conducted several autonomous demonstrations with partners Reliable Robotics and Xwing Inc.
More: www.afrl.af.mil/News/Video/?...
#Viridian funding win.
Viridian wins $1.25 million AFWERX award for VLEO propulsion technology
Viridian wins $1.25 million AFWERX award for VLEO propulsion technology
spacenews.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
#Viridian funding win.
Agreed! But when it started it was mainly looking at helping the nascent industry, which it did in spades. #Joby, #Archer and #Beta are all nearing commercial service because of AFWERX investments IN money and resources. (Some of the planning for launching Agility Prime was done in my basement. ;-)
December 18, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Cambrian Works Selected by AFWERX for a $1.78M Direct-to-Phase II Contract
LOS GATOS, California – Cambrian Works announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1,779,778.57 focused on Alternate Position Navigation and Time (A-PNT) technologies to…
LOS GATOS, California – Cambrian Works announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1,779,778.57 focused on Alternate Position Navigation and Time (A-PNT) technologies to…
Cambrian Works Selected by AFWERX for a $1.78M Direct-to-Phase II Contract
LOS GATOS, California – Cambrian Works announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1,779,778.57 focused on Alternate Position Navigation and Time (A-PNT) technologies to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution.
spacenews.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Cambrian Works Selected by AFWERX for a $1.78M Direct-to-Phase II Contract
LOS GATOS, California – Cambrian Works announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1,779,778.57 focused on Alternate Position Navigation and Time (A-PNT) technologies to…
LOS GATOS, California – Cambrian Works announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1,779,778.57 focused on Alternate Position Navigation and Time (A-PNT) technologies to…
🚨 Aedes Network Update — May 2026
Our Phase I SBIR proposal to AFWERX is drafted and in final review. Target submission: May 20. Hard deadline: June 3, 2026.
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Our Phase I SBIR proposal to AFWERX is drafted and in final review. Target submission: May 20. Hard deadline: June 3, 2026.
Thread 🧵👇
May 10, 2026 at 2:25 PM
🚨 Aedes Network Update — May 2026
Our Phase I SBIR proposal to AFWERX is drafted and in final review. Target submission: May 20. Hard deadline: June 3, 2026.
Thread 🧵👇
Our Phase I SBIR proposal to AFWERX is drafted and in final review. Target submission: May 20. Hard deadline: June 3, 2026.
Thread 🧵👇
The Air Force has done some thinking on this. They had an AFWERX project a few years ago for outside the box drone defense of bases.
June 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The Air Force has done some thinking on this. They had an AFWERX project a few years ago for outside the box drone defense of bases.
Wikipedia:
In June 2025, the Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX awarded Reflect Orbital a US$1.25 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to develop space mirror technology.
In June 2025, the Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX awarded Reflect Orbital a US$1.25 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to develop space mirror technology.
Space mirror - Wikipedia
energy.pageant.wiki
February 23, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Wikipedia:
In June 2025, the Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX awarded Reflect Orbital a US$1.25 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to develop space mirror technology.
In June 2025, the Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX awarded Reflect Orbital a US$1.25 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to develop space mirror technology.
The #AFWERX Direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant will provide $1.25 million to prototype first-of-its-kind technology to separate helium-3 from domestic helium, no tritium required.
November 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The #AFWERX Direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant will provide $1.25 million to prototype first-of-its-kind technology to separate helium-3 from domestic helium, no tritium required.
For those tracking the intersection of advanced cryogenics and quantum infrastructure, this highly readable piece is worth your time.
Read the full story here: www.tectonicdefense.com/exclusive-in...
#Helium3 #QuantumComputing #AFWERX #SBIR #SpaceResources #InSpaceEconomy
Read the full story here: www.tectonicdefense.com/exclusive-in...
#Helium3 #QuantumComputing #AFWERX #SBIR #SpaceResources #InSpaceEconomy
November 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
For those tracking the intersection of advanced cryogenics and quantum infrastructure, this highly readable piece is worth your time.
Read the full story here: www.tectonicdefense.com/exclusive-in...
#Helium3 #QuantumComputing #AFWERX #SBIR #SpaceResources #InSpaceEconomy
Read the full story here: www.tectonicdefense.com/exclusive-in...
#Helium3 #QuantumComputing #AFWERX #SBIR #SpaceResources #InSpaceEconomy
