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Satellite manufacturer Apex has raised $200 million to increase production and meet surging demand for its configurable spacecraft platforms and in hopes of snagging lucrative Golden Dome missile defense shields contracts in the future, the company said on Tuesday.

Apex has raised $200 million in a new funding round intended to help the company accelerate production of satellite buses.

Apex closed a $200M Series C to boost vertical integration, and put more buses and parts on the shelf for customers.

Flush with demand for its standardized spacecraft buses and seeking to speed production, Apex on Tuesday said it has raised $200 million in a Series C round that will be put toward designing and developing more subsystems and components in-house

California-based satellite bus supplier Apex announced today it has secured $200 million in funding from private capital to allow for scaled production of its satellite bus platforms.

Apex, the world's first spacecraft manufacturer to offer productized, high-rate configurable satellite bus platforms, announced its $200 million Series C funding round.

Meet Jay, Apex's New Mission Manager!

Meet Zach Apex's New Integrated Solutions Technical Lead!

Apex, a satellite manufacturing startup is celebrating on year of its satellite on orbit this month. Founded in 2022, the startup’s goal is to ease the production process of off-the-shelf satellite buses that help customers shift risk and money from making spacecraft to focusing on the missions they want to conduct.

Meet Naputt, Apex's new HITL Engineer

For speeding satellite production to get capabilities on-orbit faster. In March 2024, Apex successfully deployed Aries SN1, the company’s first production model of an off-the-shelf satellite bus, the part of a spacecraft that provides power and allows the payload to communicate and perform other functions.

Meet Talha! Apex's new Communications Engineer!

The first spacecraft built by satellite manufacturing startup Apex continues to work well after a year in orbit as the company leverages that experience for future spacecraft.

Meet Moeez, Apex's New HITL Engineer

Satellite manufacturing company Apex Technology secured a $45.9 million contract from the U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon announced Feb. 12.

Meet Markelia, Apex's New Global Supply Chain Manager

Meet Pedro! Apex's New Manufacturing Engineer

An iPad stands near the entrance of Apex’s 50,000-square-foot facility in Los Angeles, beckoning customers to use the touch screen to choose a configuration, get a price, and place an order.

The recent run up in the stock market—especially for tech stocks—signals a stimulative business climate during the second Trump Administration which should fuel a continued rise for defense tech—the incorporation of new technologies such as AI, cyber, autonomy and space for military applications.

Meet Cedrick, Apex's New Supplier Development Engineer

Satellite bus manufacturing has been highly bespoke, with high prices and long lead times, until now. Apex’s line of off-the-shelf satellite buses — that is, the main body of the satellite that hosts power, wiring, chips, etc. — means that more companies can access space without having to worry about developing their own satellite bus in-house.

CNBC’s Morgan Brennan speaks with Andreessen Horowitz’s Katherine Boyle in an exclusive interview at the Reagan National Defense Forum. They discuss the rapid evolution of defense startup

Meet Arely, Apex's New Technical Recruiter!

Meet Devon, Apex's new Avionics Engineer!

Meet Maddie, Apex's New Technical Recruiter!

The CEO of Apex said HALO offers his firm a chance to showcase its off-the-shelf satellite buses.

Innovative Acquisition Pathway Deepens Apex Work With SDA

Meet Frank Chuang, Apex's New GNC Engineer!

Meet William Pickering Apex's New Avionics Engineer!

Almost 3,000 satellites are launched per year and that number will only grow. Virtually, all satellites use custom designed busses, despite their payload missions being similar. Apex is looking to change that on episode 58 of S3, sponsored by Andreessen Horowitz.