# Apex Space: space robotics company

Canonical ID: `b5d46ea5-a57b-443b-b764-a825da6134f6`

## Key facts

- **Founded:** 2022
- **HQ:** Los Angeles, CA, USA
- **Notable:** Productized satellite buses at constellation scale
- **Manufacturing:** [Factory One, 100,000+ sq. ft. by end 2026](/manufacturing.md) ([see manufacturing](/manufacturing.md))
- **Total Funding:** [~$718M (company-reported)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Valuation:** [$2.3B (June 2026)](/valuations.md) ([see valuations ranking](/valuations.md))
- **Employees:** ~336 (May 2026)
- **Revenue 2025:** $60 million (company-reported)
- **Contracted Bookings:** $100M+ (company-reported)
- **Key Products:** Aries (LEO), GEO Aries (geostationary), Nova (200-500 kg payload), Comet (largest bus)
- **CFO:** [Michael Kopet](/people/michael-kopet.md) (formerly VP Finance at Axon)
- **CFO Appointed:** June 2026
- **Hero image candidate:** https://www.satellitetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Apex-Aries-Satellite-Platforms-June-2026-scaled.jpg (source: Via Satellite press coverage)

- **Slug:** apex-space
- **Status:** active
- **Founded:** 2022
- **HQ:** Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Valuation of record:** $2.3B (Company-claimed, as of Jun 2026; Priced round: [Strategic Growth post-money](https://payloadspace.com/apex-raises-200m-at-2-3b-valuation/)) · [see valuations ranking](/valuations.md)
- **Category:** [Space](/space)

## Models

- [Apex Satellite Bus](/models/apex-satellite-bus.md) (space) (id: `0d22c593-0faa-4515-b5e3-d31e89ac4381`)

## Current leadership (6)

- [Ian Cinnamon](/people/ian-cinnamon.md) Co-founder & CEO (secondary-verified)
- [Max Benassi](/people/max-benassi.md) Co-founder & CTO (secondary-verified)
- [Ian Cinnamon](/people/ian-cinnamon.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Max Benassi](/people/max-benassi.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Michael Kopet](/people/michael-kopet.md) Chief Financial Officer (secondary-verified)
- [Adam Corey](/people/adam-corey.md) Chief Business Officer (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (2)

- [Apex Space x Anduril](/partnerships/apex-space-x-anduril.md) with Anduril Industries _technology_
- [Apex Space x Northrop Grumman](/partnerships/apex-space-x-northrop-grumman.md) with Northrop Grumman _development_ (announced) (_reported, not operationally verified_)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Apex Space?

Los Angeles-based manufacturer of productized, configurable satellite bus platforms built at constellation scale. Founded in 2022 by [Ian Cinnamon](/people/ian-cinnamon) and [Max Benassi](/people/max-benassi), Apex operates Factory One in Playa Vista and produces off-the-shelf satellite buses including the Aries, GEO Aries, Nova, and Comet platforms. The company serves both commercial customers and U.S. government defense programs, with over two-thirds of its business in national security and defense. Apex set a world record with its first satellite bus as the fastest clean-sheet design to production spacecraft operating in space.

### What does Apex Space make?

Apex Space has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Apex Satellite Bus (Apex Space builds physical robots).

### Who competes with Apex Space?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Apex Space building in the same form factors include Impulse Space, Astrobotic Technology, China National Space Administration, Astroscale.

### Where is Apex Space headquartered?

Apex Space is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA.

### Where does Apex Space operate robots?

Apex Space is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### Is Apex Space a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Apex Space ranks in roughly the top 11% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (2)

1. https://www.apexspace.com/
2. https://research.contrary.com/company/apex

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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