Company

AstroForge

Huntington Beach, California-based asteroid mining company developing spacecraft to extract and refine platinum-group metals from near-Earth M-type asteroids.

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Founded: 2022
HQ: Huntington Beach, California, USA
Status: active

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies AstroForge: 1 model. 2 sources back the record.

CategorySpace

Models

Overview

Huntington Beach, California-based asteroid mining company developing spacecraft to extract and refine platinum-group metals from near-Earth M-type asteroids. Founded January 2022 by Matt Gialich and Jose Acain. Brokkr-1 cubesat launched April 2023 on SpaceX Transporter-7 but failed; Odin spacecraft launched February 2025 on IM-2 but lost communication. DeepSpace-2 spacecraft completed assembly June 2026.

Verified record

Verified deployments: None on file
Active incidents: None on file

Key facts

Founded

2022

Huntington Beach, CA, USA

Notable

First private mission to land on another body (attempted)

Goal

Mine platinum-group metals from M-type asteroids

Data & sources

Web sources

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Models (1)

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Current platform

Brood

Autonomous deep-space spacecraft designed for asteroid rendezvous and resource prospecting. First mission lost in 2025; second attempt scheduled for 2026.

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Current leadership (2)

Matt Gialich Co-founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Jose Acain Co-founder & CTOsecondary-verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for AstroForge.

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Funding rounds (1)

Seed2022-09-15
$13M(reported)

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Recent activity

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Record createdAug 7, 2026
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Sources (2)

Common questions

What is AstroForge?

What does AstroForge make?

AstroForge has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Brood (AstroForge builds physical robots).

Is AstroForge publicly traded?

No. AstroForge is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who is the CEO of AstroForge?

Matt Gialich is the ceo of AstroForge, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in AstroForge?

AstroForge is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

Where is AstroForge headquartered?

AstroForge is headquartered in Huntington Beach, California, USA.

Who owns AstroForge?

AstroForge is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Where does AstroForge operate robots?

AstroForge 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 AstroForge a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, AstroForge ranks in roughly the top 90% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was AstroForge founded?

AstroForge was founded in 2022.

Is AstroForge safe?

AstroForge has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Unreviewed · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-07

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-07

Sources by quality tier

2: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.