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Company

Outlier Space

Auckland-based aerospace startup developing autonomous, rocket-agnostic reusable capsules for microgravity research and manufacturing return.

Status
Private

CategorySpace

Overview

Auckland-based aerospace startup developing autonomous, rocket-agnostic reusable capsules for microgravity research and manufacturing return. Founded by Jamie France (ex-Rocket Lab). USD 7.35M pre-seed round in July 2026 led by GD1 — one of New Zealand's largest pre-seed raises. Targeting first test flight in 2028.

Reality check

Product (company-claimed)

Reusable uncrewed capsules for in-orbit manufacturing with safe Earth return.

First mission (company-claimed)

Targeted mid-2028 on any available rocket.

Verified record

Verified deployments
None on file
Active incidents
None on file

Key facts

HQ

Auckland, New Zealand; formerly named Newton.

Founder and CEO

Funding (reported, Jun 2025)

US$7.35M pre-seed led by GD1, one of NZ's largest.

Data & sources

Web sources

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Relationships

Current leadership (1)

Founders (1)

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Safety record

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Recent coverage

Outlier Space in third-party press

Peers

56 peers across 1 segment. Every Outlier Space competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.

space(56)

36 companies in this segment · low_concentration (HHI 1188.742650389188) · leader K2 Space at 2172%

Mentioned on (1)

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People (1)

Jamie France