The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Rocket Lab USA: $15.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
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Regional ecosystem
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Key facts
Focus
Robot
Technology
Stage
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Data & sources
Web sources
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Peter Beck Founder & CEOsince 2006-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Peter Becksolefounded 2006-01-01
Media (1)
Company-anchored media. Official assets the company has published at the company level, distinct from model-anchored media that lives on individual product pages.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Rocket Lab USA.
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Recent coverage
Rocket Lab USA in third-party press
Mentioned on (4)
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Companies (2)
Robots and products (1)
People (1)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $15.0M
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Funding rounds (1)
- Series B2015-03-02
Investors: Khosla Ventures (lead)
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired Motiv Space Systemsfull acquisition
Timeline
Every recorded move in Rocket Lab USA’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2015-06-01Series B raising $15000000
Key hirePeter Beck joins as Founder & CEO
2006-01-01Peter Beck appointed Founder & CEO (current)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
Rocket Lab USA logo
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
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Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for Rocket Lab USA.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Rocket Lab USA from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Carbon composite woes cause another delay for Peter Beck's Hungry Hippo
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Financial market disclosures released in early October 2026 highlighted shifting competitive dynamics across the commercial space sector as Rocket Lab USA pursues dual operational…
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Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Rocket Lab USA against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 139 months ago.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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Last computed: Oct 20, 2026