Models
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Overview
Venturi Astrolab is a space technology company designing, building, and operating multi-purpose planetary rovers, led by founder and CEO Jaret Matthews. The company's flagship FLEX rover (Flexible Logistics and Exploration) is scheduled to fly to the Moon on a SpaceX Starship, with eight customers signing contracts worth over $160M for its first lunar mission. NASA selected Astrolab in May 2026 as one of two providers to develop and deliver a crewed lunar rover for the Artemis program, with a task order valued at approximately $219M and a potential maximum contract value of $4.6B.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Focus
Robot
Technology
Stage
CEO
NASA Artemis contract
First mission contracts
Launch partner
Strategic partner
Data & sources
Web sources
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Models (1)
View all models →Current leadership (1)
- Jaret Matthews Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Jaret Matthewssole
Safety record
No incidents on record for Venturi Astrolab.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Venturi Astrolab in third-party press
Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- Astroscale2 models
- China Manned Space Agency2 models
- GITAI2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Revenue disclosed
- $160000000 (private_reported)
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 27, 2026
unreviewed -> reviewed
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Venturi Astrolab?
- Venturi Astrolab is a space technology company designing, building, and operating multi-purpose planetary rovers, led by founder and CEO Jaret Matthews. The company's flagship FLEX rover (Flexible Logistics and Exploration) is scheduled to fly to the Moon on a SpaceX Starship, with eight customers signing contracts worth over $160M for its first lunar mission. NASA selected Astrolab in May 2026 as one of two providers to develop and deliver a crewed lunar rover for the Artemis program, with a task order valued at approximately $219M and a potential maximum contract value of $4.6B.
- What does Venturi Astrolab make?
- Venturi Astrolab has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: FLEX Rover (Venturi Astrolab builds physical robots).
- Is Venturi Astrolab publicly traded?
- No. Venturi Astrolab is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Venturi Astrolab?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Venturi Astrolab building in the same form factors include Impulse Space, Astrobotic Technology, China National Space Administration, Astroscale.
- Who is the CEO of Venturi Astrolab?
- Jaret Matthews is the ceo of Venturi Astrolab, per the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in Venturi Astrolab?
- Venturi Astrolab is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.
- Where is Venturi Astrolab headquartered?
- Venturi Astrolab is headquartered in Hawthorne, CA, USA.
- Who owns Venturi Astrolab?
- Venturi Astrolab is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.
- Where does Venturi Astrolab operate robots?
- Venturi Astrolab 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 Venturi Astrolab a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Venturi Astrolab ranks in roughly the top 96% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Venturi Astrolab founded?
- Venturi Astrolab was founded in 2018.
- Is Venturi Astrolab safe?
- Venturi Astrolab 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: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-06
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-06
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Venturi Astrolab.Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- Astroscale2 models
- China Manned Space Agency2 models
- GITAI2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Venturi Astrolab from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
NASA Selects Astrolab to Provide Lunar Rover for Artemis Astronauts' Return to the Moon
NASA selected Venturi Astrolab as one of two providers to develop and deliver a crewed lunar rover for the Artemis program, with a task order valued at approximately $219M and a…
Astrolab announces first customers for commercial lunar rover mission
Venturi Astrolab announced eight customers have signed contracts worth more than $160M for its first commercial lunar rover mission to the Moon in 2026, utilizing the FLEX rover.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/venturi-astrolab.md
- RSS feed: /companies/venturi-astrolab/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/fca6af1a-8fd1-4246-83b7-ffab9a114e05
- Revision history: /companies/venturi-astrolab/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- Astroscale2 models
- China Manned Space Agency2 models
- GITAI2 models
Reality vs attention
Venturi Astrolab draws attention at the 27th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among space robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 21, 2026