The TrueUpSpaceTech Report
Jul 2026
TrueUp Space Tech 20
20 Hottest Space Tech Companies
ABL Space Systems•
Apex•
Astranis•
Axiom Space•
Blue Origin•
Cowboy Space•
Firefly Aerospace•
Hadrian•
ICEYE•
Impulse•
Isar Aerospace•
K2 Space•
Planet•
Relativity Space•
Rocket Lab•
Skyroot•
SpaceX•
Starcloud•
Stoke Space•
Tomorrow.io•
True Anomaly•
Umbra•
Varda•
Xoople
Jul 2026
Top Space Tech Co's by Trajectory
Factors incl. fundraising history, hiring trends, industry factors, layoff data, TrueUp member interest & more
| company | all‑tech rank | |
|---|---|---|
1. |  Starcloud | #54 |
2. |  Cowboy Space | #63 |
3. |  Hadrian | #95 |
4. |  K2 Space | #99 |
5. |  Impulse | #119 |
6. |  True Anomaly | #121 |
7. |  Apex | #148 |
8. |  Stoke Space | #238 |
9. |  ICEYE | #244 |
10. |  SpaceX | #291 |
Jul 2026
Top Space Tech co's by valuation
| company | valuation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1. | SpaceX ($SPCX) | $2248B | |
2. |  Rocket Lab ($RKLB) | $59B | |
3. |  Viasat ($VSAT) | $12B | |
4. |  Planet ($PL) | $12B | |
5. | ICEYE | $12B | |
6. |  Maxar | $6.4B | |
7. |  Intuitive Machines ($LUNR) | $4.6B | |
8. |  Sierra Space | $4.5B | |
9. |  Relativity Space | $4.2B | |
10. | Impulse | $4.0B |
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7,494 open Space Tech jobs
↑147.4% from low (3,029)
Jul 2026
Remote Index
3.7
% of Space Tech jobs with a remote option
Jul 2026
Bay Area Index
6.4
% of Space Tech jobs listed in the Bay Area
Jul 2026
Space Tech Co's w/ Most Open Jobs
| company | jobs | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1. | SpaceX | 1,857 | |
2. |  Blue Origin | 1,259 | |
3. | Rocket Lab | 361 | |
4. | Relativity Space | 336 | |
5. | Viasat | 245 | |
6. |  AST SpaceMobile | 211 | |
7. | K2 Space | 175 | |
7. | True Anomaly | 175 | |
9. | Sierra Space | 170 | |
10. | Impulse | 163 | |
11. |  Vast | 159 | |
12. | Maxar | 148 | |
13. |  Arianespace | 145 | |
14. | Hadrian | 132 | |
15. |  The Exploration Company | 108 | |
16. | Apex | 97 | |
16. |  Varda | 97 | |
18. |  Astranis | 91 | |
19. |  Isar Aerospace | 89 | |
19. |  Voyager Space | 89 |
Jul 2026
Top Space Tech Job Categories
jobs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Engineering (Software) | 1861 | |
2. | Engineering (Hardware) | 1338 | |
3. | Business Operations & Program Management | 343 | |
4. | Supply Chain | 203 | |
5. | Data & Analytics | 196 | |
6. | Finance | 181 | |
7. | People | 151 | |
8. | Real Estate / Facilities | 131 | |
9. | Marketing & Growth | 110 | |
10. | IT & Business Systems | 107 |
Jul 2026
Top Space Tech Job Locations
jobs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
1. | 🇺🇸 United States | 5745 | |
2. | 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 2159 | |
3. | 🇺🇸 Seattle | 763 | |
4. | 🇺🇸 Austin | 670 | |
5. | 🇺🇸 San Francisco Bay Area | 419 | |
6. | 🇺🇸 Denver | 223 | |
7. | 🇩🇪 Germany | 197 | |
8. | 🇺🇸 Washington D.C. | 192 | |
9. | 🇩🇪 Munich, Germany | 136 | |
10. | 🇺🇸 San Diego | 129 |
Jul 2026
Space Tech Jobs by Company Stage
jobs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
🌱 Early-Stage Startup | 834 | ||
🦄 Unicorn | 1778 | ||
📈 Public Tech | 2650 | ||
🐳 FAANG+ | 49 | ||
Other | 2296 |
Jul 2026
Most Common Tech/Tools
From Space Tech job descriptions
1. | Python | |
2. | C++ | |
3. | Linux | |
4. | MATLAB | |
5. | SQL | |
6. | Electron | |
7. | Kubernetes | |
8. | Docker | |
9. | AWS | |
10. | SolidWorks |
Jul 2026
Biggest Space Tech Layoffs
Past 12 months
| company | ppl let go |
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Methodology: TrueUp attempts to track and analyze data on every open job at every startup and big tech co.
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