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Varda
Varda
A platform for in-space manufacturing.
About
Founded
2020
Headquarters
Torrance, California
Industry
Space, Hardware
Company Description
Materials manufactured in space.
Quick Links
Website
Jobs
Funding
Total Raised
$51 million
Valuation
$500 million
Significant Investors
Khosla Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Lux Capital, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Also Capital
Company Traction
In July 2023, Varda won a
$1.9 million
NASA Tipping Point contract.
In June 2023, Varda
launched
the world’s first commercial space factory into orbit on SpaceX’s Transporter-8 mission.
Leadership Team
Will Bruey
: Co-Founder & CEO of Varda. Former Spacecraft Operator, Systems Officer at SpaceX.
Delian Asparouhov
: Co-Founder, President, & Chairman of Varda. Partner at Founders Fund.
Jon Barr
: COO at Varda. Former Head of Avionics at ABL Space Systems.
Richard Wissemann
: Head of Hardware Development at Varda. Former Senior Hardware Development Engineer at AWS.
Nicholas Cialdella
: Head of Vehicles at Varda. Former Senior Avionics Systems & Integrations Engineer.
Press
Not Boring (June 12, 2023):
Varda: The Space Drug Factory
The Information (June 9, 2023):
The Overlapping Galaxies of Delian Asparouhov
TechCrunch (May 17, 2023):
Varda Space raising new tranche of funding at $500M post-money valuation
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