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Adranos
Space · West Lafayette, United States · Founded 2015
Manufacturing next generation solid rocket motors MoreLess
Adranos Energetics is a cutting-edge aerospace company specializing in the development of high-performance solid rocket propellants. The company's flagship product, ALITEC, provides a competitive advantage for military users by extending missile range and enabling the creation of smaller, more affordable missiles. Additionally, ALITEC enhances the capabilities of space launch systems by expanding payload capacity and reducing the cost of space access. Adranos primarily serves military and aerospace clients, operating in the defense and space exploration markets. The business model focuses on securing government contracts and partnerships with aerospace firms, generating revenue through the sale and licensing of its advanced propellant technologies.
Keywords: solid rocket propellant, missile range, payload capacity, military, aerospace, defense, space launch, cost reduction, ALITEC, government contracts.
Company overview
Adranos company information
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- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- West Lafayette, United States
- Employees
- 7
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 70.9
Valuation & funding
Adranos funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITION✓Exit | Jun 2023 | $0 | — | Anduril | ↗ |
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Apr 2022 | $20M | $80M | Explorer 1 Fund · Elevate Ventures · Bob Bishop · Specific Impulse Capital | ↗ |
| EARLY VCEquity / VC | Dec 2021 | $9.9M | $40M | Undisclosed | — |
| GRANTOther financing | Feb 2021 | $0 | — | Purdue Research Foundation | — |
| EARLY VCEquity / VC | Feb 2020 | $1M | $4M | Archibald Cox | — |
| DEBTDebt | Jul 2019 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| EARLY VCEquity / VC | Oct 2018 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| SEEDEquity / VC | Jul 2017 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| GRANTOther financing | Feb 2016 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| SPINOUT✓Other financing | Jan 2015 | Purdue University | — |
Financials
Workforce over time
Available workforce history. Financial fields without reported data are omitted.
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 39 |
| 2023 | 39 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 10 |
Growth signals
Adranos website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for Adranos is 290 monthly website visits, down 95.7% over the last three months. Adranos's team declined 22.2% over the past year.
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