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Rocket Lab

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End-to-end launch services and spacecraft system solutions.

Long Beach, United StatesFounded 2006Space
Valuation $39B Market cap · Aug/2026
Revenue $919M Latest reported FY

At a glance

Status
Listed
Founded
2006
Headquarters
Long Beach, United States
Listing
Public via SPAC 2021
Sector
Space
Power Law
Decacorn$10B+ valuation tierThoroughbred$100M+ revenue

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News, research, reports and resources connected to this company by Dealroom
News Rocket Lab raises $1.9B to fund Iridium acquisition Sep 15, 2026 News Rocket Lab revenue jumps 62% to $234M as Danske Bank takes new stake Aug 20, 2026 News Rocket Lab to buy Iridium for $8B in bid to challenge SpaceX Jun 29, 2026 Market map US Space Startups Jun 25, 2026 Market map US National Security & Defense Market Map

Investors

11 investors on the cap table

From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.

Seed1 investor entered at this stage

  • Mark Rocket

Series A1 investor entered at this stage

Series B and later9 investors entered at this stage

Talent

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Startup mafia 10 alumni-founded startups
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Alumni founders

5 of 10 startups shown

Former Rocket Lab employees who went on to found companies, sorted by Dealroom signal score.

HalterEst. 2016
Craig PiggottNew Zealand
Signal score96
PartlyEst. 2020
Levi FawcettNew Zealand
Signal score92
Rocket Factory AugsburgEst. 2018
Stefan BrieschenkGermany
Signal score90
Dawn AerospaceEst. 2017
Robert WernerNew Zealand
Signal score87
InterluneEst. 2020
IHIndra HornsbyUnited States
Signal score84
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
24 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States54.4%
🇳🇿 New Zealand40.1%
🇨🇦 Canada2.4%
🇦🇺 Australia1.4%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.4%
Top 5 of 24 shown
Web traffic by country
25K monthly visits
across markets
🇬🇧 United Kingdom32.4%
🇺🇸 United States30.8%
🏳️ Korea9.2%
🏳️ Republic of6.4%
🇨🇦 Canada5.6%
Top 5 markets shown

Patents

Estimated portfolio value
$30M

115 active patent families included in this estimate.

A patent family groups patent filings for the same invention. Source: Dealroom · PatSnap.

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Investments and acquisitions

Disclosed deals where Rocket Lab was the backer or acquirer, 2020–2026. Toggle between venture rounds, M&A, or both. The map below is grouped by the target company's sector — the colored pill on each chip is the round type.

Portfolio analysis

7 deals across Rocket Lab's capital deployment.

Where the deals concentrate by sector, stage, and decade.

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        7 of 7 deals

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