SpaceNews · Apr 2026
Reported Albedo’s transition toward satellite manufacturing and the Vicinity mission roadmap.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 16, 2026
Overview
Albedo is a Denver-based aerospace company building Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellite systems for ultra-high-resolution Earth imaging and related space missions. Its core commercial focus has evolved from Earth-observation imagery into a broader VLEO platform/business that includes satellite buses, optical payloads, and turnkey mission support.
Primary product
VLEO satellite platform and high-resolution Earth-imaging missions (e.g., Clarity and Vicinity)
Founded
2020
Headquarters
Denver, Colorado, United States
Team size
11-50
Industry
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
Sub-industry
Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellite manufacturing / Earth observation
Offices
Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Business model
hardware sales
mission services
data/imagery services
government contracts
Funding
Stage
Series B (reported as raising; public funding history also includes Series A-1 and Series A)
Total raised
$193M
Latest round
Series B (reported, raising) · Apr 2025
Latest amount
$100M
Apr 2025 · General Innovation Capital
Jan 2024 · Standard Investments
Sep 2022 · Shield Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Mar 2021
Mar 2021 · Y Combinator
Initialized Capital
People & investors
Leadership
Topher Haddad
Co-founder & CEO
AyJay Lasater
Co-founder & CTO
Winston Tri
Co-Founder & CPO
Dylan Betts
VP, Finance
Ryan P. Nelson
Director, Government Affairs & Policy
Kevin Wollscheid
Director, Production
Brandon Kaploe
Head of GNC / Lead Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer
Paul Silversmith
Lead GNC Engineer
Nathan McIntyre
Lead Engineer
Work & culture
Public materials emphasize ambitious aerospace engineering, flight-proven hardware, and mission-driven work in a highly technical environment. Recent hiring posts suggest growth in software and hardware leadership. No reliable public evidence was found for specific benefits or formal remote/hybrid policy.
Compensation
No public compensation ranges or pay signals were found in the researched sources.
Product & market
Pricing
Not publicly disclosed; appears to use a mix of customer contracts, deposits/tasking reservations, and government program funding for missions/data/services.
Differentiators
- —Only flight-proven platform for VLEO highlighted on company site
- —Very low Earth orbit enables sharper imagery and stronger signals than traditional altitudes
- —Vertically integrated approach spanning bus, payload, autonomy stack, and operations
- —Dual-use positioning for commercial and defense customers
- —Validated Clarity-1 mission and follow-on Vicinity mission build on flight-proven hardware
Technology
GitLab
Python
C
MATLAB
LinkedIn
Altium
Onshape
Customers
U.S. government / intelligence customers
U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
National Reconnaissance Office
National Air and Space Intelligence Center
SkyFi
Open Grid Europe
Competitors
Maxar Intelligence
Wyvern
EarthDaily Analytics
Earth Observant
Iceye
SpaceX (not a direct pure-play competitor but listed in source intelligence)
Skeyeon
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
~$1M–$5M annual revenue (Exa estimates ~$1.2M)
Estimated monthly visits
16K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Latest news
Albedo · Apr 2026
Albedo announced Vicinity, its second VLEO mission and newest bus product line, aimed at higher-power payloads and a 2027 launch.
SpaceNews · Aug 2025
Reported NRO Stage 2 award, enabling on-orbit assessments and acquisition of Earth-observation data from Clarity-1.
Business Insider · Apr 2025
Reported a Series B raise at a $285M pre-money valuation led by General Innovation Capital.
BusinessWire · Mar 2025
Albedo said Clarity-1 launched on SpaceX Transporter-13, made first contact, and entered VLEO-specific protect mode shortly after launch.
Jobs and careers at Albedo
10 jobs at Albedo
IT & Security Engineer
On-site
IT/Security
Broomfield, CO; Denver, Colorado, United States
3d ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior Mechanical Engineer
On-site
Opto-Mechanical Engineering
Broomfield, CO; Denver, Colorado, United States
2w ago
On-site
Full-time
Supply Chain Specialist
On-site
Engineering Operations
Broomfield, CO; Denver, Colorado, United States
3w ago
On-site
Full-time
Business Development and Capture Manager
On-site
Sales
Broomfield, CO; Denver, Colorado, United States
4w ago
On-site
Full-time
Technical Program Manager
On-site
Program Management
Broomfield, CO; Denver, Colorado, United States
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Director of Software Engineering
On-site
Engineering Operations
Broomfield, CO; Denver, Colorado, United States
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Director of Hardware Engineering
On-site
Engineering Operations
Broomfield, CO; Denver, Colorado, United States
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Manufacturing Specialist
On-site
Opto-Mechanical Engineering
Broomfield, CO
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Lead Electrical Engineer
On-site
Electrical Engineering
Broomfield, CO
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
GNSS Navigation and Estimation Engineer
On-site
Guidance, Navigation, and Control
Broomfield, CO
6mo ago
On-site
Full-time