Shutdown
Feb 2025A company LinkedIn post says Prime Lightworks is no longer active.
SourcePrime Lightworks Inc. manufactures electric propulsion systems for…
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Overview
Prime Lightworks is a very small, pre-revenue aerospace startup developing green-hydrogen propulsion and a reusable launch vehicle for small satellites.
Primary product
Green-hydrogen rocket engine / reusable small-satellite launch vehicle
Founded
2015
Headquarters
47 Katahdin Dr, Brunswick, ME 04011, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Aviation & Aerospace
Sub-industry
Space launch and satellite propulsion
Offices
Brunswick, Maine, United States
Torrance, California, United States
Culver City, California, United States
Business model
B2B aerospace hardware development
Satellite propulsion systems
Small-satellite launch services
Funding
Stage
Seed / crowdfunding
Total raised
$3M
Latest round
Regulation Crowdfunding close · Apr 2023
Latest amount
$24K
Apr 2023 · StartEngine Capital, LLC
StartEngine Regulation Crowdfunding disbursement
Sep 2021 · StartEngine (platform)
People & investors
Leadership
Founder, CEO & President
VP Engineering / RF Design Engineer
Creative Director
Work & culture
Lean, mission-driven hardware team focused on zero-emission aerospace R&D, prototype testing, and small-satellite launch concepts.
Compensation
No public salary bands or benefits package found; SEC filings disclosed executive compensation in 2021 of $120k for Kyle Flanagan and $67.5k for Peter Dohm.
Product & market
Pricing
Not publicly disclosed; appears to be project-based B2B aerospace hardware / launch services with equity crowdfunding used for financing.
Differentiators
- —Green-hydrogen / LH2-LOX propellant
- —Fully reusable launch vehicle design
- —Zero-emissions spaceflight positioning
- —Focus on small satellites
- —Prototype engine testing at Brunswick Landing
- —Modular/scalable propulsion approach
Technology
green hydrogen (LH2/LOX) propulsion
reusable small-satellite launch vehicle
satellite electric propulsion systems
RF resonant cavity thruster / EmDrive-related propulsion
prototype green hydrogen rocket engine testing
sub-orbital flight and re-entry testing
Greenhouse (recruiting ATS)
Customers
Satellite manufacturers
Satellite operators
Small-satellite launch customers
Competitors
Dawn Aerospace
Reaction Dynamics
bluShift Aerospace
Astra
ABL Space Systems
iRocket
Vaya Space
Orbital Machines
Skyroot
Isar Aerospace
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Pre-revenue; public SEC filings report $0 revenue.
Estimated monthly visits
27
Jobs and careers at Prime Lightworks
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