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POLARIS Raumflugzeuge
Bremen-based DLR spin-off building the Aurora reusable spaceplane and a two-stage hypersonic research aircraft under Bundeswehr contract.
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POLARIS Raumflugzeuge
Bremen-based DLR spin-off building the Aurora reusable spaceplane and a two-stage hypersonic research aircraft under Bundeswehr contract.
Founded
2019
HQ
Bremen, Germanyoperational site: Peenemünde
Headcount
~40–60est. 2025–2026; 17 confirmed Dec 2023
Total raised
~€12.4M
Valuation
Not company-confirmedheuristic estimates: $14.3M–$35.5M
Stage
Seedpost top-up, June 2025
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- ▸Background — founding, ownership and how the company got to here
- ▸Financial footing — rounds, valuation, backers and who is exposed
- ▸Customers & contracts — live join against our Procurement Tracker
- ▸Leadership — who runs it, and the contact surface
- ▸Competitive position — who it beats, who beats it, and on what
- ▸Battlefield relevance — confirmed combat use versus company claim
- ▸Sources — every citation this file is built on
- ▸Analyst verdict — where the evidence is thin and what would change our call