Launcher

• Seed funding round of $2.3 MM raised from Boost.VC, founder Max Haot, and others in 2018.
• Series A funding round of $11.7 MM raised from Boost.VC, founder Max Haot, and others in 2021.
• Other grants were received 2019, 2020, and 2022, totalling slightly more than $2.5 MM

Originally the company focused on the Launcher Light launcher, as a precursor to the Rocket-1 launcher. Launcher Light would have been powered by the E-2 engine, a 3D-printed engine being produced externally by Germany-based AMCM. At the same time, the company also focused on a space tug called Orbiter. This tug did not perform well, with the first SN1 mission being a failure, and the second SN3 mission being consired a only a partial success.

Launcher was acquired by Vast in February 2023, at which point employees, equipment and intellectual property moved to the acquirer, and founder Max Haot became President at Vast.