Radian Aerospace raises seed round to fund work on spaceplaneby Jeff Foust — January 19, 2022 [SN]
Radian Aerospace is developing the Radian One spaceplane intended to carry people and "light cargo" to orbit, taking off and landing from runways. Credit: Radian AerospaceWASHINGTON — A startup has raised a seed round of funding to pursue development of what’s long been considered the holy grail of space transportation: a single-stage-to-orbit reusable spaceplane.
Radian Aerospace, based in the Seattle suburb of Renton, Washington, announced Jan. 19 it had closed a $27.5 million seed round led by venture capital fund Fine Structure Ventures. Other investors include from EXOR, The Venture Collective, Helios Capital, SpaceFund, Gaingels, The Private Shares Fund, Explorer 1 Fund and Type One Ventures.
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https://spacenews.com/radian-aerospace-raises-seed-round-to-fund-work-on-spaceplane/Jeff Matthews joins Radian Aerospace as director of strategyby Debra Werner — March 30, 2022 [SN]
Radian Aerospace is developing the Radian One spaceplane intended to carry people and "light cargo" to orbit, taking off and landing from runways. Credit: Radian AerospaceLOS ANGELES – Radian Aerospace, a startup developing a reusable spaceplane, announced March 30 that Jeff Matthews, a founding member of Deloitte Consulting’s space sector practice, would become the company’s director of strategy.
Matthew met Radian’s founders in 2016 when he produced the initial market study for the Renton, Washington, company.
“Having known the Radian founders and helping them with due diligence, Radian has always been a favorite of mine,” Matthews told SpaceNews.
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https://spacenews.com/mattews-joins-radian/