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Aphelion Aerospace, Inc.

LAKEWOOD · Space / Aerospace · refined from filed group “Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Aphelion Aerospace, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$390K
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
Latest step-up
Top 51%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Jun 27 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Aphelion Aerospace, Inc. looks fair against its niche peers and is dormant on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the space/aerospace sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Fair
  • Modeled value is 1.30× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Space / Aerospace companies in 2022–2024 (5 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (130% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 4.0 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Only one round on record and long silent — often defunct, acquired, or gone quiet.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Space / Aerospace

Aphelion Aerospace, Inc. is one of 133 Space / Aerospace companies tracked from LAKEWOOD. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 50% of sector peers), and mid-pack by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

space/aerospace

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
7
Investors (latest)
2019
Year incorporated
2022-06-27
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$1.3M$2.5M$3.8M$5.0MPre-Seed · 2022-06-27 Raised $390K (real) Modeled valuation $4.7M (est)$390K$4.7MPre-Seed2022

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Pre-Seed$390K · 2022

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$4.7M
Base estimate est.
$221K
Conservative case
$29.2M
Upside case
$2.2M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Pre-Seeda round under $1.0M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the space/aerospace sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Not enough modeled valuation points to chart a trajectory.

Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
26%
Survival probability
10% low · 47% high
1.71×/yr
Annual markup
2.31×/yr upside case
4.0 yr
Elapsed time used
4.0 yr actual, capped for stale marks
space/aerospace
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
4.0 yr
On record since
2022
First round
1
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 133 companies in Space / Aerospace. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 0.1× of median
This company$390K
Sector median$4.7M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.9× of median
This company$390K
Sector median$450K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.1× of median
This company$4.7M
Sector median$38.2M

Raised more than 50% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 58% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Pre-Seed) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #1 of 5.

This companyCohort peer
$100K$1.0M$10.0M$10K$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Seaflight Technologies Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.3M · modeled $4.6M (est)3P Satellite LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $905K · modeled $3.6M (est)Gaingels In Orbit Aerospace LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $245K · modeled $2.1M (est)Blushift Aerospace I, A Series Of Capitalize Investments Llc · Pre-Seed Raised $100K · modeled $553K (est)Aphelion Aerospace, Inc. (this company) Raised $390K · modeled $4.7M (est)Aphelion Aerospace, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Aphelion Aerospace, Inc. this companyPre-Seed$390K$4.7M1.30×
Seaflight Technologies Inc.Pre-Seed$1.3M$4.6M1.26×
3P Satellite LLCPre-Seed$905K$3.6M1.00×
Gaingels In Orbit Aerospace LLCPre-Seed$245K$2.1M0.58×
Blushift Aerospace I, A Series Of Capitalize Investments LlcPre-Seed$100K$553K0.15×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Pre-Seed$390K2022-06-27$2.2M$4.7M90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Pre-Seed$390K2022-06-27
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 7 investors on this round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$624K
Modeled next size est.range $405K$998K
Last step-up
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Matthew Travis2022-06
Miguel Ayala2022-06
Registry & provenance

Aphelion Aerospace, Inc. is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
1883905
SEC CIK
2019
Incorporated
Similar companies

Nearest neighbours across the whole database — matched on sector, stage and capital scale, and on shared operators (officers or directors named at both companies in public filings). A discovery shortlist, not a valuation cohort — verify before acting, the same way modeled figures are directional.

CompanySectorStageRaised · realValue · estWhy similar
Volatus Aerospace Corp.Space / AerospacePre-Seed$403K$8.3Msame sector · same stage
Orbital Shift, Inc.Space / AerospacePre-Seed$513K$17.8Msame sector · same stage
Orbital Operations IncSpace / AerospacePre-Seed$520K$1.6Msame sector · same stage
Orbital Music Park LlcSpace / AerospacePre-Seed$600K$20.9Msame sector · same stage
Gaingels In Orbit Aerospace LLCSpace / AerospacePre-Seed$245K$2.1Msame sector · same stage
FlightLink Aviation Club, Inc.Space / AerospacePre-Seed$800K$27.8Msame sector · same stage
3P Satellite LLCSpace / AerospacePre-Seed$905K$3.6Msame sector · same stage
Advanced Aero Services, LLCSpace / AerospacePre-Seed$915K$31.8Msame sector · same stage
Semantically similar

Matched by meaning, not labels — a local language model reads each company's name, sector and description and ranks the closest in that learned space. This catches look-alikes that cross sector boundaries; the structured list above explains its matches, this one trusts the text. Directional, like every modeled signal here.

CompanySectorStageValue · estMatch
SpaceCraft, Inc.Space / AerospaceSeed$32.7M83%
Volatus Aerospace Inc.Space / AerospacePre-Seed$1.9M82%
Advanced Aero Services, LLCSpace / AerospacePre-Seed$31.8M81%
Orb Aerospace, Inc.Space / AerospaceSeries A$13.8M80%
Firefly Aerospace Inc.Space / AerospaceSeries D+$1.6B80%
Firehawk Aerospace Inc.Space / AerospaceSeries A$2.2M80%
Frontier Aerospace CorpSpace / AerospaceSeries A$59.7M79%
Bye Aerospace IncSpace / AerospaceSeries A$278.3M79%
Frequently asked
How much funding has Aphelion Aerospace, Inc. raised?
Aphelion Aerospace, Inc. has raised approximately $390K in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Aphelion Aerospace, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Aphelion Aerospace, Inc. is approximately $4.7M (modeled range $221K–$29.2M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Aphelion Aerospace, Inc. at?
Aphelion Aerospace, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Jun 27.
What does Aphelion Aerospace, Inc. do and where is it based?
Aphelion Aerospace, Inc. operates in the Space / Aerospace sector, based in LAKEWOOD.
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