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Varda
From life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optics, there is a world of products used on Earth today that can only be manufactured in space. Varda is designing and building the infrastructure needed to make low Earth orbit accessible, from in-orbit production equipment to reliable reentry capsules.
Latest round$251.0M · Series DSep 30, 2026Led by Lux Capital
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NameLocationLinksContact
Delian Asparouhov
Co-Founder
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Trae Stephens
Board Member co-Founder
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Will Bruey
Chief Executive Officer
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Brandi Sippel
VP Of Mission Management
United States
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David McFarland
Vice President
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James Thomas
Senior Director
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Karen Gifford
Director of People Operations
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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Sean Cooney
Head of Production
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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Noah Wilson
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Santa Monica, California, United States
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Alan Mong
Site Reliability Engineer
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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Arshia Dabiran
Avionics Hardware Design Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Benjamin Ochs
Vehicle Systems Integration and Test Engineer
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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Elizabeth Pucci
Talent Consultant
Austin, Texas, United States
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Josh Wolfe
Board Member
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Luis Najera
Manger Manufacturing and Production
Hawthorne, California, United States
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Miriam Melendez
Structures Design Engineer
Long Beach, California, United States
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Thor Vopnford
Sourcing Specialist
Hermosa Beach, California, United States
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Tuan Nguyen
Software Engineer
Anaheim, California, United States
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Veeryan Bhatia
RF Avionics Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area
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Arya Nistane
Flight Software Intern
New York City Metropolitan Area
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Kinsley Barrett
University Relations Intern
Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Andy E.
Flight Software
Hawthorne, California, United States
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Naman J.
Flight Software Engineer
United States
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Stu S.
Investor
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