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Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab IPO

$1.42B
Series E-1 Valuation, May 2020
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Rocket Lab IPO date and status

2006
Founded
Aug 2021
SPAC Completed

Company details

Rocket Lab is a provider of end-to-end mission services, including complete satellite build and launch solutions, that provide rapid, frequent and reliable access to space.
Founded
2006
Headquarters
Long Beach, CA, United States
Forge Price 1
Price not available
Market Activity 2
Limited
Last Matched Price
Post-Money Valuation 3
$1.42B
Total Funding
$277.55MM
Last Funding Round
Series E-1

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Is Rocket Lab a publicly traded company?

Rocket Lab became a public company following its SPAC on 08/25/2021 and is now traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker RKLB.

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Will Rocket Lab go IPO?

Rocket Lab became a public company following its SPAC on 08/25/2021 and is now traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker RKLB.

What is Rocket Lab’s IPO price?

The IPO price of Rocket Lab is not currently available.

When was Rocket Lab founded?

Rocket Lab was founded in 2006.

What is Rocket Lab funding to date?

Rocket Lab has raised $277.55MM to date.

Rocket Lab major investors

Australia Future Fund
Bessemer Venture Partners
Blackrock
Data Collective
Greenspring Associates
Khosla Ventures
Promus Ventures
Vector Capital

Rocket Lab pre-IPO valuation and funding rounds

Funding history chart
Funding round and deals details
Funding Date Round Amount Raised Price per Share Post-Money Valuation 3 Key Investors
05/18/2020 Series E-1 $20.5MM $31.53 $1.42B Undisclosed Investors
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
650,140
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Undisclosed Investors
11/15/2018 Series E $137.74MM $31.53 $1.4B Accident Compensation Corporation, Bessemer Venture Partners, Data Collective, Greenspring Associates, K1w1, Khosla Ventures, Promus Ventures, The Future Fund
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
4,368,313
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Accident Compensation Corporation, Bessemer Venture Partners, Data Collective, Greenspring Associates, K1w1, Khosla Ventures, Promus Ventures, The Future Fund
01/03/2017 Series D $75.74MM $28.57 $1.1B Bessemer Venture Partners, Data Collective, K1w1, Khosla Ventures, Promus Ventures
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
2,650,450
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Bessemer Venture Partners, Data Collective, K1w1, Khosla Ventures, Promus Ventures
11/18/2015 Series C $16.51MM $3.37 $119.73MM Undisclosed Investors
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
4,900,204
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Undisclosed Investors
02/27/2015 Series B $21.56MM $1.80 $53.94MM Bessemer Venture Partners, Callaghan Innovation, K1w1, Khosla Ventures, Lockheed Matin Ventures
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
11,987,187
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Bessemer Venture Partners, Callaghan Innovation, K1w1, Khosla Ventures, Lockheed Matin Ventures
09/17/2013 Series A $5.5MM $0.80 $14.2MM Callaghan Innovation, K1w1, Khosla Ventures
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
6,898,281
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Callaghan Innovation, K1w1, Khosla Ventures

Rocket Lab IPO news and media highlights

Rocket Lab, Valued At $4.1B, Is Going Public Via SPAC

Rocket Lab's SPAC, a fund called Vector Acquisition Corporation (VACQU), has traded on the Nasdaq for around $10 per share since it was listed in September 2020, and its stock shot up to more than $14 per share — a 30% increase — on the acquisition news.

Rocket Lab to open a third launch pad — its second in New Zealand – TechCrunch

Small-satellite launch company Rocket Lab just officially declared its second launch pad open, but it has already broken ground on a third. The new one will be located in New Zealand on the Mahia peninsula, right next to its first launch pad at the company’s original launch facility — w…

Spaceflight and Rocket Lab will put a Japanese shooting-star satellite into orbit

Spaceflight and Rocket Lab will put a Japanese shooting-star satellite into orbit
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