Reaction Engines
1989
FOUNDED
PRIVATE
STATUS
101-200
EMPLOYEES
Series B
LATEST DEAL TYPE
$34.8M
LATEST DEAL AMOUNT
6
INVESTORS
Description
Developer of an aerospace engine technology designed to unlock the future of space access and hypersonic flight. The company's technology develops combined-cycle, air-breathing rocket engines designed to allow aircraft to operate at speeds of up to five times the speed of sound or fly directly into Earth orbit which is based on development of ultra-lightweight heat exchangers that are 100 times lighter than existing technologies and enables the cooling of very hot airstreams from over 1,000 °C to minus 150 °C in less than 1/100th of a second.
Website
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Aerospace and Defense
Other Industries
Electrical Equipment
Machinery (B2B)
Primary Office
- Building F5
- Culham Science Centre
- Abingdon OX14 3DB
- England, United Kingdom
+44 01865 000000
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Reaction Engines Valuation and Funding
| Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. Later Stage VC (Series B) | 11-Apr-2018 | $34.8M | 000.00 | 00000 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
| 5. Grant | 13-Jul-2016 | 000.00 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
| 4. Corporate | 02-Nov-2015 | 000.00 | 000.00 | 00000 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
| 3. Early Stage VC | 25-Sep-2014 | 000.00 | 000.00 | 00000 | Completed | Startup |
| 2. Early Stage VC | 23-Dec-2011 | $1.48M | $5.94M | 000.00 | Completed | Startup |
| 1. Early Stage VC | 19-Oct-2010 | $4.46M | $4.46M | 000.00 | Completed | Startup |
Reaction Engines Cap Table
| Stock | # of Shares Authorized |
Par Value | Dividend Rate (%) | Original Issue Price |
Liquidation | Liquidation Pref. Multiple |
Conversion Price |
% Owned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Ordinary | 000,000 | 00.000000 | 000.00 | 000.00 | 00 | 000.00 | 0.000 | |
| B Ordinary | 00,000 | 00.000000 | 000.00 | 000.00 | 00 | 000.00 | 0.000 | |
| Ordinary | 000,000 | 00.000000 | 000.00 | 000.00 | 00 | 000.00 | 00.000 | |
| B Ordinary | 0,000,000 | 00.000000 | 000.00 | 000.00 | 00 | 000.00 | 00.000 | |
| Ordinary | 000,000 | 00.000000 | 000.00 | 000.00 | 00 | 000.00 | 0.000 | |
| Ordinary | 000,000 | 00.000000 | 000.00 | 000.00 | 00 | 000.00 | 0.000 | |
| Ordinary | 000,000 | 00.000000 | 000.00 | 000.00 | 00 | 000.00 | 0.000 | |
| Ordinary | 000,000 | 00.000000 | 000.00 | 000.00 | 00 | 000.00 | 0.000 | |
| Ordinary | 30 | $0.014064 | $843.86 | $843.86 | 1x | $843.86 | 0% | |
| Ordinary | 17 | $0.014064 | $827.32 | $827.32 | 1x | $827.32 | 0% |
Reaction Engines Competitors (9)
| Company Name | Financing Status | Location | Employees | Total Raised | Last Financing Date/Type | Last Financing Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket Lab | Venture Capital-Backed | Huntington Beach, CA | 000 | 00000 | 00000000000 | 00000 |
| 0000 0000 00000000 | Venture Capital-Backed | Beijing, China | 00 | 000 | 000000000 | 000 |
| 0000000 000000000 | Venture Capital-Backed | Cedar Park, TX | 000 | 000.00 | 00000000000 | |
| 0000000 00000 0000 | Venture Capital-Backed | Pimpama, Australia | 00 | 000.00 | 00000000000 | 000.00 |
| 000000 | Venture Capital-Backed | Hawthorne, CA | 0000 | 00.000 | 0000000000 0 |
Reaction Engines Investors (6)
| Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Board Seat |
Contact Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baillie Gifford | Asset Manager | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | ||
| Boeing HorizonX | Corporate Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | ||
| Rolls-Royce | Corporation | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | ||
| Woodford Investment Management | Asset Manager | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | ||
| Government of the United Kingdom | Corporation | 000 0000 | 000000 0 |
Reaction Engines Executive Team (8)
3 Former Executives
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| Name | Representing | Role | Since | Contact Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David McNair Scott | Self | Board Member | 000 0000 | |
| Jonathan Hale | Self | Board Member | 000 0000 | |
| Mark Thomas | Reaction Engines | Chief Executive Officer & Board Member | 000 0000 | |
| Michael Christie | BAE Systems | Board Member | 000 0000 | |
| Nigel McNair Scott | Self | Chairman | 000 0000 |