Reaction Engines Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1989

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Out of Business

  • Employees
  • 23

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Bankr. Admin/​Reorg

Reaction Engines General Information

Description

Developer of aerospace engine technology designed to assist in space access propulsion and hypersonic flight. The company's technology develops combined-cycle, air-breathing rocket engines designed to help aircraft operate at the speed of sound or fly directly into earth orbit which is based on the development of ultra-lightweight heat exchangers, enabling aerospace engines to cool off hot airstreams in a short span of time.

Contact Information

Website
www.reactionengines.co.uk
Ownership Status
Out of Business
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • Culham Science Centre
  • Abingdon OX14 3DB
  • England, United Kingdom
Primary Industry
Aerospace and Defense
Vertical(s)
Space Technology, Industrials, TMT
Corporate Office
  • Culham Science Centre
  • Abingdon OX14 3DB
  • England, United Kingdom

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Reaction Engines Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
15. Bankruptcy: Admin/Reorg 01-Nov-2024 Completed Bankruptcy: Admin/Reorg
14. Later Stage VC Cancelled Generating Revenue
13. Later Stage VC 27-Jan-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
12. Grant 01-Sep-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
11. Grant 09-Jul-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
10. Later Stage VC 21-Aug-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Later Stage VC (Series B) 11-Apr-2018 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Grant 01-Mar-2018 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Grant 01-Jan-2018 $16.1K $58.3M Completed Generating Revenue
6. Corporate 02-Nov-2015 $31.6M $58.3M Completed Generating Revenue
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Reaction Engines Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
B Ordinary
Ordinary
C Ordinary
D Ordinary
Ordinary
C Ordinary
B Ordinary
Ordinary
B Ordinary 1,031,618 $0.012199 $24.4 $24.4 1x $24.4 13.85%
Ordinary 336,373 $0.012199 $36.6 $36.6 1x $36.6 4.52%
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Reaction Engines Comparisons

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Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of aerospace engine technology designed to assist in space access propulsion and hypersonic flight. The compan
Aerospace and Defense
Abingdon, United Kingdom
23 As of 2024

Hawthorne, CA
 

Thousand Oaks, CA
 
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Reaction Engines Competitors (12)

One of Reaction Engines’s 12 competitors is SpaceX, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Hawthorne, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
SpaceX Venture Capital-Backed Hawthorne, CA
Frontier Aerospace Venture Capital-Backed Thousand Oaks, CA
Gilmour Space Venture Capital-Backed Helensvale, Australia
SpinLaunch Venture Capital-Backed Long Beach, CA
Firefly Aerospace Venture Capital-Backed Cedar Park, TX
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Reaction Engines Patents

  • 167

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 108

    Granted

  • 30

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Reaction Engines Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
GB-202411913-D0 Engine Pending 13-Aug-2024
GB-202410584-D0 Heat exchanger assembly Pending 19-Jul-2024
GB-202404383-D0 Hydrogen preheater system Pending 27-Mar-2024
GB-202319933-D0 Gas turbine engine recuperator arrangements Pending 22-Dec-2023
GB-202315005-D0 Fuel pre-heater Pending 29-Sep-2023 F02C7/224
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Reaction Engines FAQs

  • When was Reaction Engines founded?

    Reaction Engines was founded in 1989.

  • Where is Reaction Engines headquartered?

    Reaction Engines is headquartered in Abingdon, United Kingdom.

  • What is the size of Reaction Engines?

    Reaction Engines has 23 total employees.

  • What industry is Reaction Engines in?

    Reaction Engines’s primary industry is Aerospace and Defense.

  • Is Reaction Engines a private or public company?

    Reaction Engines is a Private company.

  • What is Reaction Engines’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Reaction Engines is .

  • How much funding has Reaction Engines raised over time?

    Reaction Engines has raised $177M.

  • Who are Reaction Engines’s competitors?

    SpaceX, Frontier Aerospace, Gilmour Space, SpinLaunch, and Firefly Aerospace are some of the 12 competitors of Reaction Engines.

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