Reaction Engines Overview

  • Founded

  • 1989

Founded
  • Status

  • Private

  • Employees

  • 240

Employees
  • Latest Deal Type

  • Later Stage VC

  • Latest Deal Amount

  • $48.4M

  • Investors

  • 13

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 to 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 short-span of time.

Contact Information

Website
www.reactionengines.co.uk
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Aerospace and Defense
Other Industries
Electrical Equipment
Machinery (B2B)
Primary Office
  • Culham Science Centre
  • Abingdon OX14 3DB
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 01865 000000

Reaction Engines Timeline

2020202120222023
Financing RoundCaptured Employee CountEstimated Employee Growth

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Reaction Engines Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
12. Later Stage VC 27-Jan-2023 $48.4M 00000 00000 Completed Profitable
11. Grant 09-Jul-2021 000.00 00000 Completed Profitable
10. Later Stage VC 21-Aug-2020 000.00 00000 00000 Completed Profitable
9. Later Stage VC (Series B) 11-Apr-2018 000.00 000.00 00000 Completed Profitable
8. Grant 01-Mar-2018 000.00 000.00 Completed Profitable
7. Grant 01-Jan-2018 000.00 000.00 Completed Profitable
6. Corporate 02-Nov-2015 000.00 000.00 00000 Completed Profitable
5. Later Stage VC 25-Sep-2014 000.00 000.00 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Later Stage VC 23-Dec-2011 $1.48M $5.94M 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Later Stage VC 19-Oct-2010 $4.46M $4.46M 000.00 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 00,000 00.000000 000.00 000.00 00 000.00 0.000
Ordinary 000 00.000000 000.00 000.00 00 000.00 0.000
C Ordinary 00,000 00.000000 000.00 000.00 00 000.00 0.000
D Ordinary 000,000 00.000000 000.00 000.00 00 000.00 0.000
Ordinary 0,000,000 00.000000 000.00 000.00 00 000.00 00.000
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 0.000
B Ordinary 1,031,618 $0.012121 $24.24 $24.24 1x $24.24 13.85%
Ordinary 336,373 $0.012121 $36.36 $36.36 1x $36.36 4.52%
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Reaction Engines Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
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Reaction Engines Competitors (10)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Tethers Unlimited Corporate Backed or Acquired Bothell, WA 00 000000&0
000000 000 Formerly VC-backed Long Beach, CA 000 00000 000000000 00000
000000 Venture Capital-Backed Hawthorne, CA 00000 000 00000 00000
0000000 00000 0000 Venture Capital-Backed Helensvale, Australia 000 000.00 00000000000 000.00
0000 0000 00000000 Venture Capital-Backed Beijing, China 000 000.00 00000000000 000.00
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Reaction Engines Patents

  • 131

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 17

    Granted

  • 7

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

Reaction Engines Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
GB-202215889-D0 An integrated forced-induction and heat exchanger apparatus Pending 27-Oct-2022
GB-202208978-D0 An axial gas turbine and a pressure casing for an axial gas turbine Pending 17-Jun-2022
GB-202109927-D0 Thermally integrated ammonia fuelled engine Pending 09-Jul-2021 000000000
GB-2608643-A Thermally integrated ammonia fuelled engine Pending 09-Jul-2021 00000000 0
GB-2601367-A Engines Pending 27-Nov-2020 F02C7/143 0
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Reaction Engines Executive Team (9)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Mark Thomas Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
Chris Thorold Chief Financial Officer & Board Member
Mark Wood Chief Operating Officer & Director, Engineering
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Reaction Engines Board Members (10)

Name Representing Role Since
Andrea Beddoes Reaction Engines Board Member 000 0000
Chris Thorold Reaction Engines Chief Financial Officer & Board Member 000 0000
David McNair Scott Self Board Member 000 0000
Ian Muldowney Self Board Member 000 0000
Jonathan Hale Self Board Member 000 0000
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Reaction Engines Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Reaction Engines Investors (13)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info
AEI HorizonX Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Schroders Asset Manager Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Tawazun Strategic Development Fund Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Government of the United Kingdom Government 000 0000 000000 0
UK Space Agency Government 000 0000 000000 0
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