Firefly Aerospace is an end-to-end responsive space and defense company providing small- to medium-lift launch vehicles (Alpha, and Eclipse with Northrop Grumman), Blue Ghost lunar landers, and Elytra orbital vehicles, together with the AI-enabled national security software it acquired with SciTec in October 2025 for missile warning and defense, ISR, space domain awareness and remote sensing. Firefly achieved the first fully successful commercial Moon landing on March 2, 2025, and can launch satellites to orbit with 24-hour notice. It has traded on NASDAQ as FLY since August 2025 and serves government and commercial customers.
Firefly Aerospace is publicly traded
IPO'd on Aug 7, 2025
This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under FLY.
Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Founded
2017
Employees
1,001–5,000
Total Funding
$1.64B
10 rounds
Last Private Valuation
$8.5B
Aug 7, 2025
Priced $576M follow-on public offering at $48.00/share ($192M primary to Firefly, $576M secondary to selling holders)
New public-market pricing mark above IPO price; adds primary capital, minor dilution
Closed acquisition of national security software company SciTec for ~$855.6M in cash and stock
Adds a defense software and data segment plus 475+ employees; SciTec runs as a subsidiary
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Total raised $1.64B across 10 rounds
Last updated 09-02-2026
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2025 | IPO | $868M | $8.5B | Public markets |
| May 29, 2025 | Series D extension (strategic) | $50M | — | Northrop Grumman |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Series D-3 | $10M | — | Not disclosed |
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Entry · Series A
$1B
May 2021
Firefly Aerospace today
$8.5B
Aug 2025 · latest mark
Firefly Aerospace multiple
8.5x
valuation uplift since first round
Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.
Jason Kim
Chief Executive Officer
Ramon Sanchez
Chief Operating Officer
Darren Ma
Chief Financial Officer
Shea Ferring
Chief Technology Officer
David Wheeler
General Counsel and Senior Vice President
John Termotto
Chief People Officer
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Yes, Firefly Aerospace is publicly traded under the ticker symbol FLY on the NASDAQ. The company went public in Aug 7, 2025.
Firefly Aerospace trades under the ticker symbol FLY on the NASDAQ. It began trading in Aug 7, 2025.
Firefly Aerospace (FLY on the NASDAQ) shares can be purchased through any standard brokerage account — including Fidelity, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and online platforms like Robinhood or E*TRADE. Search for the ticker FLY to place an order.
Firefly Aerospace went public in Aug 7, 2025 via ipo, with an offering valuation of approximately $8.5B. Firefly Aerospace priced its initial public offering on August 6, 2025 at $45 per share, above the $41-$43 range, and began trading on NASDAQ under ticker FLY on August 7, 2025, raising $868 million; the stock opened at $70 and closed up 34% at $60.35, valuing the company at approximately $8.5 billion. In October 2025 Firefly used its public currency for its first major acquisition, paying approximately $855.6 million for national security software company SciTec in cash and stock. On May 28, 2026 Firefly priced a follow-on public offering of 12,000,000 shares at $48.00 per share for $576 million gross, of which 4,000,000 shares and approximately $192 million in proceeds were primary to the company, with delivery on June 1, 2026.
Firefly Aerospace raised $1.64B across 10 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.
Firefly Aerospace is headquartered in Cedar Park, TX.
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