Stoke Space

Seamless mobility to, through, and from space. Nova is built for 100% reusability, from the start.

Stoke Space works on fully and rapidly reusable rockets.

The company describes Nova as a 100% reusable rocket built around full and rapid reusability.

Seattle-area startups raise a record $3.5 billion in venture capital in the third quarter, led by Stoke Space, Temporal and Helion. Most of the funding goes to companies building physical products, with space companies Stoke, Starcloud and Hubble Network raising a combined $1.6 billion. Nationally, venture funding falls 40% from the prior quarter to $98.4 billion as large frontier AI rounds taper off.

Oct 2026 · GeekWireNews article

GeekWire’s weekly roundup highlights the most-read technology and startup stories for the week of Sept. 27, 2026. Coverage includes Shield AI’s plans to build its X-BAT autonomous fighter jet in the Seattle area and add 4,000 jobs, Amazon’s $1 billion commitment to communities hosting data centers, Microsoft executive departures, and a Seattle-built AI guide to local permit rules.

Oct 2026 · GeekWireNews article

GeekWire’s Fall 2026 GeekWire 200 ranks Bellevue-based Temporal No. 1, replacing fusion company Helion at the top of its list of privately held Pacific Northwest tech startups. Temporal’s software helps AI agents run reliably, and the company reports more than $250 million in annualized revenue with customers including OpenAI, Nvidia and Netflix. The update also highlights advanced-machinery companies scaling production, including rocket maker Stoke Space, drone maker Brinc and radar company Echodyne.

Sep 2026 · GeekWireNews article

Stoke Space co-founder Andy Lapsa says he is unsure he would choose Washington state if launching the rocket company today. He cites the state’s political climate, limited efforts to attract startups, Seattle public schools and a proposed tax on unrealized gains as factors that could discourage founders; he says several other states recently invited Stoke to expand there. Stoke is developing its reusable Nova rocket and has more than 350 Washington employees.

Sep 2026 · GeekWireNews article