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Vast Raises $500M — $300M Equity + $200M Debt — to Scale Haven Space Stations

Name: Vast Raises $500M — $300M Equity + $200M Debt — to Scale Haven Space Stations
Start: 2026-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
Location: Space / Orbital
Rating: 85

Type

FUNDING

Status

SUCCESS

Date

March 5, 2026

FOMO

Summary

On March 5, 2026, Vast announced $500M in new financing: $300M Series A equity and $200M in debt, led by Balerion Space Ventures with Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), IQT, Mitsui, MUFG, Nikon, Stellar Ventures, Space Capital, and Earthrise Ventures. Founder Jed McCaleb also participated. A.C. Charania (former NASA Chief Technologist, now Balerion advisor) joined the Vast board as part of the transaction. Vast is the only commercial space station company to have already built, launched, and operated its own spacecraft — Haven Demo completed its mission in February 2026. Haven-1 integration is underway with schedule updated to Q1 2027. Total investment now exceeds $1 billion. Capital funds Haven-1 completion and Haven-2 development for NASA's CLD Phase 2.

Organization

Vast

Infrastructure

Financial

Amount $500M

Round series_a

Investors

Balerion Space VenturesQatar Investment AuthorityIQTMitsuiMUFGNikonStellar VenturesSpace CapitalEarthrise Ventures

Topics

space-station funding infrastructure haven

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Official press release confirming $500M round ($300M equity + $200M debt), Balerion-led with QIA, Mitsui, MUFG, Nikon. A.C. Charania (ex-NASA Chief Technologist) joins Vast board via Balerion. Confirms Haven Demo mission completed successfully in February 2026. Haven-1 schedule updated to Q1 2027 for additional environmental testing at NASA Armstrong. Total investment now exceeds $1 billion. CEO Max Haot: "LEO economy is at a pivotal inflection point."

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