AST SpaceMobile is building the first space-based broadband cellular network to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices.
AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global broadband cellular network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent portfolio. The company's team of engineers and space scientists are on a mission to eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by today's five billion mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected. The company was founded on May 31, 2017 and is headquartered in Midland, TX. The listed name for ASTS is AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Class A Common Stock.
Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
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Apr 7, 2021 | Post-IPO Equity | $230M | 4 | — | — | Detail |
Apr 7, 2021 | IPO | $462M | — | — | — | Detail |
Jan 3, 2021 | Series Unknown | — | 1 | — | — | Detail |
Dec 16, 2020 | Series C | — | — | — | — | Detail |
Mar 3, 2020 | Series B | $110M | 5 | Rakuten Vodafone | — | Detail |
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
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Rakuten | — | Post-IPO Equity |
Apex Site Management | — | Post-IPO Equity |
UBS O'Connor | — | Post-IPO Equity |
Vodafone | — | Post-IPO Equity |
Seraphim Space | — | Series Unknown |
Cisneros Group | — | Series B |
Samsung NEXT | — | Series B |
AST SpaceMobile has acquired 2 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was NanoAvionics on Mar 6, 2018. They acquired NanoAvionics for 0.
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Company Name
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Industry | Acquisition Type | Price | |
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Mar 6, 2018
NanoAvionics
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Aerospace | acquisition | — | Detail |
Dec 16, 2020
New Providence Acquisition
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Asset Management | merge | — | Detail |