Viasat

About

Viasat is a global communications company that offers satellite services.

Carlsbad,California,United States
5001 - 10000
http://www.viasat.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Grant
Last Funding Money Raised: $53.30M
Industries: Optical Communication
Founded date: Jan 1, 1986
Number Of Employee: 5001 - 10000
Operating Status: Close
Stock Symbol: nasdaq:VSAT
Legal Name: Viasat, Inc.

Viasat is involved in making connections for its customers, partners, and shareholders worldwide. They provide internet to communities and families in places around the world. Their connection includes home internet, the defense network, an aviation connection, and small businesses.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

5

$366.10M

Viasat has raised a total of $366.10M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Apr 21, 2022 from a Grant round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Apr 21, 2022	Grant	$53.30M	1	NASA	—	Detail
Jul 23, 2020	Post-IPO Equity	$175M	2	—	—	Detail
Jul 8, 2010	Post-IPO Equity	$4.80M	—	—	—	Detail
Dec 23, 2009	Post-IPO Equity	$133M	—	—	—	Detail
Dec 13, 1996	IPO	—	—	—	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

3

0

Viasat has made 3 investments. Their most recent investment was on Mar 17, 2022, when LAGO raised $4.20M.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Mar 17, 2022 LAGO	Pre-seed	$4.20M	Art	—
Jul 10, 2019 Marlin	Seed	$3M	Blockchain	—
Apr 23, 2016 Parity Technologies	Seed	$750K	Blockchain	—

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

1

3

Viasat is funded by 3 investors. NASA and Intercorp Financial Services are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
NASA	Yes	Grant
Intercorp Financial Services	—	Post-IPO Equity
The Baupost Group	—	Post-IPO Equity

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

34

Viasat has 34 current employee profiles, including Employee Yemil Martinez

Employee

Executive

Executive

Executive

Executive

Acquisition

Viasat has acquired 14 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was US Monolithics on Dec 21, 2001. They acquired US Monolithics for $30M.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Dec 21, 2001 US Monolithics	Semiconductor	acquisition	$ 30M	Detail
Nov 25, 2005 Efficient Channel Coding	Communication Hardware	acquisition	$ 26M	Detail
Jun 21, 2006 Enerdyne Technologies	Communication Hardware	acquisition	$ 17.50M	Detail
Feb 20, 2007 Intelligent Compression Technologies	Software	acquisition	$ 20M	Detail
Jul 24, 2007 JAST Antenna Systems	Electronics	acquisition	$ 2M	Detail