Space · Albuquerque, New Mexico · Raised $10M · Formation stage
Mantis Space
Review noteEmerged from stealth March 2026 with an oversubscribed seed of more than $10M led by Rule 1 Ventures with Montauk Capital, whose venture studio incubated it. Started in Kennesaw, GA; chose Albuquerque for HQ and manufacturing in December 2025. Founding year not stated in sources opened. Source ↗
Edge
8#246 · ▼8 in 7d
1 of 8 families
Why now
Score
Momentum18
Regulatory
Thesis fit52
× 0.64
Matched on energy, spacecraft
Earliness100
× 1.00
Almost no public footprint
Team–
× 0.85
No people identified yet
18 × 0.64 × 1.00 × 0.85 × 0.85 one family only = 8