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Best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Companies in Houston, United States
The 38 best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in Houston, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Space Applications Services.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
38companies tracked
$58Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
5have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · AEROSPACE, MARITIME AND DEFENSE × HOUSTON
Our analysis of 50 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies
$6.7b in tracked funding; 89% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
89%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
3unicorns
2017median founding year
1.8Mcombined LinkedIn audience
97%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in Houston
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Applications Services Provider of research services and solutions for aerospace, security markets, and related industries | $27M | 57 mo ago | Funding Raised | Richard Aked Owner | 1987 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | 1 partnership |
| 2 | SynMax Provider of satellite research services | $26M | 32 mo ago | Series A | — | 2022 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+27 | — | — |
| 3 | Vesselrepair Provider of marine vessel repair and new ship construction services | $3M | 76 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1998 | MODXPHPYouTube+13 | — | — |
| 4 | Lunar Resources Provider of space industrial development services | $2M | 17 mo ago | Funding Raised | Elliot Carol CEO | 2017 | WebflowThree.jsAmazon Web Services+11 | 12 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 5 | Intecsea Provider of marine engineering and design services | $1M | 82 mo ago | Acquired | Ping Liu Managing Director | 1984 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 6 | Geocontrol GeoControl Systems is an aviation & aerospace firm providing engineering, project management and… | $183K | 83 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1984 | BootstrapMicrosoft 365jQuery CDN+5 | — | 5 job openings |
| 7 | 3DENT Provider of maritime engineering and repair services | — | — | Acquired | — | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 8 | ACMA Provider of advanced engineering and design services to international clientele in offshore exploration… | — | — | Unfunded | Scott McClure Owner | 1975 | — | — | — |
Top 6 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in Houston
#1
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 2017$1.5Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 2017
Provider of space industrial development services
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$599.7K
- Aug 2024Grant (prize money)$599.7K
- Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$125K
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Investors
America’s Seed Fund, NASA
Tech stack
CloudflareGoogle AnalyticsHstsHttp/3JqueryLottiefiles
#2
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2022 · 36 employees$25.5Mraised▾
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2022 · 36 employees
Provider of satellite research services
Investors
Bill Perkins
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Cloud
#3
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 1987$26.8Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 1987
Provider of research services and solutions for aerospace, security markets, and related industries
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 25k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Belgium) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$474.9K
- May 2021Grant (prize money)$27.6K
- Mar 2021Grant (prize money)$901.7K
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$472.7K
Founders & team
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa
Tech stack
AngularjsApache Http ServerGoogle AnalyticsGoogle MapsGsapHammer.Js
#4
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 1998 · 46 employees$2.8Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 1998 · 46 employees
Provider of marine vessel repair and new ship construction services. This includes topside repairs, dry dock and graving dock services, and the construction of new tugs and barges. They also specialize in articulated tug barge (ATB) connection systems design, construction, and installation, as well as pump and rotating equipment repairs. Services extend to tank cleaning, gas freeing, inerting, and purging. The company offers rapid response emergency repair capabilities and mobile vessel repair services.
Funding rounds
- Apr 2020Grant (prize money)$1.3M
- Sep 2017Grant (prize money)$900K
- Mar 2012Grant (prize money)$610.3K
Investors
U.S. Department of Transportation
Tech stack
ModxPhpYoutubeNginxCloudflareJquery
#5
Acquired · Houston, Texas · founded 1984 · 597 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Acquired · Houston, Texas · founded 1984 · 597 employees
Provider of marine engineering and design services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1.7M LinkedIn followers — 94.2% of this cohort's audience · 269 engagements/post (16.2× cohort median)
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Holcim) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2019Grant (prize money)$614.6K
- Apr 2019Grant (prize money)$447.3K
Founders & team
Investors
Europa
#6
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 1984$183Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 1984
GeoControl Systems is an aviation & aerospace firm providing engineering, project management and administrative support services.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 9 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +9 · hiring: Facilities Electrical Engineer, Human Performance Sensors Engineer
Funding rounds
- Oct 2019Grant (prize money)$100K
- Apr 2018Grant (prize money)$83K
Investors
NASA
Tech stack
BootstrapCdnjsCloudflareGunicornHerokuHsts
Funding & investor landscape
$58Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
35disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,424,695 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Aerospace, Maritime and Defense coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Defense Technology is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Defense Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 462 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 18% → 29% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Pennsylvania State University19
- United States Air Force Research Laboratory15
- United States Naval Academy12
- U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology10
- Naval Postgraduate School9
leading researchers
Stephen J. Cimbala · Charles Cerny · Richard K. Martin · James Tsui · Chi‐Hao Cheng · David Lin · Mary Lanzerotti · SaiDhiraj Amuru
▲
Breakthroughs85 · 18%
▲ 12%→29% share
▲2.4× share momentum1 median citations38% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (12%→29% of field), led by Photonics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photonics2→4
- Jamming6→7
Newly emergingRobustness (evolution) 0→6 · Scalability 0→6
Landmark Jamming Bandits—A Novel Learning Method for Optimal Jamming · 90 cites
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Advancements135 · 29%
▼ 34%→26% share
▼0.8× share momentum2 median citations21% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (34%→26% of field), led by Electronic warfare.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Electronic warfare55
- Radar36
- Missile32
- Missile defense18
- Jamming12
Newly emergingDrone 0→5
Landmark Plasma physics and related challenges of millimeter-wave-to-terahertz and high power microwave generation · 624 cites
▼
Concerns150 · 32%
▼ 33%→29% share
▼0.9× share momentum1 median citations21% since 2021mostly position pieces
Concerns are cooling (33%→29% of field), led by Aerospace engineering.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Aerospace engineering2→4
- Cruise missile4→5
Landmark A communications jamming taxonomy · 112 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where defense tech is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Atlanta10 · +0.47
Boston7 · +0.26
SF Bay Area6 · +0.57
New York5 · -0.18
Los Angeles5 · +0.58
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing defense tech patents in the United States
United States defense tech patent filing is accelerating — 57 filings from 65 assignees (2016–2025), led by Raytheon, BAE SYS INF & Elect SYS Integ, AAI; annual filings 3→6.
57 filings65 assigneespeak 10/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Raytheon17
- BAE SYS INF & Elect SYS Integ15
- AAI10
- Leonardo Electronics US10
- Lockheed10
- Rocky Research7
- Huggett James M5
- Stroili Frank D5
Common questions
How many Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies are there in Houston, United States?
Radar tracks 38 indexable Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies headquartered in Houston, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in Houston, United States?
The Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in Houston, United States on this list have raised a combined $58M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Aerospace, Maritime and Defense company in Houston, United States?
Space Applications Services is the highest-funded Aerospace, Maritime and Defense company in Houston, United States, with $26.8M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in Houston, United States are funded?
6 of the 38 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in Houston, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Aerospace, Maritime and Defense unicorns are there in Houston, United States?
None of the Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in Houston, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Houston, United States Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies?
The most active investors in Houston, United States Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies on this list include Europa, NASA, America’s Seed Fund, Blue Stem Equity, DriveOp.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.