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Ursa Major Technologies

Aerospace manufacturer in Colorado, US

Ursa Major Technologies is an American aerospace company founded in 2015 and based in Berthoud, Colorado. The company produces rocket engines for customers in the space launch and hypersonics industries, and the US Federal Government.2 It employed 270 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Ursa Major Technologies is an American aerospace company founded in 2015 and based in Berthoud, Colorado. The company produces rocket engines for customers in the space launch and hypersonics industries, and the US Federal Government.2

Timeline

  1. 2015Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$44.4M 2019–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2019–2026: $44.4M in all. PPP loans $815.3K; Federal contracts $43.5M.$0$5M$10M$15M$20M2019 · Federal contracts: $1.0M20192020 · PPP loans: $815.3K2020 · Federal contracts: $49.9K2021 · Federal contracts: $809.9K20212022 · Federal contracts: $1.8M2023 · Federal contracts: $14.6M20232025 · Federal contracts: $17.3M20252026 · Federal contracts: $8.0M2026
Without federal contracts$815.3K 2020–2020
Without federal contractsWithout federal contracts, 2020–2020: $815.3K in all. PPP loans $815.3K.$0$250K$500K$750K$1M2020 · PPP loans: $815.3K2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansFederal contractsTotal
2026–$8.0M$8.0M
2025–$17.3M$17.3M
2023–$14.6M$14.6M
2022–$1.8M$1.8M
2021–$809.9K$809.9K
2020$815.3K$49.9K$865.2K
2019–$1.0M$1.0M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov3, by calendar year, 2019–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest contracts

  1. May 1, 2025$20.0M from Department of the Air Force: Storable rocket engine for hypersonic applications4 To URSA MAJOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Award FA930025C6011
  2. Mar 10, 2023$14.6M from Department of the Air Force: Research and development of liquid rocket engine5 To URSA MAJOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Award FA930023C6005
  3. Jun 30, 2025$3.1M from Department of the Air Force: Advanced liquid rocket engine for application and launch6 To URSA MAJOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Award FA930025C6001
  4. Sep 12, 2025$1.9M from Department of the Air Force: Subscale main injector development for reusable methane booster engines7 To URSA MAJOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Award FA930025C6018
  5. Aug 1, 2022$1.8M from Department of the Air Force: Tacfi ursa major8 To URSA MAJOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Award FA930022C6025

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA9. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 28, 2020$815.3K PPP loan (first draw) from Silicon Valley Bridge Bank NA9To URSA MAJOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Berthoud CO; $819.5K forgiven Feb 16, 2021

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