Vaya Defense & Space

Overview

• Industryspace industry¹
• HeadquartersCocoa¹
• Websitewww.vayaspace.com
• Legal formDelaware corporation¹
• Incorporated inDE⁵
• Business address2941 Oxbow Circle, Cocoa, Fl 32926⁵

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Vaya Space is a space and defense company, founded in 2017 as Rocket Crafters, based in Cocoa, Florida. It develops and manufactures orbital launch vehicles and vortex-hybrid rocket engines.³

The story

Founded by Sidney M. Gutierrez on Aug 8, 2016.¹

Leadership

Who has led Vaya Defense & Space, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• FounderSidney M. Gutierrez¹

Named in SEC Form D filings

People the company listed in its private-offering notices.

• Executive Officer, DirectorKevin T Lowdermilk named Apr 11, 2024 to Apr 15, 2024⁶
• Executive Officer, DirectorLeonardo A Riera named Jan 18, 2023 to Apr 15, 2024⁶
• Executive OfficerRobert A Fabian named Jan 18, 2023 to Apr 15, 2024⁶
• Executive OfficerSean P Mirsky named Jan 18, 2023⁷
• DirectorGrant A Begley named Jan 18, 2023 to Apr 15, 2024⁶
• DirectorWard C Schraeder named Jan 18, 2023 to Apr 15, 2024⁶
• DirectorCarol A Craig named Jan 18, 2023⁷
• DirectorJoseph D Hammer named Jan 18, 2023⁷

Products and brands

• launch vehicle

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Former names

• Rocket Crafters, Inc.Oct 25, 2017 to Aug 30, 2021⁵

Timeline

1. Aug 8, 2016Founded Founded¹

Filings

4 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 4 private raises. The latest 4:

1. Apr 15, 2024D EDGAR
2. Apr 11, 2024D/A EDGAR
3. Jan 19, 2023D EDGAR
4. Jan 18, 2023D/A EDGAR

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

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.

Private raises

Private offerings the company reported to the SEC on Form D. The amount is what the latest filing says was sold so far, charted in the year of the first sale. Covers filings since Oct 1, 2021.

1. Apr 5, 2024Raised $819,000 in a private offering of equity⁶ Form D: $40 million offered in all Form D
2. Jan 10, 2023Raised $17.1 million in a private offering of equity⁸ Form D: 107 investors so far Form D
3. Aug 23, 2021Raised $12 million in a private offering of equity⁷ Form D: named in the filing: Grant A Begley, Ward C Schraeder, Joseph D Hammer, Sean P Mirsky, Carol A Craig, Sidney M Gutierrez Form D

SEC filer profile

How Vaya Defense & Space is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

• Name on EDGARVaya Space, Inc.²
• CIK0001720294
• Employer ID (EIN)27-3919282²
• Incorporated inDelaware²
• Fiscal year endsDecember 31²
• Business address2941 Oxbow Circle, Cocoa, FL 32926²
• Phone321-222-0858²
• On EDGAR sinceOct 25, 2017²
• Filings10 in all: D (7), D/A (3)²

Links

• Websitewww.vayaspace.com¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/VayaSpace¹
• Facebookwww.facebook.com/VayaSpace¹
• LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/vayaspace¹
• WikipediaVaya Space
• WikidataQ123415074
• SEC EDGARCIK 1720294