Latest Funding Round for Kent's Stoke Space Grows by $350M
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Latest funding round for Kent's Stoke Space grows by $350M. * john stearns * feb 13, 2026 updated 3 hrs ago. Kent-based Stoke Space Technologies, a rocket company developing fully and rapidly reusable medium-lift launch vehicles, this week announced an extension of its previous Series D financing, bringing the total amount raised in the round to $860 million. Stoke's Series D round was initially announced last October at $510 million, meaning the extension announced this week brought in another $350 million. With the extension, Stoke has now raised $1.34 billion since its founding in 2019. The company is emerging as a significant player in the South Sound's and state's growing space industry. Space sector consultant Stan Shull, managing director at Alliance Velocity, noted in a LinkedIn post this month that the state's space sector job market grew 34% over the past year and that 1,374 open jobs were listed as of Jan. 31, led by Blue Origin and followed, in order, by Amazon Leo, SpaceX, and Stoke Space. Stoke is aiming for the first launch of its reusable Nova rocket later this year from Florida. The company's Series D round was initially announced to focus on completing activation of Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and expanding production capacity for the Nova launch vehicle. Stoke will use the additional capital announced this week...
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