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Beyond Reach Labs
seed · 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, United States · Founded 2023 · 1-10 employees
A startup building hardware to help satellite operators deploy large solar arrays. Beyond Reach Labs is a deeptech and space startup based in Pittsburgh, United States, founded 2023, at seed stage, with $10M raised to date.
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Total raised
$10M
Stage
seed
Business model
hardware
Key differentiator
Their patented Pop-Up Extending Trusses (PETS) and HERDS technology enable solar arrays to deploy from a dining table to a football field in orbit, delivering 10x more power without increasing launch mass.
Target customer
Satellite operators, orbital data centers, commercial space stations, and lunar outposts
Sectors
Funding rounds
seed
17 July 2026
Led by Interlagos
With TerraForge Capital, Off-Piste Capital, Y Combinator and Augur VC
Key investors
Y Combinator, Off Piste Capital, Interlagos Capital, Climate Capital, Augur VC, Multimodal Ventures, Banana Capital, Lombardstreet Ventures, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Keystone Space Collaborative, Innovation Works
Notable achievements
- YC W26 batch member
- Over $175M in letters of intent (LOIs) from space companies
- NASA NIAC grant recipient for kilometer-scale space structure research
- Two patent-pending deployable structure designs (PETS and HERDS)
- Planned first in-space demo flight for Q2 2027
Frequently asked questions
- What does Beyond Reach Labs do?
- A startup building hardware to help satellite operators deploy large solar arrays.
- Where is Beyond Reach Labs based?
- Beyond Reach Labs is based in Pittsburgh, United States, founded in 2023.
- How much has Beyond Reach Labs raised?
- Beyond Reach Labs has raised $10M in tracked funding and is currently at the seed stage.
- Who has invested in Beyond Reach Labs?
- Investors in Beyond Reach Labs include Y Combinator, Off Piste Capital, Interlagos Capital, Climate Capital, Augur VC, Multimodal Ventures, Banana Capital and Lombardstreet Ventures.