ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., July 10,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- X-Bow Systems Inc. (X-Bow), the
nation's leading non-traditional producer of advanced manufactured
solid rocket motors (SRMs) and hypersonics technologies, today
announced the successful completion of the initial close of its
Series B financing, raising over $70
million. This private capital will accelerate the rapid
growth of its hypersonic-capable vehicles, strategic and tactical
scale solid rocket motor programs, and completion of its
Luling, TX gigafactory campus. The
company will also be expanding its engineering and R&D
facilities across New Mexico. The
round was led by National Security technology-focused growth equity
firm Razor's Edge, with additional participation from Lockheed
Martin Ventures, Boeing Ventures, Crosslink Capital and Balerion
Space Ventures.
"Razor's Edge invests in companies with great leadership teams
and differentiated products that solve large, difficult National
Security challenges, including defense and space needs. The
Ukraine conflict has exposed the
significant gaps that exist in the SRM industrial base. X-Bow's
team identified these critical gaps well ahead of the conflict and
has built a sizable lead over other emerging suppliers. The
company's proprietary manufacturing technologies and insights into
the market have enabled it to build a broad suite of SRM and
energetics products. X-Bow has successfully demonstrated the
ability to apply and scale these products to address huge needs in
affordable hypersonics and the broader SRM industrial base and this
capital will enable the company to make an even more meaningful
impact in National Security," said Mark
Spoto, co-founder and Managing Partner at Razor's Edge and
an X-Bow Board Member.
With this funding now secured, X-Bow will accelerate its growth
trajectory as the nation's third supplier of Solid Rocket Motors
and continue in its quest to rapidly innovate and deliver agile,
affordable solutions for SRMs, hypersonics and associated adjacent
markets.
"X-Bow Systems has experienced significant growth and success in
the past year, securing multiple contracts for SRMs, energetics and
launch services. These successes are directly attributable to
our team's expertise and our patented advanced manufacturing
techniques, which allow us to build, scale and produce SRMs and
energetics more affordably than traditional methods. The
Series B funding will augment growth by accelerating the completion
of the country's second largest SRM production facility (by
capacity) in Luling, TX.
This expansion addresses both critical industrial base and
defense needs, and we're grateful for the support of our investors
and various industrial partners," stated Jason Hundley, CEO and Founder.
Union Square Advisors LLC served as exclusive financial advisor
to X-Bow for this financing transaction.
ABOUT X-BOW SYSTEMS
X-Bow Systems is disrupting the aerospace and defense industry with
innovative and cost-effective advanced manufactured energetics for
the solid rocket motor and launch vehicle market. X-Bow is also
designing and building a suite of modular, strategic and tactical
scale solid rocket motors and small launch vehicles for both
orbital and suborbital launch services. X-Bow is led by CEO
Jason Hundley, Chairman Mark Kaufman, CTO Max
Vozoff, CRO Maureen Gannon, General Counsel John Leary and a growing team of seasoned
industry veterans and new space entrepreneurs. X-Bow is a dual-use
technology company with headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, significant
production facilities in Texas,
and additional presence in California, Alabama, Utah, Colorado and Washington, DC.
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