Real, verified funding sources for aerospace founders in Texas: VC funds, accelerators, angel networks, and active grant programs — sourced from SEC filings and Grants.gov, not estimates.
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Quake Capital Partners
Surge Ventures (Houston)
UT Austin Longhorn Startup
Founder Institute Austin
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Aerospace falls under the broader "Space & Aerospace" category in federal grant data. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including Texas) — live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly.
NASA Headquarters
Office of Naval Research
Geological Survey
NASA Headquarters
U.S. National Science Foundation
DOC NOAA - ERA Production
Yes — 1 funds headquartered in Texas have "Aerospace" (or a close synonym) in their legal name, based on SEC Form D filings. This is a name match, not a verified thesis, so it understates true local investor interest.
6 accelerator programs open to Texas-based aerospace founders are in our database, including programs based in Texas and globally-available programs.
Yes — 6 angel investor networks based in Texas are in our database, ranked by member count with aerospace-relevant groups surfaced first where our sector data supports it.
29 currently open federal grant programs are tagged under the Space & Aerospace category, which is where aerospace falls in our grant classification. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including Texas), pulled live from Grants.gov and refreshed nightly.