Hawkeye 360 has filed paperwork to go public on the NYSE, operating under the ticker symbol “HAWK.”
The space-based RF data and analytics firm is the latest in a string of defense-focused space companies seeking to go public, opening access to more capital as the industry grows. Firefly Aerospace began trading on Nasdaq in August, and York Space Systems went public with the NYSE in January. The kingpin is the expected IPO of SpaceX this summer.
TBD: The VA-based company did not release the number of shares that would be offered, or the price range for the shares.
Flashback: Hawkeye 360 announced a $150M Series E in December, which included both equity and debt financing, though the company didn’t disclose how much of each.
“We anticipate that the defense sector will grow significantly over the next decade,” Ian Winer, founder of Center15 Capital that co-lead the Series E, told Payload via email in December. “We also think that commercial companies, which operate in new domains, will gain a larger share of the overall pie.”
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