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| Field | 🇿🇦 NewSpace Systems | 🇿🇦 Dragonfly Aerospace | 🇺🇸 RedwireNYSE: RDW | 🇺🇸 Planet LabsNYSE: PL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | private | private | public | public |
| Country | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Founded | 2013 | 2019 | 2020 | 2010 |
| CEO | Tanya Lerm | Bryan Dean | Andrew Rush | Will Marshall |
| Mkt Cap / Valuation | Undisclosed — privately held subsidiary of Schauenburg International (acquired January 2020). Annual revenue estimated at ~USD 5.6M (2025, third-party estimate); not officially confirmed. | Undisclosed — privately held, majority-owned by Noosphere Ventures (Max Polyakov). No funding amounts publicly disclosed. | ~$2.0B | ~$8.1B |
| Employees | ~160 highly skilled professionals (group-wide, Somerset West HQ + US/UK/NZ offices) | ~70–100 (PitchBook ~71 as of mid-2024; company states 100+ in CEO interviews) | ~1,410 | ~970 |
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