Company

The Guild

Reusable medium-lift launch vehicle builder

Government, Defense & SpaceFounded 2022

The Guild key numbers

$80.5MValuation · 2026Source: The Guild raises $20.5M for reusable rocket $25.5MTotal raised · 2026Source: The Guild raises $20.5M for reusable rocket

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Stories cover its funding news. Sectors: Government, Defense & Space. Stages: Series A.

The founders

Manu Nair

Co-Founder and CEO

Manu Nair is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Guild (also referred to as Ethereal Exploration Guild).

Who put in money

Accel BIG CapitalBlueHillCampus Fund ProsusRiceberg

Up against

SpaceXRocket LabBlue OriginAgnikul CosmosSkyroot Aerospace

Every story on The Guild

TGThe Guild · Funding · 28 January 2026 · $20.5MThe Guild raises $20.5M for reusable rocketThe Guild builds the world's first fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle, Razor Crest Mk-1

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#The Guild key numbers

●The founders