据知情人士透露，卫星制造商Apex正在就新一轮融资进行谈判，估值约为40亿美元，这一估值几乎是其6月份上一轮融资时的两倍。
Satellite maker Apex is in talks for a new funding round at a roughly $4 billion valuation, according to people familiar with the matter, nearly doubling its value from a prior round in June.
据这些人士称，该公司计划筹集约5亿美元的资金，由于信息尚未公开，他们要求保持匿名。
The startup is discussing a raise of about $500 million, said the people, asking to remain anonymous as the information is not public.
华盛顿港投资公司（Washington Harbour Partners）将主导此次融资，现有投资者安德森·霍洛维茨（Andreessen Horowitz）和XYZ风险投资公司（XYZ Venture Capital）也将参与其中。该估值包括了Apex计划筹集的资金。
总部位于洛杉矶的Apex为政府和商业客户制造标准化的卫星平台，这些平台用于搭载相机或国防技术等卫星设备。
Washington Harbour Partners is set to lead the round, with existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and XYZ Venture Capital also participating, the people said. The valuation includes the capital Apex is set to raise, the people said. Los Angeles-based Apex makes standardized satellite buses, the infrastructure that carries satellite equipment like cameras or defense technologies, for both government and commercial customers.
Apex是今年众多获得投资者青睐的太空科技初创企业之一，其竞争对手K2 Space最近的价值评估为68亿美元。
It’s among a growing crop of space tech startups that have been raking in investor cash this year, including competitor K2 Space, which was recently valued at $6.8 billion.
Apex和华盛顿港投资公司均未回应评论请求；安德森·霍洛维茨也表示不予置评。
Apex and Washington Harbour Partners didn’t respond to requests for comment. Andreessen Horowitz declined to comment.
XYZ风险投资公司的管理合伙人兼Apex董事会成员罗斯·富比尼（Ross Fubini）表示：‘无论是内部人士还是外部投资者都渴望投资，这并不令人意外。’
Ross Fubini, a managing partner at XYZ Venture Capital and member of Apex’s board of directors, said “it’s no surprise that insiders and outsiders have been clamoring to invest.”
他提到，该公司在卫星发射方面有着良好的记录，并拥有稳定的客户群。
The company has a track record of launching satellites and strong mix of customers, he said.
Apex还与诺斯罗普·格鲁曼公司（Northrop Grumman Corp.）合作，为唐纳德·特朗普总统的‘金穹’项目开发基于太空的拦截器，该项目旨在通过从地面延伸到太空的多层防御系统来保护美国。’
Apex has partnered with Northrop Grumman Corp. to develop space-based interceptors for President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome, a project that aims to protect the US with a layered defense system extending from the ground into space.
自SpaceX于6月首次公开募股以来，投资者对新兴太空技术的热情持续高涨，当时马斯克的公司估值为1.77万亿美元。
Investor excitement about new space technologies has only grown following SpaceX’s initial public offering in June, which valued Elon Musk’s company at $1.77 trillion.
上市后的几周内，SpaceX的股票经历了一些波动，同时其他太空科技公司的股价也普遍下跌，如Rocket Lab Corp.和Firefly Aerospace Inc.，但SpaceX的股价现已回升，远高于其IPO价格。
The weeks after the listing brought some turbulence for SpaceX’s stock, as well as broader drawdowns across public space stocks such as Rocket Lab Corp. and Firefly Aerospace Inc., but SpaceX’s shares have rallied and now trade well above their IPO price.