Coogan: Varda Space Industries Is Valued at $726 Million
John Coogan · The Simplest Way To Make $1,000,000 Isn't Starting A Business (it's working in one of these 10) · Mar 11, 2026 · at 12:47
John Coogan, co-host of TBPN, breaks down space manufacturing startup Varda Space Industries on My First Million.
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“Valuation, seven hundred and twenty-six million, but, like, one of those multi-decade projects that could have really, really large TAM, really, really large expectations.”
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