# Even Rogers

> Even 'Jolly' Rogers is the co-founder and CEO of True Anomaly, the first company built exclusively around space superiority for U.S. national security. A former Air Force space operations officer and Weapons School graduate who helped write the U.S. military's foundational space doctrine, he left uniform and 12 days later started building autonomous spacecraft and mission software for combat in orbit. Under his leadership True Anomaly raised a $650M Series D in April 2026 at a $2.2B valuation, crossing $1B in total funding.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at True Anomaly
- **Organizations:** True Anomaly, United States Air Force (former), U.S. Space Command (former), DARPA (former fellow)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A., English Language and Literature (honors), Virginia Military Institute, M.A., Social Sciences, University of Chicago, Graduate, United States Air Force Weapons School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads True Anomaly, valued at $2.2B in April 2026, Major contributing author of the U.S. Space Force's first doctrine, Spacepower: Doctrine for Space Forces, Authored six foundational texts for U.S. military space operations tactics and training

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Air Force after graduating from Virginia Military Institute
- **2012** — Earned an M.A. in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago
- **2010s** — Served as a space operations officer (callsign 'Jolly'), including in the 4th Space Operations Squadron; held roles in developmental and operational test, training, spacecraft operations, and joint fires
- **2010s** — Served as a DARPA Service Chiefs Fellow and a rendezvous and proximity operations intern at NASA's Johnson Space Center; graduated from the U.S. Air Force Weapons School
- **2020** — Major contributing author of the U.S. Space Force's inaugural Spacepower: Doctrine for Space Forces, plus six foundational texts for military space operations
- **2021-2022** — Fires Officer in the Joint Fires Element for U.S. Space Command (March 2021 - January 2022)
- **2022** — Co-founded True Anomaly with Kyle Zakrzewski, Daniel Brunski, and Tom Nichols; became CEO (12 days after leaving uniform)
- **2023** — Raised $17M Series A (April) and $100M Series B (December)
- **2025** — Raised $260M Series C led by Accel
- **2026** — Closed $650M Series D at a $2.2B valuation, co-led by Eclipse and Riot Ventures, crossing $1B total raised

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads True Anomaly, valued at $2.2B in April 2026
- Major contributing author of the U.S. Space Force's first doctrine, Spacepower: Doctrine for Space Forces
- Authored six foundational texts for U.S. military space operations tactics and training
- Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School
- DARPA Service Chiefs Fellow and NASA Johnson Space Center rendezvous/proximity operations intern
- Raised over $1 billion in venture funding for True Anomaly across Series A through D
- Built the Jackal autonomous orbital vehicle and the Mosaic mission software platform

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — True Anomaly closed a $650M Series D at a $2.2B valuation, co-led by Eclipse and Riot Ventures, surpassing $1B in total funding.
- **2025-10** — In an Axios interview, Rogers framed the future of defense as 'space warfare, flat out,' emphasizing autonomy and gray-zone conflict.
- **2025** — Raised a $260M Series C led by Accel to scale spacecraft production.

## Links

- Website: https://trueanomaly.space
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tanst-aafl
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/The_TrueAnomaly
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_YHZ6XXvQc

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Last updated: 2026-06-12