Enlightenment Capital Forms Auria by Merging Four Portfolio Companies

Auria (Enlightenment Capital Portfolio) Acquires RKF Engineering Solutions and Kythera Space Solutions

January 23, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Auria, a Colorado Springs-based C3 software and solutions provider and portfolio company of Enlightenment Capital, has acquired RKF Engineering Solutions and Kythera Space Solutions, both headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The add-on acquisitions expand Auria's SATCOM engineering, spectrum management, and autonomous payload software capabilities to deliver end-to-end command, control, and communications (C3) solutions for U.S. Space Force, other government customers, and commercial SATCOM operators.

Auria Acquires BCubed Engineering

February 8, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Auria, a portfolio company of Enlightenment Capital, has acquired BCubed Engineering Corporation, a Warrenton, Virginia–based developer of software-defined satellite communications, digital ground systems, and cloud-native command-and-control platforms. The acquisition expands Auria's C3 (command, control, communications) software and hardware capabilities to better serve customers including the U.S. Space Force, Special Operations Command, and the Intelligence Community; Auria now has more than 500 employees across multiple U.S. locations.

Boecore (Enlightenment Capital-backed) Acquires Ascension Engineering Group

October 11, 2022

Aerospace & Defense

Boecore, a Colorado Springs-based defense and space systems contractor backed by Enlightenment Capital, has acquired Ascension Engineering Group (AEG), a space systems and satellite communications engineering provider founded in 2017. The acquisition is an add-on to Boecore's platform to expand capabilities and service offerings for Space Force, NASA, the Army and commercial space customers.

Boecore (Enlightenment Capital-backed) Acquires La Jolla Logic

May 8, 2023

Cybersecurity

Boecore, a Colorado Springs-based defense technology provider backed by Enlightenment Capital, has acquired San Diego-based La Jolla Logic, an engineering firm specializing in cybersecurity, software development, and AI/ML for the Department of Defense. The deal strengthens Boecore's cyber and AI capabilities and expands its contract vehicles and offerings to pursue larger space, cyber, and DoD opportunities.

Enlightenment Capital Acquires Boecore

January 25, 2022

Aerospace & Defense

Enlightenment Capital has acquired Boecore, a Colorado Springs–headquartered provider of space and strategic defense engineering, software and cybersecurity solutions. Enlightenment plans to invest in Boecore as a platform for growth—both organically and via acquisitions—to broaden capabilities across space, missile defense, hypersonics and cybersecurity; founder Kathy Boe will remain as an adviser and retain a minority stake. Terms were not disclosed.

Boecore Acquires Orbit Logic

February 13, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

Boecore, a Colorado Springs-based aerospace and defense engineering contractor, has acquired Orbit Logic, a Greenbelt, Maryland developer of mission planning and scheduling software for satellite ground systems. The deal, announced Feb. 13, will expand Boecore's footprint and software capabilities in the space sector; financial terms were not disclosed.