Founders

The people who started companies in the directory. Each page traces a career from public sources, and every role links to the page that documents it.

We start with the founders we have interviewed and add more as their records check out.

BAJ. Brant ArseneauCo-founder and group chairman, Spaced Ventures (now Mach33 Financial Group)Natalya BaileyCo-founder of Accion SystemsNow: Fractional COO for early-stage companies; Investment partner, XFactor VenturesCharles BlackFounder and CEO, SenABAaron BurnettCo-founder and group CEO, Spaced Ventures (now Mach33 Financial Group)Laura CrabtreeCo-founder and CEO, Epsilon3William CroweFounder and CEO, HEO RoboticsDaniel FaberCo-founder of Orbit FabNow: Board member and adviser, Orbit FabWes FalerCo-founder of Miles SpaceNow: Chief technology officer, RocketStarJonathan GeifmanCo-founder and CEO, HeliosAMAleix Megías HomarCo-founder and VP of operations, Open CosmosHJHiranya JayakodyCo-founder and CTO, HEO RoboticsMoji KarimiCo-founder and CEO, Cemvita FactorySKShahrokh KhodabakhshiCo-founder of HOSTmiNow: Regional leader for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, NextlaneJKJoerg KreiselCo-founder of HOSTmiNow: Independent space business and finance adviser, JKICMike LawtonFounder of Oxford Space SystemsNow: Co-founder, Oxford DynamicsVolodymyr LevykinFounder and CEO, SkyroraDavid MalottCo-founder and CEO, AI SpaceFactoryAlso: Founder and chief architect, AI PlanetWorks, the sister design firmMMMax MednikCo-founder and COO, Epsilon3Flavia Tata NardiniCo-founder and CEO, FleetAlso: Adjunct professor, Adelaide UniversityNobu OkadaFounder and CEO, AstroscaleMPMatt PearsonCo-founder and chief exploration officer, FleetStephen RinglerFounder and CEO, Space StoreAlso: Founder and CEO, Spacetime DevelopmentRafel Jordà SiquierFounder and CEO, Open CosmosJosé Mariano López-UrdialesFounder and executive chairman, Zero 2 InfinityGaetano VolpeCo-founder and CEO, Latitudo 40Sunny WashingtonCo-founder of Because LearningNow: Co-founder and CEO, Utah Tech LeadsZYZhizhe YuCo-founder of AI SpaceFactoryNow: Co-founder and managing director, AI PlanetWorks, the sister design firm