Contest Format

Startup Space competition participants are divided into groups and allotted five minutes to present their company or product to a panel of judges. After each pitch, there will be a five-minute window for judges to ask questions or provide feedback to the contestants.

Presentations are evaluated by the judges using a standardized set of criteria encompassing different categories. The contestant who achieves the highest overall score will be crowned the contest winner and awarded the grand prize – a series of private pitch meetings with prominent space investors!

Meet This Year’s Participants:

Group 1:

• Matteo Cuccorese, CEO & Co-Founder, SpAIce Tech
• David Barnhart, CEO, Arkisys Inc.
• Katrin Bacic, CEO, UNIO Enterprise GmbH
• Ryan Elliott, President, In Orbit Aerospace Inc.
• Myléne Bosio, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Aldoria

Group 2:

• Patrick Shannon, CEO & Co-Founder, TrustPoint
• Bosco Lai, CEO, Little Place Labs
• Naoki Funhashi, Head of Business Development, Pale Blue Inc.
• Keyvan Bahadori, CEO, PlaneWave Instruments
• Kevin Stadnyk, CEO & Co-Founder, Obruta Space Solutions

Meet This Year’s Judges:

• David Anderman, Co-Founder & Operating Partner, Stellar Ventures
• Mark Boggett, CEO, Seraphim Capital
• Terence Craig, Chief Investment Office, The Impact Seat & Advisor, Toyota Ventures
• Garreth Keane, Partner, Promus Ventures
• Michael Mealling, General Partner, Starbridge Venture Capital
• Josephine Millward, Partner, OpAmp Capital
• Matt O’Connell, Operating Partner, DCVC
• Michael Palank, General Partner, MaC Venture Capital
• Dr. Alison Perez, Ventures Program Manager, Lockheed Martin Ventures
• Raphael Roettgen, General Partner, E2MC Ventures
• Sherman Williams II, Partner, AIN Ventures