{"id":47490,"date":"2026-02-27T19:56:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T11:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/startup-space-at-10-a-launchpad-for-the-new-space-economy\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T19:56:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T11:56:58","slug":"startup-space-at-10-a-launchpad-for-the-new-space-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/startup-space-at-10-a-launchpad-for-the-new-space-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Startup Space at 10: A Launchpad for the New Space Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the Startup Space pitch competition celebrates its 10th anniversary at this year\u2019s SATShow Week, organizers, judges, and past-year winners say it has become a true on-ramp to the commercial space economy \u2014 especially for founders who once had no visible path onto major industry stages.<\/p>\n<p>When the competition launched in 2015,&nbsp;Jeffrey Hill, now&nbsp;executive chairman of SATELLITE, was hoping to fill a gap he noticed in how major space conferences, including SATELLITE, catered to large, established firms but not emerging companies.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VS_ShowDaily-2026_Digital-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Via Satellite Show Daily 2026 Issue\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VS_ShowDaily-2026_Digital-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VS_ShowDaily-2026_Digital-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VS_ShowDaily-2026_Digital-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VS_ShowDaily-2026_Digital.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the Show Daily 2026 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>Hill\u2019s answer was a Shark Tank-style pitch event placed in the middle of the exhibit hall, held over two hours on Tuesday, the first day the hall opens. \u201cIf you\u2019re walking into the exhibit hall, you just see this thing happening,\u201d Hill said.<\/p>\n<p>Rafferty Jackson, an investment committee member for Seraphim Space Venture Fund, was Hill\u2019s go-to person to help make Startup Space a successful event. Hill notes that Jackson enjoyed significant success in the consumer space even before she moved to the space sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one of the reasons I was drawn to work with her as a partner. &nbsp;She was part of the team that helped close the deal that sold Beats by Dr. Dre to Apple,\u201d said Hill, referring to Apple\u2019s $3 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics and Beats Music in 2014 that brought the legendary hip-hop producer to Apple, with Beats Music forming the foundation for Apple Music.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b70fba58bb;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b70fba58bb = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b70fba58bc').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b70fba58bc'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Startup Space\u2019s open-theater format came in response to Jackson questioning, \u201cWhy aren\u2019t space industry events like rock concerts? Why aren\u2019t there people standing around, watching this cool stuff?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Jackson, Startup Space embodies her mission as a storyteller: getting world-changing deep tech out of the lab and into the world. She has built a structured pitch format and training program that all 10 finalists get ahead of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Her coaching ensures that even deeply technical founders \u2014 many pitching for the first time \u2014 can make their ideas land with a non-technical audience of investors, primes and government decision-makers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_402342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-402342\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-402342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SAT_5408-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SAT_5408-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SAT_5408-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SAT_5408-800x432.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SAT_5408-1536x829.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SAT_5408-2048x1106.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SAT_5408-640x346.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-402342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Femi Ishola (center left), founder of Phemotron Systems, won Startup Space 2025. Photo: Access Intelligence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Major Draw at SATELLITE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The annual competition has become a must-see event at SATELLITE, drawing on average 400 people to the high-stakes pitch fest.<\/p>\n<p>Hill estimates that about 75% of Startup Space competitors go on to succeed \u2014 moving through Series A and B and often reaching their stated goals, such as landing a key U.S. Army or international government contract. Around a dozen alumni have become market-leading \u201cradical success\u201d companies, including publicly traded firms and high-profile players like LeoLabs.<\/p>\n<p>The competition\u2019s footprint has also grown more global. In the early years, only&nbsp;two or three&nbsp;of the 10 finalists typically came from outside the United States and Canada. Over the last five years, the field has shifted to&nbsp;roughly half international and half North American.&nbsp;This year\u2019s finalists include startups from&nbsp;Japan, India, Australia, Italy, the U.K.&nbsp;and the U.S., including an&nbsp;Africa-founded company&nbsp;now based stateside.<\/p>\n<p>Shaping what wins on stage is a collaboration between organizers and judges.&nbsp;Jackson observes, \u201cA great pitch is all about the customer problem, living and dying by it, not by what you make.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best startup pitches I\u2019ve heard always have a story,\u201d says longtime judge&nbsp;Alison Perez, a former&nbsp;senior investment manager at Lockheed Martin Ventures who recently was promoted to the corporate development team, where she serves as director of Mergers and Acquisition Strategy and Integration.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b70fba62ff;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b70fba62ff = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b70fba6300').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b70fba6300'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Perez says judges evaluate not just the novelty of a technology, but also whether the companies demonstrate rational, fundable business models and a clear understanding of their customers \u2014 criteria that align closely with Jackson\u2019s emphasis on problem-first storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>For Jackson, the ultimate measure of success goes beyond any single winner, to how well the startup\u2019s big ideas translate to the audience, who then can serve as storytellers for the startup.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Faber, CEO of Orbit Fab, won the pitch competition in 2019 for his vision of creating the \u201cGas stations in Space\u201d company. \u201c[Winning Startup Space] helped increase our profile in advance of our seed round, which closed in 2020. It was one of the articles we shared with early-stage investors to establish credibility and served us so well for two to three years afterwards,\u201d Faber says.<\/p>\n<p>Perez says Faber\u2019s pitch was memorable because \u201chis North Star was always very clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that is why people were so drawn to his vision,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Orbit Fab is a pioneering leader in in-space refueling, successfully launching the first commercial fuel depot in LEO and having secured over $28.5 million in Series A funding, with multiple government and commercial contracts for fuel delivery in GEO.<\/p>\n<p>One founder who saw Faber\u2019s presentation at SATELLITE was Patrick Shannon, CEO of TrustPoint GPS, which is developing a commercial GPS alternative for global positioning and timing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve known Daniel for over a decade. Seeing Orbit Fab win put the competition more front and center in my mind,\u201d recalls Shannon, who won the pitch contest in 2024. Participating, he insists, made a big difference for his own fundraising efforts. \u201cIt raised our visibility tremendously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company is developing a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) micro-satellite constellation that delivers C-band GNSS services as a modern complement to legacy GPS systems.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b70fba69c0;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b70fba69c0 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b70fba69c1').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b70fba69c1'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cStartup Space brings the cream of the crop of the venture world to center stage among the larger industry,\u201d Shannon says, noting that the heavy foot traffic at the event translated into valuable follow-on interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were inbound investor interactions that came directly from that day,\u201d Shannon recalls. \u201cThere was also strong media coverage, which really elevated our position from a PR standpoint. Our message got out there, and that\u2019s exactly what we were hoping for.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Beyond Winning<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>According to Hill, the value of the competition extends beyond the winners, citing the first company to ever apply, SWISSto12, didn\u2019t result in a win for the RF provider now disrupting the industry with small, low-cost GEO satellites and antennas that leverage 3D-printing technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing on stage in front of primes, investors and partners put them on the industry\u2019s radar early,\u201d says Hill. The company now is among the fastest-growing aerospace firms in the world, with CEO and Founder Emile de Rijk winning <em>Via Satellite\u2019<\/em>s Executive of the Year award in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWinning isn\u2019t the point. The real win is access to the stage and the audience,\u201d says Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>In the years since Startup Space launched, the commercial space sector has matured, with capital becoming more selective, say competition officials. Startup founders are under growing pressure to communicate not just what they\u2019ve built, but why it matters.<\/p>\n<p>Few people see this dynamic more clearly than Perez, in her fourth year judging the competition. What truly separates top-tier pitches, says Perez, is a compelling narrative that makes a complex business instantly graspable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best startup pitches that I\u2019ve heard always have a story,\u201d Perez says.<\/p>\n<p>That story can be personal, rooted in a founder\u2019s years confronting the same pain point, or built around a larger industry shift, such as the emergence of a new manufacturing capability that unlocks a better way to tackle an old problem. Either way, the goal is the same: help a sophisticated but time-pressed audience quickly understand why this particular company matters.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b70fba716e;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b70fba716e = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b70fba716f').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b70fba716f'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The pitch must be digestible, conversational, and framed so that a layperson could grasp the stakes. Overloading listeners with jargon and detail can strip away the \u201cspecialness\u201d people want to rally around and weaken the emotional connection to the company\u2019s vision.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A Decade of Change in Space Investment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Perez has watched the broader space investment landscape transform over the last decade. The industry\u2019s first wave of innovation centered on commoditizing launch and spacecraft buses, dramatically lowering the cost of access to orbit and \u201cdemocratizing\u201d space.<\/p>\n<p>Now that foundation is in place, she sees attention shifting toward what goes on those platforms and how long they last. Areas like sensing and payloads, data quality, and communications throughput are becoming especially important as government and commercial customers demand more reliable, higher-value information from space-based assets.<\/p>\n<p>Lockheed Martin, she notes, is particularly focused on payloads that enhance the quality of data for government customers and improve the reliability of data transfer both in space and down to Earth. Advances in these areas are not happening in isolation; they\u2019re often driven by or accelerated through small, fast-moving startups.<\/p>\n<p>Perez sees space startups as critical catalysts in an industry long dominated by large, risk-averse institutions. While agencies often must remain conservative, startups can take on hard problems with bigger risks and faster iteration cycles.<\/p>\n<p>The Startup Space competition lowers the barrier for investors, strategics and partners to encounter new ventures and reinforces what Perez describes as \u201ca rising-tide-lifts-all-boats- mentality.\u201d When startups succeed, major primes benefit, and when large incumbents thrive, they can, in turn, create more opportunity and access for startups.<\/p>\n<p>Perez urges founders competing at SATELLITE to move beyond \u201cnewer, better, faster\u201d as a pitch, to clearly articulate how the company pushes the industry forward \u2014 whether by enabling new kinds of missions, opening fresh markets, or making previously impractical capabilities viable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave that clear goal of what you want to accomplish and make it big and lofty because you want to capture people\u2019s imagination of what\u2019s possible,\u201d she advises.<\/p>\n<p>Faber\u2019s advice for this year\u2019s competitors is even more succinct: \u201cProfile and credibility are important. Lean into that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 402803:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/10-Hottest-Roundtable-Photo--300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/10-Hottest-Roundtable-Photo--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/10-Hottest-Roundtable-Photo--800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/10-Hottest-Roundtable-Photo--640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/10-Hottest-Roundtable-Photo-.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tIndustry Roundtable With \u201910 Hottest\u2019 Executives<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 402434:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pawan-Kumar-Chandana-Co-Founder-and-CEO-0O7A2831-300x200.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pawan-Kumar-Chandana-Co-Founder-and-CEO-0O7A2831-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pawan-Kumar-Chandana-Co-Founder-and-CEO-0O7A2831-800x534.jpg 800w, 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