{"id":67598,"date":"2017-08-03T21:07:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T13:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/getting-in-on-the-ground-floor-literally\/"},"modified":"2017-08-03T21:07:21","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T13:07:21","slug":"getting-in-on-the-ground-floor-literally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/getting-in-on-the-ground-floor-literally\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting in on the Ground Floor, Literally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Entrepreneurs are taking notice that more financiers are looking at the ground segment as fertile soil for investments that launch quickly and produce returns more quickly than space-based products. This is evidenced by the fact that 60 out of the 86 startups that applied to compete in the SATELLITE 2017 Conference &amp; Exhibition\u2019s \u201cStartup Space\u201d pitch contest represented technologies that function completely within Earth\u2019s atmosphere. We caught up to a few of these competitive entrepreneurs on site at the Startup Space event and learned about the unique challenges involved with taking a more \u201cgrounded\u201d approach to revolutionizing the space industry.<\/p>\n<h3>Ursa Space Systems: Big, Easy-to-Understand Data Analytics, On-Demand<\/h3>\n<p>While standing alone on a bright white stage situated on the outskirts of the bustling SATELLITE 2017 exhibit hall floor, Ursa Space Systems President Adam Maher shares a quiet, nerve-racking moment, locked in a stare with Starburst Accelerator Partner Van Espahbodi, one of four judges evaluating Maher\u2019s five-minute pitch. There\u2019s a little more than one minute left on Maher\u2019s clock when Espahbodi leans into a microphone and asks, \u201cWhat gives you confidence in pitching a product that puts you in competition with some very heavy hitters like BlackSky, DigitalGlobe, and Planet, which just bought Terra Bella from Google?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sISexLoPR2qt9fOJyyhD_VS_NextSpace17_Cover-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sISexLoPR2qt9fOJyyhD_VS_NextSpace17_Cover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sISexLoPR2qt9fOJyyhD_VS_NextSpace17_Cover-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sISexLoPR2qt9fOJyyhD_VS_NextSpace17_Cover-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sISexLoPR2qt9fOJyyhD_VS_NextSpace17_Cover.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the NextSpace Edition 2017 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>Tech-savvy executives typically and instinctively answer questions about business models with technical details, and Maher nearly falls into that trap with his answer. \u201cThose companies use aerial and optical satellites to collect data, while our Ranger service use radar satellites, which can see through clouds and at night,\u201d says Maher. \u201cWe can collect data on the Earth, rain or shine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before Espabhodi can repeat his question, Maher realizes that he didn\u2019t answer it and shifts into first person. He continues, \u201cI feel confident in our approach because of our ability to adapt and produce customize data, on demand. That\u2019s what I think makes Ursa stand out. It\u2019s our pace of business, combined with our ability to fill in gaps of information where others fall short and to use resources from our established network of suppliers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maher looks very young, but he\u2019s far from a space industry novice. After spending more than 10 years as a systems integration and technical business development specialist at SSL, Maher and a group of professional peers from satellite and cybersecurity companies began identifying massive opportunities in the burgeoning data analytics industry. They launched Ursa in 2015 with a vision of providing user-friendly data sets derived from radar satellite imagery to customers on a weekly basis, all on demand. \u201cThese customers could potentially be anyone,\u201d says Maher. \u201cRight now, we\u2019re targeting enterprise industries and analyst firms with immediate demands for comprehensive imagery data and someone who can organize and explain that data as clearly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b448e23eff;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_6a6b448e23eff = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b448e23f01').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b448e23f01'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Maher and 19 other startups entered the Startup Space competition to win guaranteed pitch meetings with active private investors at Space Angels Network and Astia Capital. For Ursa, those meetings could result in funding that would allow the new company to grow its network of partners and develop into a global data analytics provider. \u201cWe\u2019re gaining a lot of traction in the financial sector and have signed distribution deals with eight firms, including MorningStar, Quandl and Amass Insights,\u201d says Maher, summarizing his pitch. \u201cWe\u2019re now getting more active in the energy industry and looking to expand our service offerings for government. We have the talent and capability and the demand is there. We\u2019re now looking for the resources to adequately service these demands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By the organized nature of how Maher conveys information, it\u2019s clear that he\u2019s a perfect fit for the data analytics community. \u201cI like to think that I practice my short pitch more than most people,\u201d says Maher moments after he walks off stage. The practice paid off. Startup Space judges gave Maher the highest marks of his pitch group. While he fell just shy of winning the grand prize, he will automatically be invited back to compete in 2018. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cData analytics is a big market with lots of room for lots of innovation. I think Ursa\u2019s custom-tailored, on-demand approach to delivering data that you can\u2019t get anywhere else is very special and I\u2019m very excited to see where this business takes us,\u201dsays Maher.<\/p>\n<h3>SWISSto12: 3D-Printing Advanced RF Components<\/h3>\n<p>The branding behind the Lausanne, Switzerland-based startup SWISSto12 is more about its cultural identity than the fact that it 3D prints its entire product line of Radio Frequency (RF) components for satellite telecommunications. SWISS is presented in all-caps as homage to the Switzerland\u2019s renowned watch industry and the way it brands components. The number 12 refers to the fact that 1012 Hertz, or one trillion oscillations per second, equals one terahertz. When combined, the company name is a symbol of its simple mission to revolutionize the way components are manufactured.<\/p>\n<p>SWISSto12 CEO Emile de Rijk created the core concept behind the company 10 years ago as a post-graduate student while he was conducting research for his PhD. But SWISSto12 didn\u2019t officially become its own private company until 2012, when it was spun off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in order to create a for-profit metal-coated 3D-printed component supplier for customers with complex antennas structures.  \u201cWe quickly got interest from the market after we split from the Institute,\u201d says de Rijk. \u201cIn the beginning, that interest came mostly from those wanting materials to support scientific research applications, which makes sense considering that this technology came from a university project. Over time, however, we quickly realized that there was much more demand for our products in satellite telecommunications and we\u2019ve firmly planted our business in that market.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Today, SWISSto12 develops waveguide-based RF components, filters and other components mostly for satellite telecommunications terminals on the ground. These advanced components are very expensive to produce and replace. SWISSto12\u2019s ability to replicate polymer components with a 3D printer saves customers a lot of money. \u201cWe see 3D print components in different ways depending on the application of the technology,\u201d says de Rijk, stressing that the company is not simply a one-trick pony. \u201cOur most popular capability is producing polymers that can withstand extreme conditions in specific environments like airborne, maritime and space. To make them functional, we developed 3D printing techniques that can produce metal plating for RF conducting. We also print metal materials that can replace individual components of existing systems and apply surface treatments and surface plating technology so we can enable start-of-the-art RF performance of those products.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During his allotted time on stage at Startup Space, de Rijk sells the judges on SWISSto12\u2019s ability to both integrate RF, mechanical and manufacturing competencies for products and provide all the testing so that customers are confident in their performance. \u201cWe\u2019re making good progress and I feel that we have a clear roadmap,\u201d he says. \u201cWe\u2019re completing projects that are in the prototype phase with maritime customers and we\u2019ll be getting more feedback from our work on airborne and satellite projects soon, as those will take a little bit more time with typically longer business cycles in those markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Placeholder alt text\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/marquee-test-akiaisur2rgicbmpehea\/m8PlwpeTYWtdb9EuWP2T_04_VS_NextSpace17_Ft1_Collage.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>SWISSto12 is riding a wave of excitement for 3D printing in the space community, led by new companies like Made In Space, which aims to enable manufacturing in space environments. SWISSto12\u2019s RF components require precision manufacturing techniques that aren\u2019t quite feasible to replicate in space. Instead, the company is focused on producing metal-plated products that can operate normally in aviation and space environments. <\/p>\n<h3>Astrapi: Spiral Modulation Mathematics for Spectrum Efficiency<\/h3>\n<p>While watching space startups deliver passionate pitches about exciting new rocket and satellite antenna products to tech-hungry investors, David Shaw prepares to follow up by pitching a complicated math equation that even he doesn\u2019t really understand. This is the main product of Astrapi Corp. \u2014 a math equation from the 18th century that also functions as a game-changing signal modulation technology that dramatically improves spectral efficiency and systemically alters how telecommunications network operators send and receive signals. They call this transformative spiral-based approach Compound Channel Coding (CCC).  <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b448e246c8;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_6a6b448e246c8 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b448e246c9').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b448e246c9'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anyone tells you that our invention is within the realm of normalcy, they don\u2019t know what they are talking about,\u201d Shaw admitted during his pitch. \u201cThis innovation is radical. Even if we continue to wildly exceed expectations in the testing environment, it will remain difficult to grasp and thus, moving an industry will be challenging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On paper, this kind of admission in a pitch reads like a disaster. At Startup Space, it was a surprisingly refreshing approach to market awareness that would help Shaw rack up the scores he needed to win the grand prize.<\/p>\n<p>Astrapi\u2019s story began when Shaw met his eventual co-founders, Dr. Jerrold Prothero and his wife Rita Martinez Solon, by accident at a tech conference in Austin, Texas. \u201cI had just got kicked in the shins pretty hard after being an investor during the dot com boom era and was spending my time reading about George Kozmetsky, the founder of Teledyne. My fascination with his research in data analysis, evolutionary economics, telecommunications, network methods, and optimization brought me to this conference where I met Jerrold and Rita, who like me, were originally from Dallas. We all became friends and Jerrold eventually moved out to where I was living D.C. One day, out of the blue, he called me and told me that he had a group of investors out west that had come across a monograph he was working on and wanted to fly him out to spend a full day discussing the technical and business aspects of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What Prothero was working on was the equation at the core of Astrapi\u2019s Spiral Modulation toolkit.\u201cI was researching how new mathematics could solve critical engineering problems and came across Euler\u2019s Formula, the 18th century mathematics formula from which we get sine waves and cosine waves. I started to realize that the formula was, essentially, the underlying mathematics for telecommunications. So, I studied the core conceptual framework and what was built on top of it and realized that there might be a business opportunity in applying these concepts in the world of commercial telecommunications \u2014 to show how to open up a path to dramatically higher spectral efficiency while attacking problems such as coherent interference mitigation and securing communications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prothero returned from his West Coast meeting and began working with Shaw to establish Astrapi\u2019s first patent and begin the heavy lifting of running simulations. Shaw\u2019s catalyst moment came when they got some of their first simulation results. \u201cWe were showing some really spectacular gains,\u201d says Shaw. \u201cI looked at those results and knew at that point that I was all in. So we got to work testing assumptions, refining, retooling and then, ultimately, building credibility for the solution out in the market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shaw and Prothero became a trio after Rita Martinez Solon joined the company as its policy and regulatory expert. She had served in three presidential administrations, twice as a presidential appointee at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she worked on tech transfer issues at the National Labs. Shaw was the business and market expert and Prothero was the mathematics and technical expert. Shaw said that their chemistry and diversity as a team created enough confidence for them to bring their ideas to the D.C. Innovation Corps (DC I-Corp) program, which is the National Science Foundation\u2019s initiative based out of George Washington University, Virginia Tech and the University of Maryland to develop licensed technologies and successful startups within the research community. <\/p>\n<p>Since their first big steps in I-Corp, Shaw, Prothero and Solon have been taking their concepts to industry conferences, investor gatherings and trade shows to build buzz and momentum. Shaw applied to compete at Startup Space with a very specific mission \u2014 to secure an additional $3 million in financing to develop a prototype based on the concept. Shaw\u2019s grasp of the business model, market challenges and Astrapi\u2019s specific financial needs at its stage of growth impressed Rafferty Jackson, an Astia angel investor and advisor for Jack Industries who was on the judge\u2019s panel during David\u2019s pitch. Jackson says that while spiral modulation is a product above her understanding, Astrapi has a well-researched and tested business model and is painfully aware that understanding the product, or \u201cmindshare,\u201d will be their toughest competitor. \u201cAstrapi could be on the right side of science and lose in the commercial world,\u201d she says. \u201cIf Astrapi is right and can commercialize their innovation, they change the communications world to a degree similar to the transition from fixed wire phones to cellular. Despite this potential, Astrapi clearly understands that mindshare will always be a competitor even in a \u2018one of kind invention\u2019 framework.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Shaw says his experience with Startup Space was as much fun as it was challenging, forcing him to summarize years of hard work in a matter of minutes. \u201cI was a little nervous about going last,\u201d Shaw says with a smile. \u201cIn the end, I\u2019m grateful. Not just because we won, but because we\u2019re working in an industry that is really exciting to be a part of as an entrepreneur. Investors may not understand the math behind what we\u2019re doing, but as long as we can show that our products have been tested over and over again, and show that we\u2019re not willing to move forward on any assumptions, we\u2019ll continue to find supporters out there that can make the dreams happen.\u201d <strong>VS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 260:  \/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 loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/QKlfWQYBRmaOUbnAEEME_VS_NextSpace17_CoverStory_DGTL-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/QKlfWQYBRmaOUbnAEEME_VS_NextSpace17_CoverStory_DGTL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/QKlfWQYBRmaOUbnAEEME_VS_NextSpace17_CoverStory_DGTL-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/QKlfWQYBRmaOUbnAEEME_VS_NextSpace17_CoverStory_DGTL-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/QKlfWQYBRmaOUbnAEEME_VS_NextSpace17_CoverStory_DGTL.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(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\tEuropean Startups Challenging the Status Quo<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 263:  \/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=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/hp34ZaggTymO4Si1f3hN_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-300x300.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/hp34ZaggTymO4Si1f3hN_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/hp34ZaggTymO4Si1f3hN_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/hp34ZaggTymO4Si1f3hN_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/hp34ZaggTymO4Si1f3hN_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/hp34ZaggTymO4Si1f3hN_Opinion_Bubbles_Web.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\tPropulsion Executive Eyes the Future of the Satellite Market<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 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