It was busy at SATShow Week, and we at Techstars couldn't be more impressed by the caliber of innovation coming from our portfolio companies. Our founders are proving that the next era of space is being built right now. 🛰️ The energy in DC is a direct reflection of the talent across our entire Techstars Space Accelerator portfolio. A huge shoutout to our 2025 class 📣 Your vision is what makes this ecosystem so formidable. Azora, Stellerian, Parsimoni, CISGAM, ANT61 #TechstarsSpace #SATELLITE2026 #SpaceTech #Aerospace #Innovation #Space #Techstars #JPL #SpaceForce
Techstars Space Accelerator
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
A proven industry accelerator partnered with NASA's JPL and the US Space Force to help startups advance their businesses
About us
Companies selected for The Techstars Space Accelerator will have access to the world’s leaders in the aerospace industry to help advance their businesses in market positioning, customer acquisition, product development and overall growth.
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https://www.techstars.com/accelerators/space
External link for Techstars Space Accelerator
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- 2-10 employees
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Techstars Space 2026 applications are open 🚀 We are officially scouting for the next generation of pioneers, operating in partnership with the United States Space Force, AFWERX, and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Techstars Space Accelerator is looking for dual-use technologies that will define the future of space and defense. Our mission is to help you scale at warp speed 🛰️ . Gain direct access to the world’s leading space and defense ecosystems. The next giant leap starts here 👇 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/eVbUrWJ CC: Gabriel Schlumberger Allison Kitain Chase Dalton Mary Shippy Michel Ingham Ian McCubbin Brian Lim Tom Cwik Techstars NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory United States Space Force AFWERX SpaceWERX #Techstars #SpaceTech #DefenseTech #Innovation #Space #JPL #LongLA #Startups #TechstarsSpaceAccelerator #2026 #SpaceForce #AFWERX
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✨ As we wrap up 2025, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the incredible companies who just wrapped up the Techstars Space Accelerator. 🚀 After an intense 13 weeks, our 5 companies took the Demo Day stage and delivered pitches that showcased not only what they’ve built, but the ambitious futures they’re working toward. Don't fear! If you missed it, you can watch the full set of pitches here: https://lnkd.in/g-pCKKvq 💚 We’re incredibly proud of this cohort. Building in the space ecosystem is hard. Doing it while managing technical risk, customer discovery, fundraising, and team growth - 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘵𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 - takes real resilience and focus. These founders consistently showed up ready to push themselves, and each other, and it showed on Demo Day. 🙏 A huge thank you to our mentors for the time, insight, and candid guidance they shared throughout the program. Their support played a critical role in helping these founders level up. 💪 We’re also immensely grateful to our partners at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the United States Space Force & SpaceWERX for their continued collaboration and commitment to supporting early-stage space companies. 🌟 Closing out the year by reflecting on this cohort feels like the right way to wrap 2025. Can't wait to see what's next for this incredible group of SpaceTech innovators. Ad Astra! CC: Gabriel Schlumberger Allison Kitain Carmen O'Connor Chase Dalton Matt Kozlov Ian McCubbin Michel Ingham Brian Lim Mary Shippy Techstars Azora ANT61 CISGAM Stellerian Parsimoni #LongLA #SpaceTech #Techstars #Startups #Space #TSSpaceDemoDay
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🚀 It’s finally here - Techstars Space Demo Day is TOMORROW! ✨ After months of momentum, late nights, and founder magic, our program is wrapping up and we can’t wait to launch this incredible cohort into orbit. We’ll be live-streaming the pitch showcase tomorrow at 12 PM PT. Register on Luma to access the link to tune in: https://luma.com/38t4g12i CC: Gabriel Schlumberger Allison Kitain Carmen O'Connor Matt Kozlov Techstars Ian McCubbin Michel Ingham Mary Shippy Brian Lim Tom Cwik harry partridge
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Last week, the Techstars Space Accelerator took flight to Colorado and Washington, D.C. 🚀 Our founders met with incredible partners, toured facilities, and connected with other companies driving the future of space. 🌌 From thoughtful conversations to new collaborations, it was a week full of learning, connection, and momentum. 🙌 A huge thank you to Orbit Fab and Zeno Power for hosting us in their offices, to Urban Sky for giving us a behind-the-scenes tour, and to all of our alumni and partners who took time to meet with the cohort and share their expertise. ✨ We capped each city off with two great mixers where our founders pitched their companies and connected with investors, mentors, and industry leaders. The energy was high, and we are grateful to our partners who made these amazing community events possible: Orbit Fab, Silicon Valley Defense Group, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Leonid Capital Partners, and JBG SMITH. 👏 Thanks to everyone who made this week special! Vanessa Clark, William Kowalski, Matt Shieh, Jared Leidich, PE, Morgan B. Alu, Hailey Nichols, William Francis, Jonathan Segal, Tyler Bernstein, John Jacobs, Samuel MacGregor, Andrea Murray, Merritt Ogle, Simone Montandon, Joshua Gruenspecht, Stefan Geirhofer, Timothy Cox, Seth Cowell and Jahna Hartwig. cc: Gabriel Schlumberger Allison Kitain Carmen O'Connor Techstars #TechstarsSpace #SpaceTech #Innovation #Startups #LongLA
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Couldn't be more proud of Rifath Shaarook and the incredible team at catalyx space! Their ability to iterate incredibly quickly is key to their well-deserved success. Can't wait to see what's next.
Funding Announcement: catalyx space has raised a $5.4M oversubscribed seed round to build the complete back-end infrastructure for space — enabling both upmass and downmass for the next era of orbital logistics. This brings our total funding to $7.1 million. Exactly one year ago, my friend Saqib Hussain and I left everything behind in India and arrived at LAX, hoping to build our new space company in the U.S. Meanwhile, our friends Clinton D Antony and Keerthan Chand Aluvala focused on developing spacecraft hardware back home in India. We joined the Techstars space accelerator and later HF0 Residency , raising a $1.7M pre-seed round in December 2024 from HF0, Founders, Inc., and Vaanam Space LLP before moving to San Francisco — the city I love most. The entire team relocated to SF in January for HF0. Since then, we’ve 5X’d our revenue, built a re-entry capsule, launched our first spacecraft, and completed our drop and landing tests. We’ve grown to a 20-person team and begun constructing a new spacecraft manufacturing facility in India. Today, we’re thrilled to announce our $5.4M oversubscribed seed round, led by Outlander VC , with participation from Arka Venture Labs, Lex Reddy, KDX Management LLC, Together, Higher Life Ventures, Nivesha Ventures, Prana Tech Ventures, Bria, HF0 Residency and Techstars. Thanks to the Almighty for everything and everyone who has believed in us. This round will help us demonstrate our next-generation re-entry and landing technology, scale our GTM, and execute upcoming missions. Multiple missions are already lined up — each bringing us closer to making orbital logistics as seamless as air cargo. We’re not just launching satellites — we’re building the operating system for space logistics. Time to get back to building, testing, and launching. The future of space isn’t one-way. Upmass. Downmass. Infinite possibilities. And thanks to some incredible people who have supported us from very early on, including Matt Kozlov Ahmed A. Mirza Furqan Rydhan Hubert Thieblot Qasar Younis Girish Mathrubootham Mohammed Kaleel Dave Fontenot Evan Stites-Clayton Emily Liu Bolbi L. L. L. Omar Waseem Arshan Ahmad Niharika George Weinmann Sahith Reddy Madara Awais Ahmed Gaurav Seth Pawan Kumar Chandana Niharika Naveen Thaneem Rayan Creative Destruction Lab and so many more.
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🛰️ Yesterday, our amazing partners at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory welcomed us to their campus! ✨ Not only were we treated to an amazing tour of their facilities, but the companies were given the opportunity to pitch their tech to JPL's engineers and scientists. It was an amazing day of shared passion for innovation in Space Tech. 👏 Shoutout to Ian McCubbin, Michel Ingham, Brian Lim and all the other JPL staff for organizing and hosting us during the visit. 🚨 If you want to learn more about the companies in our current cohort, we are hosting events in both DC and CO - join us! [CO] 10/28: https://luma.com/qpyqabzw [DC] 10/30: https://luma.com/fbjqea6t cc: Gabriel Schlumberger Allison Kitain Carmen O'Connor
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✨ A magical night under the stars! 🚀 Thank you to everyone who came out for our Techstars Aerospace and Defense Happy Hour last night as part of TECH WEEK by a16z! We had almost 200 founders, investors, and industry leaders connecting over the latest innovations in Space Tech. 🙏 A special shoutout to our partners at Leonid Capital Partners and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati for making it such a success. 🚨 But wait! There's more! If you missed us last night, have no fear - we are traveling to CO and DC in a few weeks. Join us in those cities for more opportunities to mix and mingle with the next generation of space pioneers. [CO] 10/28: https://luma.com/qpyqabzw [DC] 10/30: https://luma.com/fbjqea6t cc: Gabriel Schlumberger Allison Kitain Carmen O'Connor Ian McCubbin Mary Shippy Michel Ingham Brian Lim Oskari V. Mary Shippy Matt Kozlov Tim Grace Angie Grimm Rebecca Poizner Curt Blake Tyler Shaw Claire Carloss #LATechWeek #LongLA #Startups #SpaceTech #Techstars
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🚀 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲! This October, we’re bringing together the aerospace & defense community across the country (and beyond 🚀✈️🛰️). We’ve got 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗿𝘀 coming up — join us if you’re in town! 📍 𝗟𝗼𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀 - TECH WEEK by a16z October 15th | 5:00 pm PT RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/g6rfJRkU 📍 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼 October 28th | 4:00 pm MT RSVP here: https://luma.com/qpyqabzw 📍 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝗗.𝗖. October 30 | 4:00 pm ET RSVP here: https://luma.com/fbjqea6t ✨ Whether you’re building the future of space, advancing defense technologies, or simply curious about the ecosystem, come connect with founders, mentors, and industry leaders. CC: Gabriel Schlumberger Allison Kitain Matt Kozlov Carmen O'Connor Techstars Ian McCubbin Michel Ingham Brian Lim harry partridge Mary Shippy Sherman Williams II Oskari V. Andre Doumitt Tom Cwik #TechstarsSpace #Aerospace #Defense #LATechWeek #SpaceTech
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💪 Mentor Magic - Complete!! 👏 Two weeks of industry leaders, seasoned founders, executive coaches, lawyers, investors, pitch masters and more manifesting the #GiveFirst mentality of Techstars by volunteering their time and energy to our new cohort. It's absolutely amazing to see the power of this community in action! 🥳 Thank you to everyone who was able to join us this past week for a powerful second week of mentorship: Mary Shippy Rama Afullo Jose Ocasio-Christian Felix Bustos III John Keefe Andre Wilson Hyder Alabed Julie Kopp Charlie Feng Allison Skager Patrick Anding Shashi Jain Mark Dhillon Cory Siskind Nicholas Townsend Kim Ruvolo Balazs Slezak Vladimir Baranov Monica Roy Matt Kozlov Suvojit Ghosh Carie Lemack Shay ('shy') Har-Noy John Zimmerman Severin Blenkush Michael McComas Gaby Levey Min-Yi Shih, PhD, MBA Nick Heil Curt Blake Walter Chiu Andrew Bossert, CPA Kirin Kalia Michael Reid Mindy N. Tyler Browder Curt Bilby Michael Segal CC: Gabriel Schlumberger Allison Kitain
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