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Generation Space episodes

August 28, 2024 Portfolio Spotlight: Parthsarathi Trivedi, CEO and co-founder of Skylo Technologies
In this episode Leah is joined by Parthsarathi (Parth) Trivedi who is the co-founder and CEO of Skylo Technologies. Skylo is developing a new way of networking communications using existing geostationary satellites for affordable and continuous coverage anywhere on Earth. Skylo's focus is on enabling connected services for people outdoors and connected workflows for machines at work across critical industries such as agriculture, maritime, logistics, mining, and others, in addition to mass-market consumer devices.
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28 min
July 18, 2024 SpaceTech, Disrupting every industry on the planet: ICEYE
In this episode, we are thrilled to host two esteemed guests from ICEYE. Joining us are Steve Young, President of Satellite Missions, and Steve Lathrope, Senior Vice President of Solutions. ICEYE operates the world's largest constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites. Today, we delve into the fascinating world of SAR data and its transformative real-world applications. Our conversation will explore how SAR technology is disrupting various industries and addressing some of humanity's most pressing challenges. We examine how ICEYE's technology is not only crucial for defence and security but also revolutionises industries like insurance with its capabilities in risk assessment, claims processing, underwriting, and fraud detection. Tune in for an enlightening discussion on how cutting-edge SAR technology paves the way for a more resilient and informed world.
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32 min
June 25, 2024 Portfolio Spotlight: Brian Manning, CEO and Co-founder of Xona Space Systems
In this episode, Leah is joined by Brian Manning, Co-founder and CEO of Xona Space Systems. Xona is developing a commercial PNT (Positioning, Navigation, and Timing) service through a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites. Their technology provides secure navigation and timing services for autonomous vehicles, UAVs, mobile robotics, and other critical applications, ensuring resilience and accuracy for modern intelligent systems. Also joining the conversation is Lewis Jones, Investment VP at Generation Space, who works closely with Xona Space Systems. Brian shares his background and the origin story of Xona, discusses the company's mission and scale, and highlights the importance of their work in the new space economy.
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28 min
June 06, 2024 Portfolio Spotlight: Peter Platzer, CEO and Founder of Spire Global
Welcome back to the Generation Space podcast! In this episode, Leah is joined by Peter Platzer, Co-founder and CEO of Spire Global.

Spire is a satellite-powered data company tackling the world's greatest challenges with global data solutions. From providing insights into global trade, weather, shipping, and supply chains to combating illegal fishing and enhancing maritime domain awareness, Spire is at the forefront of data innovation. Discover what makes Spire stand out from the competition, their biggest achievements, and its vision for the future.
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34 min
September 28, 2023 Portfolio Spotlight: Rafal Modrzewski, CEO and Co-Founder of ICEYE
In this episode we meet Rafal Modrzewski. Rafal is the CEO and Founder of ICEYE. ICEYE owns the world’s largest synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation that delivers unmatched persistent monitoring capabilities for any location on earth. With these satellites they enable objective, data-driven decisions for customers in sectors such as insurance, natural catastrophe response and recovery, security, maritime monitoring, and finance.
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30 min
September 14, 2023 Portfolio Spotlight: Dan Ceperley, CEO & Founder at LeoLabs
In this episode we meet Dan Ceperley. Dan is the CEO and Founder of leoLabs. LeoLabs is transforming the way satellite operators, commercial enterprises, and federal agencies launch and track missions in low Earth orbit. As space gets larger and more satellites need replacing LeoLabs is the market leader in space sustainability mitigation and space situational awareness. Some call them the Google maps of space, helping operators, regulators and insurers operate in harmony to reduce risks and hold bad actors to account.
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25 min
August 31, 2023 Portfolio Spotlight: Luca Rossettini, CEO & Founder D-Orbit
In this episode we meet with Luca Rossettini, the CEO and Founder of D-Orbit. Luca is a serial entrepreneur who is passionate about seeking the profitable and sustainable expansion of humankind in space. D-Orbit is developing and testing new technologies to extend the life of satellites in orbit, perform active debris removal and enable interplanetary space logistics. D-Orbit is creating an infrastructure that will broaden humankind’s opportunities to operate in space and expand into the solar system.
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34 min
August 17, 2023 Portfolio Spotlight: Opher Flohr, CEO at Taranis
Opher Flohr is an accomplished business leader who took the helm as CEO of Taranis in early 2023, bringing with him a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success in the realms of finance, technology, and strategic leadership.

Taranis is s a leading precision agriculture intelligence platform that uses sophisticated computer vision, data science and deep learning algorithms to effectively monitor fields. Taranis offers a full-stack solution for high precision aerial surveillance imagery to prevent crop yield loss due to insects, crop Farmers lose 30-40% of their yield every season due to crop diseases, insects, and weeds.

Their mission is to help growers maximize crop yield, improve productivity, and adopt sustainable practices in order to ensure prosperity, starting in our local communities and for the benefit of the world.
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24 min
August 03, 2023 Portfolio Spotlight: John Finney, CEO and Founder of ALL.SPACE
In this episode we talk to John Finney who is CEO and Founder of ALL.SPACE, formerly Isotropic Systems. All.SPACE has developed the 5th generation smart terminal, capable of linking with all satellites, all networks, in all orbits, all at once. This ground-breaking software-defined service enablement platform integrates intelligent routing, edge computing and on-demand services to deliver unprecedented network resilience and application performance.
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33 min
July 20, 2023 Portfolio Spotlight: Richard Parker, Founder and CEO of Altitude Angel

Altitude Angel are world-leaders in the design and operation of next-generation aviation technologies, including solutions for automated uncrewed air traffic management at national scale. They don’t make drones, they make them safe. Their unique technologies help unlock the potential of drones to revolutionise businesses and transform lives by providing the digital infrastructure required to deliver UTM services, globally. Altitude Angel is a bit of an outlier in the Seraphim portfolio, being in ‘lower airspace’ rather than Space, which makes is an interesting and complementary addition to the portfolio.
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21 min