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Laura Crabtree

CEO, Epsilon3

Aaron & Brant

Founders, Spaced Ventures

Jonathan Geifman

Co-Founder, Helios

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A few from the watchlist, and why now:

Albedo logoAlbedo

Why now: Clarity-1 flew nine months at 275 km; Albedo now sells that bus to other payload operators, with Vicinity aimed at 2027.

Earth Observation · United States · est. 2020 · Series B
AstroForge logoAstroForge

Why now: Asteroid mining that actually launches missions while others write papers; platinum-group metals are the prize.

Space Resources & Mining · United States · est. 2022 · Series A
GGalactic Energy

Why now: Pallas-1, its first reusable rocket, reached orbit on its debut on 1 September 2026; the landing attempts come next.

Launch · China · est. 2018 · Series C+
Impulse Space logoImpulse Space

Why now: Tom Mueller building the delivery trucks of orbit; a $500M Series D in June 2026, with Mira flying and Helios still to fly.

Logistics · United States · est. 2021 · Series C+

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