TerraWatch Space Podcast
117 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDemystifying Earth Observation, Satellite Data and Applications
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#32: Building an Earth Observation Company in India - Prateep Basu, SatSure
April 22, 2022 16:30 - 36 minutes - 83.3 MBToday, I am speaking with Prateep Basu, co-founder and CEO of SatSure, an Earth observation company from India, that just closed a $5M pre-series A round earlier this year. In this episode, Prateep and I discuss the state of Indian space ecosystem, being a space tech entrepreneur in India, SatSure's plans and the Earth observation market. ----- 01:20: Intro 03:34: Being a space entrepreneur in India 08:43: Thoughts on the Earth Observation market 15:33: Overview of SatSure 19:33: Us...
#32: Building an Earth Observation Company in India - Prateep Basu, SatSure
April 22, 2022 16:30 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBToday, I am speaking with Prateep Basu, co-founder and CEO of SatSure, an Earth observation company from India, that just closed a $5M pre-series A round earlier this year. In this episode, Prateep and I discuss the state of Indian space ecosystem, being a space tech entrepreneur in India, SatSure's plans and the Earth observation market. ----- 01:20: Intro 03:34: Being a space entrepreneur in India 08:43: Thoughts on the Earth Observation market 15:33: Overview of SatSure 19:33: Us...
#31 - Earth Observation in China, Blaine Curcio and Tianyi Lan
April 08, 2022 10:00 - 59 minutes - 135 MBThis episode has been in the making for a while, as I was really interested in understanding the Earth observation market in China. So, it was great to have Blaine and Tianyi, two experts on the space industry in China, on the podcast to discuss this subject. Blaine Curcio is the founder of Orbital Gateway Consulting, a Senior Affliate Consultant at Euroconsult and the co-host of Dongfang Hour, a podcast and YouTube channel devoted to the Chinese space sector. Tianyi Lan is the founder of ...
#31: Earth Observation in China - Blaine Curcio and Tianyi Lan
April 08, 2022 10:00 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBThis episode has been in the making for a while, as I was really interested in understanding the Earth observation market in China. So, it was great to have Blaine and Tianyi, two experts on the space industry in China, on the podcast to discuss this subject. Blaine Curcio is the founder of Orbital Gateway Consulting, a Senior Affliate Consultant at Euroconsult and the co-host of Dongfang Hour, a podcast and YouTube channel devoted to the Chinese space sector. Tianyi Lan is the founder of U...
#30 - Can Space Infrastructure Be Outsourced? Alex Greenberg, Loft Orbital
March 29, 2022 11:00 - 53 minutes - 122 MBToday I am speaking with Alex Greenberg, Co-founder & COO of Loft Orbital. Loft is actually one of my favourite companies in the space industry. I will let you listen to Alex explaining about what they do, but what got me interested in Loft is - they are actually trying to solve something that I have been asking myself over the last couple of years, which is whether we can "outsource space" especially the part of building, launching and operating satellites. In this episode, Alex and I d...
#30: Can Space Infrastructure Be Outsourced? - Alex Greenberg, Loft Orbital
March 29, 2022 11:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBToday I am speaking with Alex Greenberg, Co-founder & COO of Loft Orbital. Loft is actually one of my favourite companies in the space industry. I will let you listen to Alex explaining about what they do, but what got me interested in Loft is - they are actually trying to solve something that I have been asking myself over the last couple of years, which is whether we can "outsource space" especially the part of building, launching and operating satellites. In this episode, Alex and I dis...
#29: Building an Earth Observation Company and Taking it Public - Emiliano Kargieman, Satellogic
March 04, 2022 03:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBIn this episode, I am speaking with Emiliano Kargieman aka EK. EK is the founder and CEO of Satellogic, an Earth observation company founded in 2010 that just trading in the public market, about a month ago. EK and I discuss the founding story of Satellogic, the early challenges and learnings, the state of the Earth observation market, Satellogic's strategy, their roadmap and more. ----- 01:28: Intro 05:08: Satellogic's founding story 08:25: Early challenges, successes and learnings 20...
#29 - Building an Earth Observation Company with Emiliano Kargieman, Satellogic
March 04, 2022 03:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MBIn this episode, I am speaking with Emiliano Kargieman aka EK. EK is the founder and CEO of Satellogic, an Earth observation company founded in 2010 that just trading in the public market, about a month ago. EK and I discuss the founding story of Satellogic, the early challenges and learnings, the state of the Earth observation market, Satellogic's strategy, their roadmap and more. Please note, this was recorded before the 24th of February - so there is no mention of any current events. ...
#28: Space Cybersecurity - Mathieu Bailly, CYSEC
February 13, 2022 12:26 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBWe are going to discuss something that is usually not discussed as much in the space industry. And that's the topic of cybersecurity. As we continue to launch more and more commercial satellites, I guess it is not a question of if we will see the first big satellite hack, but when. To explore this subject further, I invited Mathieu Bailly, VP of Space from CYSEC, a cybersecurity startup from Switzerland. CYSEC is not a space company per se, but they do offer cybersecurity solutions for spac...
#28 - Space Cybersecurity with Mathieu Bailly, CYSEC
February 13, 2022 12:26 - 45 minutes - 104 MBWe are going to discuss something that is usually not discussed as much in the space industry. And that's the topic of cybersecurity. As we continue to launch more and more commercial satellites, I guess it is not a question of if we will see the first big satellite hack, but when. To explore this subject further, I invited Mathieu Bailly, VP of Space from CYSEC, a cybersecurity startup from Switzerland. CYSEC is not a space company per se, but they do offer cybersecurity solutions for spac...
#27 - Hyperspectral Imagery from Space for Agriculture - Guerric de Crombrugghe, ScanWorld
January 28, 2022 11:16 - 44 minutes - 102 MBWelcome to another episode. This one is all about hyperspectral Earth observation. You might have come across this buzzword quite a bit in the last couple of years in the space industry. So, I decided to invite Guerric de Crombrugghe from ScanWorld to understand what all of this means. Guerric runs a startup based in Belgium building products for the agriculture sector using hyperspectral imagery from space. In this episode, we discuss what is hyperspectral data, its applications, how Sca...
#27: Hyperspectral Imagery from Space for Agriculture - Guerric de Crombrugghe, ScanWorld
January 28, 2022 11:16 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBWelcome to another episode. This one is all about hyperspectral Earth observation. You might have come across this buzzword quite a bit in the last couple of years in the space industry. So, I decided to invite Guerric de Crombrugghe from ScanWorld to understand what all of this means. Guerric runs a startup based in Belgium building products for the agriculture sector using hyperspectral imagery from space. In this episode, we discuss what is hyperspectral data, its applications, how Scan...
#26 - Building A Software Company Powered by Space - Shimon Elkabetz, Tomorrow.io
January 14, 2022 11:11 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBHappy new year everyone (I really don't know when I stop saying that). I want to share this conversation I had with Shimon Elkabetz, one of the co-founders and CEO of Tomorrow.io. In this short episode, Shimon and I chat about why the company was founded, the overall strategy, building a multi-vertical platform, the subject of being labelled as a "space company", the rationale for going to space and more. ----- 01:10: Intro 02:14: Overview of Tomorrow.io 09:52: Multi-platform platform ...
#26: Building A Software Company Powered by Space - Shimon Elkabetz, Tomorrow.io
January 14, 2022 11:11 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBI want to share this conversation I had with Shimon Elkabetz, one of the co-founders and CEO of Tomorrow.io. In this short episode, Shimon and I chat about why the company was founded, the overall strategy, building a multi-vertical platform, the subject of being labelled as a "space company", the rationale for going to space and more. ----- 01:10: Intro 02:14: Overview of Tomorrow.io 09:52: Multi-platform platform vs verticalised product 13:20: Being labelled a "space company" 15:32:...
S2E6: From Concept to Operations: How to Build a Satellite Constellation with John Springmann, Tomorrow.io
December 05, 2021 10:29 - 47 minutes - 109 MBIn this episode, I am speaking with John Springmann, VP of Space at Tomorrow.io. Prior to Tomorrow, John worked at Blacksky and Rocket lab and has extensive experience in building and launching satellites, that is, taking a concept on a slide deck to operations on-orbit. We discuss trends in the space industry, and what's changed from an engineering standpoint, John's experiences at Blacksky building their EO satellites, Rocket Lab building Photon as well as what we are building at Tomorro...
#25: From Concept to Operations: How to Build a Satellite Constellation with John Springmann, Tomorrow.io
December 05, 2021 10:29 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBIn this episode, I am speaking with John Springmann, VP of Space at Tomorrow.io. Prior to Tomorrow, John worked at Blacksky and Rocket lab and has extensive experience in building and launching satellites, that is, taking a concept on a slide deck to operations on-orbit. We discuss trends in the space industry, and what's changed from an engineering standpoint, John's experiences at Blacksky building their EO satellites, Rocket Lab building Photon as well as what we are building at Tomorrow...
#24: Space in Asia-Pacific and Amazon Web Services in Space with Mani Thiru, AWS
November 11, 2021 10:50 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBIn this episode, I am speaking with Mani Thiru, Aerospace and Satellite (A&S) Solutions lead for Amazon Web Services in the Asia Pacific region. We discuss space activities in the Asia Pacific region, AWS and space, what AWS offers for the Earth observation market as well as touch on diversity in the space industry. --- 00:50: Mani’s story 05:40: Overview of space activities in the Asia-Pacific region 18:59: What does AWS have to do with space 26:04: Earth Observation and AWS 39:01: Wh...
S2E5: Space in Asia-Pacific and Amazon Web Services in Space with Mani Thiru, AWS
November 11, 2021 10:50 - 45 minutes - 103 MBIn this episode, I am speaking with Mani Thiru, Aerospace and Satellite (A&S) Solutions lead for Amazon Web Services in the Asia Pacific region. We discuss space activities in the Asia Pacific region, AWS and space, what AWS offers for the Earth observation market as well as touch on diversity in the space industry. --- 00:50: Mani’s story 05:40: Overview of space activities in the Asia-Pacific region 18:59: What does AWS have to do with space 26:04: Earth Observation and AWS 39:01: Wh...
S2E4: A Special Conversation with Kathy Sullivan PhD, Former NASA Astronaut and NOAA Administrator
November 01, 2021 10:45 - 42 minutes - 97.1 MBI was absolutely privileged to have former NASA Astronaut and ex-NOAA Administrator, Kathy Sullivan on my podcast. Kathy can be called a geologist, an oceanographer, a scientist, an astronaut and an explorer. From being the first American woman to walk in space during her Shuttle missions to becoming the first woman to dive to the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the world's deepest point, Kathy has had an incredible career. She was also the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and ...
#23: A Special Conversation with Kathy Sullivan PhD, Former NASA Astronaut and NOAA Administrator
November 01, 2021 10:45 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBI was absolutely privileged to have former NASA Astronaut and ex-NOAA Administrator, Kathy Sullivan on my podcast. Kathy can be called a geologist, an oceanographer, a scientist, an astronaut and an explorer. From being the first American woman to walk in space during her Shuttle missions to becoming the first woman to dive to the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the world's deepest point, Kathy has had an incredible career. She was also the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and ...
S2E3: From Big Tech to Space Tech: A Vision for Planet & Earth Observation with Kevin Weil
October 25, 2021 19:35 - 49 minutes - 112 MBIn this episode, I am speaking with Kevin Weil, President of Product and Business at Planet. I am guessing most of you know Planet - the poster child of the NewSpace industry and the Earth observation sector. For those of you that don't, Planet has the largest constellation of EO satellites that image the Earth every day. And, Planet is also just about to go public following a SPAC deal with dMY Technology Group, earlier this year. And as for Kevin Weil - I am going to let you listen to his...
#22: From Big Tech to Space Tech: A Vision for Planet & Earth Observation with Kevin Weil
October 25, 2021 19:35 - 49 minutes - 45 MBIn this episode, I am speaking with Kevin Weil, President of Product and Business at Planet. I am guessing most of you know Planet - the poster child of the NewSpace industry and the Earth observation sector. For those of you that don't, Planet has the largest constellation of EO satellites that image the Earth every day. And, Planet is also just about to go public following a SPAC deal with dMY Technology Group, earlier this year. And as for Kevin Weil - I am going to let you listen to his...
#21: Taking Earth Observation to Enterprises with Daniel Seidel, LiveEO
October 17, 2021 23:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBI am speaking with Daniel Seidel, co-founder of LiveEO, one of my favourite Earth observation startups, based out of Berlin, Germany. LiveEO offers an end-to-end EO-based solution for infrastructure monitoring in the Utilities industry, and their mission is to take Earth observation to enterprises. In this episode, we talk about LiveEO's journey, their go-to-market approach, the importance of building scalable EO solutions, their investing journey and a bunch of other topics related to EO. ...
S2E2: Taking Earth Observation to Enterprises with Daniel Seidel, LiveEO
October 17, 2021 23:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBIf you enjoy listening to the TerraWatch Space podcast, please consider leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts - it's shown to be the most effective way to get the podcast to more people. Thanks a lot! ----- In this episode, I am speaking with Daniel Seidel, co-founder of LiveEO, one of my favourite Earth observation startups, based out of Berlin, Germany. LiveEO offers an end-to-end EO-based solution for infrastructure monitoring in the Utilities industry, and their mission is to take ...
#20: The Business of Space and Interplanetary Economics with Sinéad O'Sullivan
October 08, 2021 10:49 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBIn this episode, I am speaking with Sinéad O' Sullivan. Sinéad is one of the most interesting people I know. She has a super interesting background - from working at NASA on space missions to working with Michael Porter on strategy. Her official bio reads: Sinéad is a space economist whose research lies at the intersection of geopolitics, technology, and economics of interplanetary space missions. She works on behavioral science at Veriphix, Geopolitical AI at MIT, space technologies at the...
S2E1: The Business of Space and Interplanetary Economics with Sinéad O'Sullivan
October 08, 2021 10:49 - 51 minutes - 41.9 MBWelcome to the second season of the TerraWatch Space podcast!! ---- In this episode, I am speaking with Sinéad O' Sullivan. Sinéad is one of the most interesting people I know. She has a super interesting background - from working at NASA on space missions to working with Michael Porter on strategy. Her official bio reads: Sinéad is a space economist whose research lies at the intersection of geopolitics, technology, and economics of interplanetary space missions. She works on behavioral ...
S1E15: From Software to Space: Launching Satellites for the Future of Weather Intelligence - Rei Goffer, Tomorrow.io
August 23, 2021 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MBIn this very special episode, I am speaking with Rei Goffer, the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Tomorrow.io (aka my boss). We discuss Rei's journey, how weather forecasting works and the role of satellites in it, Tomorrow's products, why they decided to launch satellites being a software company and more. P.S: This is going to be my last episode as an independent consultant. From the 30th of August, I going to be working at Tomorrow.io as their Director of Strategy, Space & Federa...
#19: From Software to Space: Launching Satellites for the Future of Weather Intelligence - Rei Goffer, Tomorrow.io
August 23, 2021 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBIn this episode, I am speaking with Rei Goffer, the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Tomorrow.io. We discuss Rei's journey, how weather forecasting works and the role of satellites in it, Tomorrow's products, why they decided to launch satellites being a software company and more. ----- 01:36: Rei's journey 03:59: An overview of Tomorrow.io 05:38: How weather forecasting works 10:13: Who are the customers of Tomorrow.io? 11:47: What sets Tomorrow.io apart from other weather com...
[Bonus] Space Around the World: Space in Africa
August 04, 2021 23:00 - 47 minutes - 37.3 MBHey everyone, I haven't released any new episodes for a while as I wanted to take a short break. However, before we get to the next season, I have three bonus episodes for you, focusing on the state of the space industry from places around the world. ----- This episode is about Africa. There's not a great deal of information about the African space ecosystem and how space industry works over there. So, I invited Temidayo Oniosun, the Managing Director of Space in Africa, a startup provi...
#18 - Space Around the World: Temidayo Oniosun, Space in Africa
August 04, 2021 23:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBThis episode is about Africa. There's not a great deal of information about the African space ecosystem and how space industry works over there. So, I invited Temidayo Oniosun, the Managing Director of Space in Africa, a startup providing business and market analysis for the African space Industry. In this episode, Temidayo and I discuss the landscape for space in Africa, how important space is for Africa and more. ----- 01:16: Temidayo's story 02:50: An overview to the African space eco...
#18 - Space Around the World: Space in Africa
August 04, 2021 23:00 - 47 minutes - 37.3 MBHey everyone, I haven't released any new episodes for a while as I wanted to take a short break. However, before we get to the next season, I have three bonus episodes for you, focusing on the state of the space industry from places around the world. ----- This episode is about Africa. There's not a great deal of information about the African space ecosystem and how space industry works over there. So, I invited Temidayo Oniosun, the Managing Director of Space in Africa, a startup provi...
[Bonus] Space Around the World: Space in China
August 03, 2021 23:00 - 59 minutes - 43.5 MBHey everyone, I haven't released any new episodes for a while as I wanted to take a short break. However, before we get to the next season, I have three bonus episodes for you, focusing on the state of the space industry from places around the world. ----- This episode is about China. We usually get news about the space industry in China in bits and pieces - from when they are launching to what kind of satellites they are launching as well as their overall space policy. In order to get ...
#17 - Space Around the World: Space in China
August 03, 2021 23:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBThis episode is about China. We usually get news about the space industry in China in bits and pieces - from when they are launching to what kind of satellites they are launching as well as their overall space policy. In order to get a comprehensive overview of the Chinese space ecosystem, I decided to invite Blaine Curcio to my podcast. Blaine aka #ChinaSpaceGuy is the founder of Orbital Gateway Consulting and a Senior Affliate Consultant at Euroconsult (also check out his podcast/newslett...
#16 - Space Around the World: Space in India
August 02, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBThis episode is about India. Not many people both within and outside the space industry know a lot about the Indian ecosystem. So, I decided to invite Narayan Prasad to get an overview of space in India. Narayan is currently the COO of satsearch, a startup based in the Netherlands. In the last few years, Narayan has become the go-to-person to speak about the Indian space ecosystem. He has worked closely with ISRO and the Indian government, advised Indian space startups as well as been a cor...
[Bonus] Space Around the World: Space in India
August 02, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBHey everyone, I haven't released any new episodes for a while as I wanted to take a short break. However, before we get to the next season, I have three bonus episodes for you, focusing on the state of the space industry from places around the world. This episode is about India. Not many people both within and outside the space industry know a lot about the Indian ecosystem. So, I decided to invite Narayan Prasad to get an overview of space in India. Narayan is currently the COO of sats...
#15 - A Spontaneous Discussion on SPACs in Earth Observation with Joe Morrison
July 08, 2021 18:54 - 55 minutes - 49.8 MBToday, I am speaking to Joe Morrison (again - he was my guest on the first episode of this podcast). We decided to record this conversation spontaneously after hearing about the SPAC exit announcements in Earth observation - specifically the ones of Satellogic and Planet that happened back to back. If you are not familiar about the Earth observation market, you can check out Episode 1 of this podcast. We had a lot of fun chatting about all things EO, and I hope you will too. Sit back and ...
[Bonus] An Unedited Discussion on SPACs in Earth Observation with Joe Morrison
July 08, 2021 18:54 - 55 minutes - 49.8 MBToday, I am speaking to Joe Morrison (again - he was my guest on the first episode of this podcast). We decided to record this conversation spontaneously after hearing about the SPAC exit announcements in Earth observation - specifically the ones of Satellogic and Planet that happened back to back. If you are not familiar about the Earth observation market, you can check out Episode 1 of this podcast. We had a lot of fun chatting about all things EO, and I hope you will too. Sit back and ...
#15 - A Spontaneous Discussion on SPACs in Earth Observation with Joe Morrison
July 08, 2021 18:54 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBToday, I am speaking to Joe Morrison (again - he was my guest on the first episode of this podcast). We decided to record this conversation spontaneously after hearing about the SPAC exit announcements in Earth observation - specifically the ones of Satellogic and Planet that happened back to back. If you are not familiar about the Earth observation market, you can check out Episode 1 of this podcast. We had a lot of fun chatting about all things EO, and I hope you will too. -----
S1E14: The Significance of the Defence Industry for Space with John Holst
July 01, 2021 11:10 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MBToday I am speaking with John Holst, who is an independent analyst in the space industry. John conducted space operations for in the United States Air Force and space segment testing for the Missile Defense Agency. He has performed research and worked for the Space Foundation and Quilty Analytics, and continues to work on publications in the space industry. John also writes an interesting blog on the state of the space industry and the path towards commercialisation. --- 00:30: John's st...
#14 - The Significance of the Defence Industry for Space with John Holst
July 01, 2021 11:10 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBToday I am speaking with John Holst, who is an independent analyst in the space industry. John conducted space operations for in the United States Air Force and space segment testing for the Missile Defense Agency. He has performed research and worked for the Space Foundation and Quilty Analytics, and continues to work on publications in the space industry. John also writes an interesting blog on the state of the space industry and the path towards commercialisation. --- 00:30: John's st...
#13 - Space for Everyone: Diversity in the Space Industry with Shelli Brunswick
June 17, 2021 08:26 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBToday I am speaking with Shelli Brunswick, the Chief Operating Officer of the Space Foundation. Shelli is also a coach, mentor, advisor and is part of a number of important organisations such as UNOOSA Space4Women, Women Tech Network and Women in Aerospace. In this episode, Shelli and I talk about diversity (or the lack thereof) in the space industry, in terms of gender, nationality, ethnicity and educational background. We also discuss the actions we can take to bring more underrepresented...
S1E13: Space for Everyone: Diversity in the Space Industry with Shelli Brunswick
June 17, 2021 08:26 - 41 minutes - 39.2 MBToday I am speaking with Shelli Brunswick, the Chief Operating Officer of the Space Foundation. Shelli is also a coach, mentor, advisor and is part of a number of important organisations such as UNOOSA Space4Women, Women Tech Network and Women in Aerospace. In this episode, Shelli and I talk about diversity (or the lack thereof) in the space industry, in terms of gender, nationality, ethnicity and educational background. We also discuss the actions we can take to bring more underreprese...
#12 - The Commercial Case for Lunar Exploration & Mining on the Moon with Simon Drake
June 04, 2021 00:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBToday, I am speaking with Simon Drake, an entrepreneur and investor in the space industry. Simon is the Founding Partner of Space Ventures Investors, focusing on early-stage startups. He is also the CEO of Space Commodities Exchange and Lunar Resources Registry, two organisations focused on the lunar economy. Simon and I talk about the lunar exploration market, the commercial case for going to the Moon and the importance of involving the mining industry in extracting resources on the Moon....
S1E12: The Commercial Case for Lunar Exploration & Mining on the Moon with Simon Drake
June 04, 2021 00:00 - 50 minutes - 48.7 MBToday, I am speaking with Simon Drake, an entrepreneur and investor in the space industry. Simon is the Founding Partner of Space Ventures Investors, focusing on early-stage startups. He is also the CEO of Space Commodities Exchange and Lunar Resources Registry, two organisations focused on the lunar economy. Simon and I talk about the lunar exploration market, the commercial case for going to the Moon and the importance of involving the mining industry in extracting resources on the Moon....
#11 - Demystifying Investing in SpaceTech with Raphael Roettgen
May 20, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBToday, I am speaking with Raphael Roettgen. Raphael is an investor and venture capitalist whose firm E2MC Ventures invests in space businesses. Raphael is also the co-CEO of Space Acquisition Corp I, a SPAC focused on the space industry. He is also a lecturer, writer and podcaster with over twenty years of experience in global financial markets at investment banks and hedge funds. In this episode, we talk about investing in the space industry, the differences between investing in space ver...
S1E11: Demystifying Investing in SpaceTech with Raphael Roettgen
May 20, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutes - 48.9 MBToday, I am speaking with Raphael Roettgen. Raphael is an investor and venture capitalist whose firm E2MC Ventures invests in space businesses. Raphael is also the co-CEO of Space Acquisition Corp I, a SPAC focused on the space industry. He is also a lecturer, writer and podcaster with over twenty years of experience in global financial markets at investment banks and hedge funds. In this episode, we talk about investing in the space industry, the differences between investing in space ver...
S1E10: Investing in SpaceTech, Exploring the Oceans & Making a Case for Venus with Guillermo Söhnlein
May 10, 2021 23:00 - 52 minutes - 49 MBToday, I am speaking with Guillermo Söhnlein. Guillermo has over 20 years of experience in technology innovation, "NewSpace" ventures, and early-stage investments. From co-founding technology companies in Silicon Valley to launching the Space Angels Network, from organising ocean exploration expeditions to advising emerging space ventures, he has had quite a fascinating career. Currently, Guillermo is part of the advisory team at New Vista Acquisition Corporation, a SPAC focused on the aeros...
#10 - Investing in SpaceTech, Exploring the Oceans & Making a Case for Venus with Guillermo Söhnlein
May 10, 2021 23:00 - 52 minutes - 48 MBToday, I am speaking with Guillermo Söhnlein. Guillermo has over 20 years of experience in technology innovation, "NewSpace" ventures, and early-stage investments. From co-founding technology companies in Silicon Valley to launching the Space Angels Network, from organising ocean exploration expeditions to advising emerging space ventures, he has had quite a fascinating career. Currently, Guillermo is part of the advisory team at New Vista Acquisition Corporation, a SPAC focused on the aeros...
#9 - Consulting in the Space Industry and Prospects for Earth Observation with Luigi Scatteia
April 26, 2021 23:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBToday, I am speaking with Luigi Scatteia, who is a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers or PwC, within its Space Practice. Luigi and I discuss how space policy is set up in Europe with institutions like the European Space Agency and the European Commission. We then move on to discussing the Earth Observation market, the Copernicus Programme and its applications for the European Green Deal. We also talk about how to improve the uptake of Earth Observation data and the role of professional serv...
S1E9: Consulting in the Space Industry and Prospects for Earth Observation with Luigi Scatteia
April 26, 2021 23:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBToday, I am speaking with Luigi Scatteia, who is a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers or PwC, within its Space Practice. It is a pretty special episode for me because I used to work within the PwC Space Practice team up until last summer, meaning I am interviewing my ex-boss. Luigi and I discuss how space policy is set up in Europe with institutions like the European Space Agency and the European Commission. We then move on to discussing the Earth Observation market, the Copernicus Programm...