Generation Space

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rafal Modrzewski, CEO and Co-Founder of ICEYE, leads the charge in satellite technology with the world’s largest synthetic-aperture radar constellation. Joined by James Brugger, they delve into how their groundbreaking technology revolutionizes disaster response and recovery. The duo discusses the challenges of rapid decision-making during floods and demonstrates the vital role of timely data. They also share their vision for a safer future, highlighting the integration of AI in disaster prevention and the importance of sustainable growth in the space sector.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we meet with Dominic Edmunds. Dom is an experienced entrepreneur and CEO from the world of Big Data. Having built and grown a world-leading market business, he is now fully focussed on supporting innovation in the world of crop insurance through PlanetWatchers. PlanetWatchers technology turns months of manual assessment into minutes of automated analysis. With accurate and efficient analysis, available on a global scale the technology is used by the crop insurance industry to support insurance policies and validate claims data. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode you’ll hear from John Serafini. John is presently the CEO of HawkEye 360, the leading developer of space-based radio frequency (RF) collection, mapping, and analytic capabilities. Hawkeye 360 operates a first-of-its-kind commercial satellite constellation to identify, process and geolocate a broad set of RF signals. The data sourced creates powerful analytical products that solve hard challenges like maritime awareness and spectrum mapping and monitoring. Customers from all over the globe use this data both government and commercial entities. Find out all about John, his mission for Hawkeye and how RF data is improving life on Earth.Production by Podot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode you'll hear from Anthony Baker. Anthony is the Founder and CEO of Satellite Vu an earth observation company specializing in providing actionable insights from satellites to address global challenges such as climate change by detecting where we are wasting energy. Find out what's next for Satellite Vu, when they'll be launching on SpaceX and why they are known as the thermometer in the sky.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.