We are building
the infrastructure
for humanity’s
expansion into space.
Since our founding in 2019, our mission has been clear: to
enable affordable, available satellite servicing. We believe
humans are meant to expand throughout the universe;
our novel technology will help us autonomously build the
future off-world economy.
Meet our team members
Austin Link
Co-founder Aerospace Engineering, Purdue Physics, Stanford
Trevor Bennett
Co-founder PhD Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Adam Herrmann
Flight Algorithms PhD Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder
Akil Middleton
Flight Algorithms MS, Aerospace Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alex Coultrup
Business Development Human Factors and Space Policy, Florida Institute of Technology
Alex Gonring
Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering, Purdue
Alex Herbets
Business Development Electrical Engineering / MBA, Georgia Tech / Chicago Booth
Alex Sobel
Flight Algorithms Applied Mathematics, University of Washington
Amelia Dumovic
Flight Algorithms Electrical Engineering, University of Washington
Andy Wilcox
Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering, Purdue
Anna Miller
Space Robotics Civil Engineering, UAA Mechanical Engineering, Dartmouth
Annika Salmi
Flight Algorithms Astronomy and Physics, Yale
Ari Juster
Business Operations Economics, Northwestern
Augie Collins
Satellite Systems Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington
Brendan Hagan
Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering, Purdue
Cappie Pomeroy
Space Robotics Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Christoph Frauzem
Space Robotics Aerospace Engineering, RWTH Aachen University
Collin Pernu
Space Robotics Electrical Engineering, University of Washington
Derek Guo
Satellite Systems Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Michigan
Eiji Shibata
Satellite Systems Aerospace Engineering, Purdue
Ian Heidenberger
Space Robotics Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern California
Islam Nazmy
Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering, Purdue
Jeff Liu
Project Execution Information and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine
Jen Thompson
Marketing and Business Operations Journalism, University of Oregon
Jen Treese
Project Execution MS Astronautical Engineering, University of Southern California
Jesse Adams
Satellite Systems Aerospace Engineering, Purdue
Johana Chirinos
Flight Algorithms Physics, Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas
Jonathan Kneller
Project Execution Technology and International Affairs, George Washington University
Kit Kennedy
Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kush Shah
Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Lee Morris
Satellite Systems Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle
Liam Maloney
Space Robotics Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
Lizzie Kimmel
Satellite Systems MA / Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech
Margot Ruthardt
Flight Algorithms Computer Engineering, Penn State University
Michael Hlas
Project Execution Computer Science, University of North Dakota
Michael Madrid
Business Development Aerospace Engineering, Naval Academy
Mino Nakura
Flight Algorithms Computer Science, University of Washington
Nicolas Chu
Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering, University of Washington
Patrick Handley
Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Davis
Patrick Zhang-Vaughn
Flight Algorithms Computer Science, University of Maryland
Preeti Mohan
Flight Algorithms MS Computational Linguistics, University of Washington
Rachel Harris
Space Robotics Mechanical Engineering, University of Tennessee
Rachel Rise
Systems Engineer Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
Rutvik Marathe
Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
Ryan Henderson
Satellite Systems Aerospace Engineering, Purdue
Sam Sharma
Satellite Systems Space Engineering, University of Michigan
Sean Burchesky
Space Robotics SB Physics / MIT, PhD Physics / Harvard
Steven Liu
Flight Algorithms Aerospace Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tiffany Le
Project Execution Aerospace Engineering / MBA, Purdue / Indiana
Tucker Ward
Business Operations Computer Science / MBA, Stanford / Harvard
Zach Sabin
Flight Algorithms Computer Science, Johns Hopkins
What’s in a name?
Why ‘Starfish’? Starfish are known as a “keystone species”, meaning they are vital to their habitat, and hold together the complex web of relationships in an ecosystem. Austin and Trevor believe Starfish Space has a similar mission: to maintain and uplift the ecosystem of space, supporting its growth, health, and long-term viability for human expansion.
Our Investors
We are proud to be venture-backed and supported by prominent organizations in the space and startup ecosystems.
