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Escape Velocity: Building an Investable Space Startup
A Seattle Space Week breakfast session on what it takes to turn technical expertise into a space startup investors will actually back. Aimed at engineers weighing an idea and early founders preparing to raise, the conversation covers how venture investors evaluate team, technology, market and scale potential; which technical milestones and customer evidence build confidence; how to translate complex engineering into a business case; and what to prioritize when moving from employee to founder.
The investor panel features Cameron Borumand, founder and general partner of FUSE; Jordan Baker, managing general partner of Athenaeum Ventures; and Stefan Kalb, managing partner of Massive Tech Ventures. David Niu, founder and host of FrontierBeyond, moderates.
- 8:00 a.m. — Breakfast and networking
- 8:35 a.m. — Moderated panel
- 9:05 a.m. — Audience Q&A
- 9:30 a.m. — Closing remarks
Held in Redmond; the address is shared with registrants. Breakfast is provided and space is limited. Organizers note that no company or pitch deck is required to attend. Registration is free but subject to approval. Sponsored by Threadline Wealth and Baker Tilly.
