On this episode of the Generation Space Podcast, host Leah Martin is joined by Rob Desborough, Partner at Seraphim, and Ed Phillips from the UK’s National Security, Strategic Investment Fund or NSIFF to explore why space technology is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of Europe’s defence strategy. With the UK ramping up defence spending and the EU launching its €800 billion “ReArm Europe” initiative, they discuss how commercial space capabilities, like secure communications, ISR, and satellite resi...
Jul 16, 2025•33 min
On this episode of the Generation Space Podcast, host Leah Martin sits down with Mike Gulla , CEO of Adaptive Insurance , a Texas-based startup revolutionising climate resilience through AI-powered parametric insurance. Fresh from closing a $5 million Seed round, Mike shares how Adaptive uses advanced climate data to help communities and businesses better manage climate risks. Joining the conversation is Lewis Jones, Generation Space’s VP of Investment, who offers insights on Adaptive’s role in ...
May 28, 2025•38 min
As geopolitical tensions intensify and the nature of warfare rapidly evolves, Europe faces an urgent challenge: how to build sovereign space capabilities fast enough to secure its future. In this timely episode, host Leah is joined by Mark Boggett (CEO, Seraphim Space), James Bruegger (CIO, Seraphim Space), and Marco Fuchs (CEO, OHB) to discuss the findings of Seraphim’s latest white paper on European defence readiness. Together, they explore the shifting geopolitical landscape, the rise of dual...
May 19, 2025•38 min
In this thought-provoking episode of the Generation Space podcast, we dive into the critical intersection of space access, defence, and national security. With defence budgets rising and geopolitical tensions intensifying, the need for rapid, reliable access to space has never been greater. Join host Leah as she speaks with two industry experts: Winnie, CEO of Auriga Space, a pioneering company leveraging electromagnetic acceleration to revolutionise satellite launches, and Rob, Partner at Serap...
Mar 27, 2025•30 min
In this episode of the Generation Space Podcast, we sit down with Tristan Fletcher, CEO of Chai Predict, alongside Seraphim Partner Andre Ronsoehr, to explore how AI-driven market intelligence is shaping the future of commodities and the space economy. From Chai's origins to its cutting-edge forecasting technology, we dive into its impact, market potential, and what’s next for the company. Tune in for an insightful Q&A on AI, innovation, and the power of predictive analytics. Hosted on Acast...
Mar 06, 2025•34 min
In this episode of Generation Space, we explore how satellite technology is restoring trust in global systems. With insights from Parth Trivedi, CEO of Skylo Technologies, we discuss how direct-to-device satellite communications are bridging the digital divide, enabling real-time crisis response, and ensuring verifiable, transparent data for governments, businesses, and the public. From climate monitoring to global security, space-based solutions are shaping a more connected, accountable, and in...
Feb 25, 2025•19 min
In this episode of the Generation Space podcast, we sit down with Sebastian Klaus, CEO and founder of Atmos Space Cargo , and Seraphim Partner Andre Ronsoehr to explore the future of space logistics. From his early inspiration to leading a fast-growing space startup, Sebastian shares his journey—from military service to aerospace engineering and founding Atmos . The company is developing space capsules for cargo return. We discuss Atmos’s vision for space manufacturing and defence logistics and ...
Feb 13, 2025•20 min
In this episode of the Generation Space podcast , we explore one of the key themes from Davos 2025— safeguarding our planet. Satellite technology is revolutionising the way we monitor environmental changes, respond to natural disasters, and protect global resources. Joining us are Steve Young, Head of Satellite Missions at ICEYE, a leader in SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) technology, and Mark Boggett, CEO of Seraphim, the global leader in space tech investment. Together, we break down how SAR sa...
Feb 06, 2025•38 min
In this insightful episode of the Generation Space Podcast, host Leah is joined by two visionary guests: Brian Manning, Co-Founder and CEO of Xona Space Systems, and Lewis Jones, Investment VP at Generation Space. Together, they explore the theme of Industries in the Intelligent Age, one of the key topics highlighted at Davos 2025. As technology rapidly transforms industries, satellite communications and precision GPS are driving crucial advancements across sectors like autonomous vehicles, agri...
Jan 27, 2025•25 min
Join us as we speak with Max Gulde, CEO of Constellr , a pioneering space company tackling global food and water challenges. Fresh off the launch of their first satellite, Max shares how Constellr’s remote sensing intelligence platform empowers farmers to optimise crop yields and manage water resources globally. Seraphim General Partner Rob Desborough also joins the conversation to discuss why Constellr stands out as a groundbreaking innovator in the space-tech ecosystem. Discover the story behi...
Jan 21, 2025•36 min
In this episode, we dive into the innovative world of Delos Insurance Solutions with CEO Kevin Stein. As wildfires become more severe due to climate change, Delos is leveraging satellite imagery and proprietary algorithms to accurately price wildfire risk and offer comprehensive homeowner insurance. Kevin shares Delos' journey, from its origins to its mission of creating safer communities by empowering homeowners with risk insights and mitigation strategies. Seraphim VP Lewis Jones joins the con...
Dec 17, 2024•30 min
In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Peterson, CEO and co-founder of Array Labs, to explore how their innovative radar satellite clusters are revolutionizing 3D Earth imaging. Andrew shares insights into the company's mission to provide high-resolution, global 3D imagery, and discusses applications across industries such as autonomous vehicles, defence, and climate science. Join us for an in-depth conversation on the future of geospatial data and the cutting-edge technology making it possibl...
Nov 05, 2024•25 min
In the episode Seraphim talk to Alex Haro. Alex is the CEO and Co-Founder of Hubble Network, which is a satellite network that connects Bluetooth-enabled devices even without cellular reception. Hubble has recently accomplished the impossible by establishing the first-ever Bluetooth connection to space. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 09, 2024•24 min
In this episode, we sit down with Winnie Lai, Founder & CEO of Auriga Space, a cutting-edge company revolutionising satellite deployment through electromagnetic launch technologies. Winnie shares her journey to founding Auriga Space and how her team works to make space access more efficient, frequent, and sustainable. With over 15 years of entrepreneurial experience, including two successful tech exits, Winnie offers unique insights into the future of space exploration and technology. Tune i...
Sep 11, 2024•19 min
In this episode Leah is joined by Parthsarathi (Parth) Trivedi who is the co-founder and CEO of Skylo Technologies. Skylo is developing a new way of networking communications using existing geostationary satellites for affordable and continuous coverage anywhere on Earth. Skylo's focus is on enabling connected services for people outdoors and connected workflows for machines at work across critical industries such as agriculture, maritime, logistics, mining, and others, in addition to mass-marke...
Aug 28, 2024•28 min
In this episode, we are thrilled to host two esteemed guests from ICEYE. Joining us are Steve Young, President of Satellite Missions, and Steve Lathrope, Senior Vice President of Solutions. ICEYE operates the world's largest constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites. Today, we delve into the fascinating world of SAR data and its transformative real-world applications. Our conversation will explore how SAR technology is disrupting various industries and addressing some of humanit...
Jul 18, 2024•31 min
In this episode, Leah is joined by Brian Manning, Co-founder and CEO of Xona Space Systems. Xona is developing a commercial PNT (Positioning, Navigation, and Timing) service through a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites. Their technology provides secure navigation and timing services for autonomous vehicles, UAVs, mobile robotics, and other critical applications, ensuring resilience and accuracy for modern intelligent systems. Also joining the conversation is Lewis Jones, Investment VP a...
Jun 25, 2024•28 min
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, t...
Jun 06, 2024•33 min
In this episode we meet Rafal Modrzewski. Rafal is the CEO and Founder of ICEYE. ICEYE owns the world’s largest synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation that delivers unmatched persistent monitoring capabilities for any location on earth. With these satellites they enable objective, data-driven decisions for customers in sectors such as insurance, natural catastrophe response and recovery, security, maritime monitoring, and finance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Sep 28, 2023•30 min
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 hol...
Sep 14, 2023•24 min
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 s...
Aug 31, 2023•33 min
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 ima...
Aug 17, 2023•23 min
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 mo...
Aug 03, 2023•33 min
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...
Jul 20, 2023•21 min
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 sup...
Jun 29, 2023•14 min
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 ...
Jun 15, 2023•36 min
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....
Jun 01, 2023•25 min
In the second episode of our portfolio spotlight series, we chatted with Dylan Taylor. Dylan is the Chairman & CEO of Voyager Space. Dylan is an active pioneer in space exploration, he’s a CEO, investor and a commercial astronaut. Find out all about Dylan’s journey into the Space industry and what his mission is for Voyager. Voyager Space (Voyager) is a space exploration company dedicated to building a better future for humanity in space and on Earth. With over 35 years of spaceflight herita...
May 18, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode you’ll hear from Nobu Okada. Nobu is the Founder and CEO of Astroscale. Astroscale is the first private company with a vision for the safe and sustainable development of space for the benefit of future generations and is solely dedicated to on-orbit servicing across all orbits. Today we’ll be finding out all about Astroscale and its founder – what the future holds for the company and why it’s so important to have a solution to space junk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
May 04, 2023•23 min
In this episode you will find out how Seraphim discovers world changing SpaceTech companies and what their criteria is for investing. Space investment is a rapidly growing sector that has caught the attention of investors worldwide and Seraphim are the global leaders in the market. As technology continues to advance, the space industry has evolved beyond government-funded programs and is now a thriving commercial industry. The opportunities in space investment are vast, disrupting almost every i...
Apr 20, 2023•22 min
