APEX NEWS

Mike Tanzini joins Apex as a Structures Engineer. Mike brings a wealth of knowledge to the Apex team, with his career spanning form SpaceX to Virgin Orbit,

Apex is building its first Aries satellite, dubbed “Call to Adventure,” that it announced in April. That spacecraft remains on schedule to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-10 rideshare mission in early 2024.

Without question, we have entered a new space race that is moving faster than many anticipated it could. While the United States government continues to lead in satellite launches, the CCP is quickly gaining ground, a narrowing delta that highlights the growing concern in defense circles about the fragility of America’s defense industrial base.

Satellite bus manufacturing startup Apex Space has closed a $16 million Series A round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and new investor Shield Capital, as it prepares for its first demonstration mission early next year.

Apex's first bus will carry payloads from 3 customers, including a defense contractor, who Cinnamon noted is “one the largest established players." The startup raised an additional $16 million in a round led by VC firms Andreessen Horowitz and Shield Capital, bringing its total raised to over $27 million.

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A deep dive into the burgeoning space economy: Apex Space started to roll out their own satellite versions of the Model T.

Ian is the CEO and cofounder of Apex. Prior to Apex, he sold his dual-use AI company to Palantir. During his tenure at Palantir, he worked closely with several satellite companies, gaining valuable insights into the challenges faced by the space industry due to the scarcity of commercial off-the-shelf spacecraft platforms.

On this episode of Office Hours, Apex founder and CEO Ian Cinnamon discusses the importance of investing in space exploration and shares his thoughts on the evolving space ecosystem in Los Angeles.