Axiom Space
1290 Hercules Ave, Houston, TX, 77058, United States
Overview
Axiom Space is the builder, owner, and operator of the commercial space station modules connected to the International Space Station (ISS). The company's Low Earth Orbit platform access and decades of human spaceflight management experience support the research, testing of exploration-enabling technologies, and in-space manufacturing that creates new opportunities for advanced industries, governments, and educators and enable future human space exploration. Axiom provides universal access to the ISS by carrying out missions for a crew of national and private astronauts as well as for clients in the research and manufacturing sector, enabling space travelers to have access to various space initiatives and foster further possibilities. The company is backed by C5 Capital, TQS Advisors, Declaration Partners, Moelis Dynasty Investments, Washington University in St. Louis, The Venture Collective, Aidenlair Capital, Hemisphere Ventures, and Starbridge Venture Capital. Kam Ghaffarian and Michael Suffredini established the Houston, Texas-headquartered aviation and aerospace company in 2016.
- Total investments
- 2
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 7
Sector focus
- Aerospace
- Industrial Manufacturing
- Satellite Communication
- Space Travel
Investment portfolio
- Sen
Participated · Equity · Dec 2022
Sen is a London-based startup developing ultra-high-definition, real-time video streams of Earth from a planned constellation of satellites. Its inaugural ETV-AI satellite launched aboard a SpaceX rideshare from Cape Canaveral roughly 11 months ago and each spacecraft carries four cameras calibrated for different spatial resolutions. Sen says its highest-resolution camera can produce 8K video with usable imagery down to about 1.5 metres above ground level. The company plans a 100-satellite constellation designed to blanket the globe with UHD imagery that would orbit Earth approximately every 90 minutes and to support humanitarian aid responses to natural disasters. Sen will offer a free-to-view UHD feed alongside a premium commercial tier that lets organisations download UHD-enriched aerial footage for granular regional insights. Founder and CEO Charles Black has been building the business for eight years after a 2019 pilot of the UHD video technology, and the company has raised over £7 million to date.
- Infinity Fuel Cell & Hydrogen
Led · Equity · Nov 2021
Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc. designs and manufactures air-independent, zero-gravity electrochemical systems, including fuel cell systems for space and underwater applications. The company is developing electrolysis technologies that can generate hydrogen and oxygen directly at 2,000 psi and above. Infinity supplies patented and proprietary technologies for electrolyzers and air-independent fuel cells to commercial space customers and NASA. Its air-independent fuel-cell design is being tested for underwater use under a contract with the Office of Naval Research. The company is working with Axiom Space and two other commercial space companies on separate projects. Infinity recently executed an agreement with Axiom Space for a $900,000 add-on to an existing project to produce a full-scale prototype of a specific technology under development.