We live in a golden era of space industry innovation and growth that creates amazing opportunities for ambitious entrepreneurs. The Orbital Edge Accelerator seeks to identify and assist the most promising of such business builders as they convert their visions into reality.
Uniting an unprecedented team of global investors, technology providers and business mentors, this Accelerator will provide business insights, technological guidance, crucial investment, and possible space flight opportunities to support companies on their path to success.
A multidisciplinary panel of experts will select up to six companies to join its inaugural cohort. Companies with viable plans for commercializing an innovative technology will participate in a months-long program in which they will access exclusive networks formed by space investors, the ISS National Laboratory®, corporate scouts, and expert mentors; participate in both virtual and in-person coaching; and ultimately vie for an opportunity to launch their solutions to the space station with the ISS National Lab sponsoring the launch and astronaut time.
Further, cohort members will receive an investment of $500,000 each to help fund their technological and organizational development, provided by Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI), E2MC, and Stellar Ventures. Cohort members will also receive AWS credits to use towards the operation of their company and advancement of their technology.