Female Space Founders

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About the Project

Led by Kelly Keodara, the Female Space Founders project was born from a simple observation: information about women building space companies was incredibly scattered.

While researching the global space ecosystem, I repeatedly found inspiring female founders and co-founders across satellites, robotics, Earth observation, sustainability, defense, and emerging space technologies — yet there was no centralized place where these pioneers were visibly gathered, recognized, and documented together.

This project aims to change that.

The goal is to create a living, global reference point for female-founded space companies — a place where founders, investors, researchers, media, students, and the wider industry can better discover the women actively shaping the future of space.

Importantly, this is intended to remain a working and evolving document. As the space industry grows rapidly, new founders and companies continue to emerge across every region of the world. Community contributions, corrections, and additions are therefore welcomed.

In an increasingly AI-driven world, human verification, context, and collective knowledge matter more than ever. This project values accuracy, collaboration, and visibility — ensuring that the people building the future of space are not overlooked simply because the information was difficult to find.

This project began in May 2026 with 23 founders on the list. My hope is that this list continues to expand across continents, generations, and frontiers — reflecting the growing number of women helping shape humanity’s future in space.

Women are not just participating in NewSpace. They are helping launch it forward.

Female Space Founders

Organized by continent

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  • Lena Okajima — ALE Co.

    • HQ: Tokyo, Japan

    • Category: Space Entertainment / Satellites

    • What the company does: ALE develops satellite-based entertainment experiences, including artificial meteor showers.

    • Notable themes: Space culture, creative technology, commercial satellites.

    Neha Satak — Astrome

    • HQ: India

    • Category: Space Communications

    • What the company does: Astrome develops high-capacity satellite communication technologies designed to improve broadband connectivity.

    • Notable themes: Connectivity, telecom, satellite communications.

  • Claudia Kessler + Inka Helmke — Astronautin

    • HQ: Germany

    • Category: Human Spaceflight / STEM Advocacy

    • What the company does: Die Astronautin is an initiative focused on enabling Germany’s first female astronaut mission while advancing STEM visibility and representation.

    • Notable themes: Human spaceflight, astronautics, education.

    Muriel Richard-Noca + Catherine Perroud-Johnson — ClearSpace

    • HQ: Switzerland

    • Category: Space Sustainability / Debris Removal

    • What the company does: ClearSpace develops in-orbit servicing and active debris removal missions designed to clean Earth orbit.

    • Notable themes: Orbital debris, sustainability, in-orbit robotics.

    Genevieve Patenaude — Earth Blox

    • HQ: United Kingdom

    • Category: Earth Observation / Climate Intelligence

    • What the company does: Earth Blox enables organisations to analyse satellite data more efficiently for environmental monitoring and land-use intelligence.

    • Notable themes: Climate tech, geospatial analytics, EO data.

    Inés Picone — Lun

    • HQ: Finland

    • Category: Lunar Technology / Space Infrastructure

    • What the company does: Lun develops technologies related to lunar operations and future Moon-based infrastructure.

    • Notable themes: Lunar economy, Moon infrastructure, emerging space systems.

    Ksenia Moskalenko — Mission Space

    • HQ: Latvia

    • Category: Space Weather / AI Analytics

    • What the company does: Mission Space develops satellite-based space weather monitoring and AI-powered predictive analytics.

    • Notable themes: Space weather, AI, satellite intelligence.

    Hannah Brocke — PlanBlue

    • HQ: Germany

    • Category: Ocean & Earth Observation

    • What the company does: PlanBlue develops underwater imaging and AI-driven environmental monitoring technologies for marine ecosystems.

    • Notable themes: Ocean tech, sustainability, environmental intelligence.

    Bianca Cefalo — Space DOTS

    • HQ: United Kingdom

    • Category: Space Technology / Education / Inclusion

    • What the company does: Space DOTS builds initiatives and programmes supporting innovation, education, and diversity within the space sector.

    • Notable themes: Space ecosystem building, STEM, inclusion.

    Hélène Huby — The Exploration Company

    • HQ: Germany / Europe

    • Category: Space Transportation

    • What the company does: The Exploration Company develops reusable spacecraft designed for cargo transportation to space stations and future lunar missions.

    • Notable themes: Space logistics, reusable spacecraft, European space independence.

    Louise Lindblad — Valispace

    • HQ: Germany

    • Category: Space Engineering Software

    • What the company does: Valispace develops collaborative engineering and systems management software for aerospace and hardware teams.

    • Notable themes: Engineering workflow, aerospace software, systems engineering.

    Luisa Buinhas — Vyoma

    • HQ: Germany

    • Category: Space Sustainability / Space Traffic Management

    • What the company does: Vyoma develops space situational awareness technologies focused on monitoring satellites and reducing collision risks in orbit.

    • Notable themes: Orbital safety, SSA, debris mitigation.

  • Savi Glowe + Eliah Overbey — BioAstra

    • HQ: United States

    • Category: Space Biotechnology / Life Sciences

    • What the company does: BioAstra develops biotechnology solutions designed for space and extreme environments, including biomedical and life-support applications.

    • Notable themes: Human spaceflight, biotech innovation, deep-space habitability.

    Bridgit Mendler — Northwood Space

    • HQ: United States

    • Category: Space Communications / Ground Infrastructure

    • What the company does: Northwood Space is building next-generation ground infrastructure and communications systems for the space industry.

    • Notable themes: Ground stations, communications, NewSpace infrastructure.

    Alicia Kavelaar + Erika Ilves — OffWorld

    • HQ: United States

    • Category: Space Robotics / Industrial Automation

    • What the company does: OffWorld develops autonomous industrial robots designed for mining and operations in extreme environments, including the Moon and other planetary surfaces.

    • Notable themes: Robotics, lunar industry, autonomous systems.

    Carol Craig — Sidus Space

    • HQ: Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

    • Category: Satellites / Space Infrastructure

    • What the company does: Sidus Space provides satellite manufacturing, mission support, and space data services.

    • Notable themes: Commercial space infrastructure, satellite operations, mission services.

    Sarah Duggleby — Venus Aerospace

    • HQ: Houston, Texas, USA

    • Category: Aerospace / Hypersonics

    • What the company does: Venus Aerospace develops advanced propulsion and hypersonic flight technologies intended to dramatically reduce travel times.

    • Notable themes: Propulsion, hypersonic systems, advanced aerospace engineering.

  • Fia Jones Arshavskaya — Astrix Astronautics

    • HQ: New Zealand

    • Category: Aerospace / Advanced Space Systems

    • What the company does: Astrix Astronautics focuses on advanced aerospace technologies and emerging space innovation.

    • Notable themes: Aerospace engineering, NewSpace innovation.

    Flavia Tata Nardini — Fleet Space

    • HQ: Adelaide, Australia

    • Category: Satellites / Earth Observation / Mining Tech

    • What the company does: Fleet Space develops satellite-enabled geophysical technologies and connectivity systems for Earth and space applications.

    • Notable themes: Mining technology, satellite connectivity, geospatial intelligence.

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